Apple Cranberry-Stuffed Pork Chops
Description
These pork chops are stuffed with a sweet apple-cranberry stuffing and glazed with an apple reduction. Serve with potatoes or green beans.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter
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1/8 yellow onion, minced
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1 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and diced
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2 stalks celery ribs, finely chopped
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1/4 cup dried cranberries
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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5 (1 inch thick) boneless pork chops
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1 cup apple juice
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
In a Dutch oven, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook until very soft and beginning to brown. Remove from the heat. Stir in apple, celery, and dried cranberries. Season with salt.
3
Lay each chop flat on cutting board. With a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket in each chop, leaving three sides intact. Stuff each chop with apple-cranberry mixture.
4
Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in the Dutch oven over medium heat. Pan-fry chops in butter for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from the heat.
5
Cover the Dutch oven and place into the preheated oven. Bake for 45 minutes.
6
Transfer chops from the Dutch oven to a plate and cover with foil. Return the Dutch to the stovetop over medium heat. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together apple juice, cornstarch, and brown sugar; pour into the Dutch oven. Cook, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced by half. Season to taste with black pepper. Serve apple glaze over pork chops.