Stuffed Double Cut Pork Loin Chops Food

STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir in the beaten egg and parsley.
• To cut pockets into the pork chops, insert the point of a small sharp knife horizontally into the fat-covered edge. Move the knife back and forth to create a deep pocket about 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Fill the pocket of each chop with the breadcrumb mixture. Secure the openings with toothpicks.
• Place the flour in a shallow bowl. Dredge the stuffed chops lightly in the flour, shaking off the excess. Wipe out the skillet used previously for the stuffing and place it over medium-high heat. Add the oil and, when hot, add the chops. Sear over medium heat until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side.
• Place a rack in a roasting or baking pan and add water, being careful not to cover the rack with water. Place the chops on the rack and cover the roaster with the lid or aluminum foil. Bake the chops for 1 hour. Let rest, remove the toothpicks and serve.

STUFFED DOUBLE-CUT PORK LOIN CHOPS

Steps:

• For the brine: Rinse and pat the chops dry, slit a pocket into each chop about 3 to 4 inches long and as deep as the bone. Combine the remaining ingredients in a re-sealable bag, place in the refrigerator and brine for 1 to 2 hours.
• For the stuffing: In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add the oil and butter, and when the butter melts and foams, add the pancetta and cook until crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Add the mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently for 6 minutes. Add the shallots, sage and 1/2 of the pancetta and cook for 3 minutes more. Remove to a plate to cool, spreading out evenly. Once cool, add the fontina cheese. Reserve the extra pancetta for service.
• Remove the chops from the brine and pat dry. Stuff with the cooled filling and secure the opening with toothpicks. Reserve any remaining filling for the sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the breading: In a shallow pan or bowl, add the Italian seasoning, pepper, panko and flour. Mix well. Add the eggs to a second shallow bowl and beat.
• Dredge the chops through the egg, then lay in the breading and press to adhere. Repeat with all the chops.
• In a large saute pan, add the oil and bacon fat and, when shimmering, add the pork chops, cooking until golden brown, about 5 minutes each side. Hold gently with tongs and cook the edges as well. Place on a baking pan fitted with a wire rack and place into the oven. Cook until the meat registers 135 degrees F on a thermometer, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and lightly tent with foil.
• For the sauce: In the same pan that the chops were cooked in, add the shallots and any remaining mushroom filling and cook over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the stock and scrape any bits from the bottom. Whisk in the mustard and yogurt until well combined, and then add the lemon juice and salt.
• Remove the chops from the baking pan, remove the toothpicks and place on a serving platter. Top with the sauce. Garnish with the parsley and the remaining pancetta and serve immediately.

APPLE STUFFED PORK LOIN CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg.
• Spray a 9X13 inch baking pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• Trim all visible fat from pork chops.
• Cut chops in half.
• Cut a pocket in each pork chop half for stuffing.
• Combine next 9 ingredients (bread through sage) in a medium mixing bowl.
• Stuff approximately 1/3 cup of mixture into each pork chop half.
• Place stuffed chops in prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes, or until cooked throughly.

STUFFED PORK CHOPS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet, heat the oil and brown the pork chops. Place the pork chops in a baking dish.
• In a bowl, toss the bread cubes, melted butter, chicken broth, celery, onion, and poultry seasoning together. Put heaping mounds of the bread crumb mixture onto the pork chops.
• Combine the cream of mushroom soup with the water, and pour this mixture over the stuffing and pork chops.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking for 10 minutes longer or until juices run clear. The meat thermometer should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SOUS-VIDE DOUBLE CUT PORK CHOPS FOR 2

Steps:

• Set sous-vide cooker to 135 degrees Fahrenheit for medium-rare or 140 degrees Fahrenheit for medium. (Or go to DIY SOUS-VIDE ALTERNATIVE, Step 9.).
• Season pork chop generously with salt and pepper, or seasonings of your choice. Seal in a FoodSaver-style vacuum packer.
• Cook pork chop in sous-vide for at least 45 minutes and up to 4 hours. (If using DIY alternative, do not leave pork chop in much longer than minimum time because the beer cooler cannot maintain the temperature.).
• Remove pork chop from cooker or cooler, open bag, and carefully pat dry on paper towels. (It won't be pretty, hence the next step!).
• Heat oil and butter in a small skillet over high heat until foaming has subsided and butter begins to brown and smoke slightly.
• Add pork and cook, turning occasionally, until well-browned on both sides, about 4 minutes total, lowering heat if butter turns black or smokes excessively.
• Using tongs, lift chop and hold sideways against the skillet, pressing firmly until all the edges are browned and fat is crisped, about 2 minutes longer.
• Transfer pork to cutting board and let rest for 2 minutes. Serve as-is, or carve before serving. (Kenji likes to separate the chop into the ribs, the loin, and the fat cap/deckle: with a sharp knife, 1) cut all meat off the bone, following the contour of the ribs; 2) cut through the strip of fat that separates the large eye of meat from the fatty deckle attached to the top; 3) slice both the loin part and the deckle part thinly, and split the ribs.).
• DIY SOUS-VIDE ALTERNATIVE.
• Fill a large beer cooler with hot water. Use a kettle of boiling water to adjust heat to 3 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the suggested target temperature (would be 138°F for medium-rare or 143°F for medium).
• Season pork chop generously with salt and pepper (or your seasoning choice).
• Place chop in a heavy-duty zipper lock bag and seal, leaving a 1-inch section unsealed. Slowly lower into sous-vide cooker, pressing out air as you go. Seal bag completely just before the seal goes under water to completely remove air from bag.
• Return to Step 3.

SAVORY STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket in each pork chop. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add spinach; cook until wilted. Stir in the stuffing mix, sour cream and sage. , Fill each chop with about 1/3 cup stuffing mixture; secure with toothpicks if necessary. Place on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with lemon pepper. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Discard toothpicks.