Baked Pork And Apple Meatballs Gary Rhodes Food

BAKED PORK AND APPLE MEATBALLS (GARY RHODES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cut apples into 1/2" pieces and set aside.
• Melt butter in frying pan and cook onions gently for a few minutes until transparent.
• Add nutmeg and cinnamon to the onions and cook for a minute or so.
• Remove from heat and add sage; set aside to cool.
• Add the apple pieces, egg and ground pork to the onion mixture once it has cooled; season with salt and pepper and mix well.
• Roll mixture into 12 meatballs.
• In a clean frying pan, brown the meatballs in 1 tablespoon of butter making sure to turn carefully so they do not break apart.
• Put the browned meatballs into an ovenproof casserole dish.
• Pour the white wine into a saucepan and boil until it reduces down to about 1/2.
• Stir in the chicken stock; pour liquid over meatballs.
• Place in the oven uncovered for 45 minutes.
• Remove meatballs carefully from casserole dish and keep warm.
• Skim any fat off of the juices left in the pan.
• Optional: Use the cornflour (cornstarch) mixed with a bit of cold water and whisk into the juices for a thicker sauce.
• Serve meatballs with the sauce drizzled over top.

FALL BAKED PORK CHOPS & APPLES

Steps:

• Using salt and sage, season pork chops evenly on both sides. In a large skillet over a medium flame, heat the vegetable oil and brown pork chops on both sides. Transfer chops to a shallow baking dish and save pan drippings.
• Peel, core, and slice apples layering them over pork chops. Drizzle the maple syrup over the apples slices.
• Sprinkle flour over the pan drippings that were saved and cook until brown, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and stir constantly until mixture is smooth. Bring to a boil, stir in vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and raisins. Pour mixture over the pork chops and apples, cover pan with aluminum foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.

BAKED PORK CHOPS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with salt. In a large skillet, brown chops in oil; set aside. Place apples and raisins in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine 2 tablespoons brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves; sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with lemon juice. Arrange pork chops on top. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until chops are tender and juices run clear. , In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, orange juice and remaining brown sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with pork chops just before serving.

PORK-AND-APPLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix first 6 ingredients just until blended.
• Shape meat mixture into 24 meatballs, using about 1 Tbsp. meat mixture for each meatball; place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min. or until done (160°F). About 5 min. before meatballs are done, bring dressing and mustard to boil in large skillet, stirring frequently.
• Add meatballs to dressing mixture; cook 3 min. or sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally to evenly coat all sides of meatballs with dressing mixture.

GARY RHODES - PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE TART TOPPING

Steps:

• Put the cored and peeled apples in a saucepan, add half the caster sugar, the lemon juice and three tablespoons of water.
• Cover with a lid and cook over a medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes until tender, stirring from time to time.
• The applesauce can be very chunky or lightly whisked for a smoother finish.
• Pre-heat the grill.
• Brush the pork chops with a little of the melted butter, seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Put the chops on a grill tray with a rack, and grill them for 4-5 minutes on both sides.
• Meanwhile peel and core the remaining apples.
• Cut into thin long slices, maintaining the shape of the apple.
• Spread the applesauce over the chops and arrange the apple slices on top, slightly overlapping as you would for apple tart.
• Brush or drizzle the chops with the remaining melted butter, sprinkling with the remaining sugar and return under the grill.
• Cook for a few minutes and the apples are nicely toasted.
• Serve and enjoy.

BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add pork chops and cook until browned, seasoning with salt and pepper, about 5 minutes per side. Place pork chops in a large ceramic casserole dish.
• Add applesauce, chicken stock, ketchup, brown sugar, flour, vinegar, and garlic pepper to the skillet with the pork juices. Stir until thickened and smooth, about 5 minutes. Place sliced onion and apple on top of pork chops; pour applesauce mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the pork reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 45 minutes.