Good morning everyone. Ok, today let's talk "the other white meat". Not only is Pork the other white meat, but it is nutritious, flavorful, and a great change from chicken and beef etc. When my two youngest children, Ed and Linda were in school, they were in 4-H. We lived in Irvine, a mile from UCI. At that time we were able to have a parcel of land for the kids to raise animals. It started with Ed and Susie, our neighbor, having chickens. Then it went on to pigs, lambs and a steer. Linda had goats. Anyway, when we were involved in the swine program, the piglets were bought at six weeks, raised for six months and then.......oh dear! Some were shown at the Fair, auctioned off and then......oh dear! The moral of the story is that we got to eat a lot of really good, fresh pork. So today I give you a wonderful, tasty recipe for STUFFED PORK CHOPS.
4 thick pork chops with a pocket cut into them lightly salted and peppered on both sides
8 oz of herb stuffing or 3 cups of bread cubed
1 diced apple
1/4 cup apple juice
2 tbls butter melted
1 sprig of rosemary chopped fine
1/2 small onion chopped very fine
Mix the ingredients together and stuff into the pork chops. In a saucepan melt 2 more tbls of butter with 2 tbls of brown sugar. When melted add 1 cup of apple juice. Bring to a boil. Put the pork chops in a large baking dish or chicken fryer, pour the sauce over the top. Cover and bake for one hour and 15 minutes or until the pork is no longer pink. Uncover the last 15 minutes, baste with the juice and let brown. Serve with green beans dressed with an olive oil and vinegar dressing. While the pork chops cook you can make a quick applesauce. Peel and core 4 or five apples, chop into small pieces put into sauce pan with water, sugar to taste, cinnamon and butter. Cook till apples are are soft. Keep cooking and stirring until it is just chunky. Serve warm with the chops and green beans.
Talk about a Fall dinner! Your family will love this. And the smells from the chops and applesauce, Divine!
Thanks for stopping by
Ciao for now
Grayce
I love stuffed pork chops, and I've always wondered why pork was not more popular. It's always chicken or beef or fish that is on the menu. And then I discovered that the Pigs have banded together and hired lobbiests to promote eating more chicken, beef or fish. Pretty smart, those pigs.
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