Cranberry Pecan Stuffed Pork Chops Food

CRANBERRY-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and scallions and cook until slightly softened, 2 minutes.
• Add the cranberries and sage and cook 2 minutes.
• Add the bread and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and the parsley and stir until the broth is absorbed, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to a bowl.
• Wipe out the skillet.
• Holding a knife parallel to the cutting board, cut a deep 2-inch-wide pocket into the side of each pork chop. Season the chops on both sides with salt and pepper and fill the pockets evenly with the stuffing.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chops and cook until golden brown, 2 minutes per side.
• Add 1/2 cup chicken broth; reduce the heat to medium low. Cover and cook until the chops are cooked through, about 5 more minutes. Transfer to plates.
• Add the remaining 3/4 cup broth and the cream to the skillet and increase the heat to medium high. Simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour over the chops and serve.

CRANBERRY APPLE STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Combine the stuffing mix and water in a mixing bowl; set aside. Grease a roasting pan with cooking spray.
• Trim the fat and connective tissue from the pork loin. Cut from one side through the middle horizontally to within 1/2-inch of the other side. Open the two sides and spread them out like an open book. Place the pork loin between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the pork with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/2-inch.
• Stir the apple, cranberries, pecans, and onion into the stuffing mix. Season the pork loin with salt and pepper to taste, then spread the stuffing mix onto the cut side of the loin. Roll the pork into a firm cylinder, and secure with cooking twine. Place into the prepared roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Cover the meat with two layers of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes. Remove kitchen twine before slicing and serving.

EASY CRANBERRY MUSTARD PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cranberry juice, mustard, and garlic.
• In a shallow dish (a flat-bottomed baking dish is good), place the pork chops in a single layer, then pour the cranberry mixture over and coat the chops well with the liquid.
• Cover the dish and refrigerate it all for at least 1 hour.
• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and when the pan is hot* add a bit of oil (1 tablespoon should be fine).
• Add the pork chops and marinade, cover the skillet partially, and cook for 6 to 7 minutes; turn the chops over and cook the other side for another 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of your chops), uncovered, until cooked through and juice runs clear (be careful not to overcook, though, you'll want'em juicy)
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Makes 4 servings.
• Note: "Hot wok, cold oil, food won't stick" is a useful quote to remember from chef Jeff Smith. :)

EASY PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Season the pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder, and saute until browned and cooked through (about 5-6 minutes on each side).
• Transfer the chops to a plate.
• Add in wine to the same skillet; bring to a simmer, scraping any browned bits in the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in cranberry sauce, shallots and fresh thyme; reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally about 3-4 minutes).
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Return pork and any of the juices from the plate into the skillet; cook until heated through (about 1 minute).
• Transfer the chops to a plate.
• Spoon the sauce over the pork.

PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE & STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Prepare stuffing as directed on package.
• Spread cranberry sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with chops and stuffing. Cover.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until chops are done (145ºF), uncovering after 25 min. Remove from oven. Let stand 3 min. before serving.

CRANBERRY-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the onion, pecans and garlic in butter until onion is tender. Stir in the stuffing mix, cranberries and water. Remove from the heat., Carefully cut a pocket in each pork chop; stuff with cranberry mixture. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 22-28 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Brush with jelly.

PORK TENDERLOIN STUFFED WITH CRANBERRIES, PECANS & RICE

Steps:

• STUFFING: In saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; fry onion, garlic, sage and pepper until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add brown and wild rice; stir to coat.
• Add the 1 cup of stock and bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 45 minutes.
• Add cranberries and pecans; fluff with fork and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Trim any fat from pork.
• Make lengthwise cut in each tenderloin halfway through; open like a book.
• Place between plastic wrap; using meat pounder or rolling pin, pound to generous 1/4" thickness.
• Mix egg into stuffing.
• Spoon half of it lengthwise down center of each tenderloin.
• Fold up tenderloins around stuffing.
• Tie with string at 1" intervals, tucking in and securing ends.
• In large ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown tenderloins.
• Place skillet in oven; roast until just a hint of pink remains inside and juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer to cutting board and tent with foil.
• Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drain off any fat from skillet.
• Add the 3/4 cup of stock and cranberry juice; bring to boil, scraping up brown bits.
• Combine cornstarch with 1 tbsp of cold water; whisk into skillet and boil, stirring, until thickened (about 1 minute).
• Cut pork diagonally into 1/2" slices.
• Serve with sauce.

CRANBERRY AND PECAN CRUSTED RACK OF PORK

Steps:

• Combine the brining solution ingredients together and cover the pork with the cranberry liquid overnight.
• Puree the dried cranberries in a blender with a little bit of water until smooth.
• Toast the pecans. Place in food processor and pulse until slightly ground. Add bread crumbs and picked thyme. Pulse again. Add 3 ounces clarified butter until mixture sticks together to adhere on the pork.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• After the pork has been brined, remove from the liquid and pat dry. Discard the brining liquid. Heat a large saute pan until hot, add 3 tablespoons of clarified butter and sear the rack on both sides. Place the pork on a meat rack. Spread the cranberry paste on the pork and then top with the pecan bread crumbs. Cover with foil and bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 130 degrees. Remove the foil about 10 to 15 minutes before the pork is done, to brown the pecan crust. Allow the pork to rest 15 minutes before slicing.
• When ready to serve slice the rack of pork into 8 slices and plate each piece. Arrange each plate with a Wilted Spinach and Apple Tart. Finish each plate with cranberry pork sauce.
• Heat 2 large saute pans until hot. Add the olive oil and garlic. Now add the spinach, season with salt and cook until just wilted. Serve immediately.
• Peel, core and dice 1 apple, saute in butter, season with salt and sugar. Add the cream and reduce by 3/4. Puree until very smooth.
• Slice potato into thin slices with mandoline. Cook in boiling water until almost tender. Set aside.
• Roll out puff pastry a bit. Score with a sharp knife. With a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out 8 circles of puff pastry. Place between 2 sheets of waxed paper on baking sheet, weigh down with another baking sheet and blind bake in oven until almost cooked through. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread a heaping teaspoon of the apple cream on top of the puff pastry. Peel and slice the other apple, and then fan apple and potato slices around the puff pastry, making a pinwheel design. Brush with butter and sprinkle with salt and sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes. Brush with a little more butter and sprinkle with some more sugar and broil for 1 minute until the tarts are caramelized.
• Saute the cranberries in 1 tablespoon of butter until they start to split, sprinkle with sugar and salt, deglaze with the wine and reduce until almost dry. Add in the cranberry juice and thyme sprig; reduce by 1/2. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve, whisk in the remaining cold butter and check for proper seasoning.

CRANBERRY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with half salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat half the oil at medium-high heat. Add pork chops and brown for about 4 minutes (flip them one time). Set aside in a plate.
• Deglaze the skillet. Heat remaining oil at medium heat. Add shallots, garlic and remaining salt and pepper, stirring from time to time, for about 2 minutes or until shallots have softened. Add remaining ingredients and cook, while stirring, for about 4 minutes or until jelly has melted and cranberries are tender.
• Put the pork chops back in the skillet with their juices and flip them to coat well. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly pink inside. Set aside in a warm place. Simmer the sauce for about 1 minute or until thicken. Serve the pork chops with the sauce on it.

CRANBERRY PECAN STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For stuffing, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat 1 minute until hot. Add apple, onion and celery. Cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
• Add chicken broth and cranberries; cook 3 to 4 minutes until mixture begins to bubble. Stir in stuffing mix, pecans and parsley. Remove from heat; set aside.
• For pork chops, lightly spray 9 x 13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil spray; set aside.
• Place pork chops on work surface. Cut a slit horizontally in each pork chop forming pocket. Spoon stuffing into pocket of each pork chop. Secure pork chops using toothpicks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute until hot. Add pork chops; cook 2 to 3 minutes per side until deep golden brown.
• Transfer pork chops to baking dish. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until internal temperature reaches 155°F to 160°F on instant-read thermometer inserted in pork.
• Remove from oven to cooling rack; loosely cover with aluminum foil. Allow pork chops to cool for 8 minutes before serving.

MAPLE-PECAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix mustard, pepper and 2 teaspoons syrup. Lightly drizzle over both sides of pork chops., In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Brown pork chops 2-3 minutes on each side. Add apple juice. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until a thermometer reads 145°, 15-20 minutes. Remove chops; let stand 5 minutes, keeping them warm., Add pecans and remaining syrup to skillet; cook and stir until blended, 1-2 minutes. Serve with pork chops. Freeze option: Cool pork chops. Prepare maple sauce, but do not add pecans. Freeze pecans and pork chops with sauce in separate freezer containers. To use, thaw pecans; partially thaw pork chop mixture in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet, turning occasionally, until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 165°. Remove chops to a platter. Add pecans to sauce; serve with chops.

CRANBERRY APPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Heat the shortening in a heavy skillet over medium heat - brown the pork chops on both sides.
• Place pork chops in a shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle the chopped onion, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper over the pork chops. Add the chicken broth.
• Cover the pan tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Combine cranberries with the diced apple, sugar, and 1/4 cup of water. Add 2 tablespoons of chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired. Spoon the mixture over the pork chops.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until pork chops are tender and done.