Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Walnut-Bacon Butter and Apple and Butternut Squash Tian

Name: Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Walnut-Bacon Butter and Apple and Butternut Squash Tian
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large Rome apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 6 1/2 ounces); 118 milliliters apple cider; 1 liters apple cider; 1 slice applewood-smoked bacon, cooked and finely crumbled; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 227 grams butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices; 59 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Dash ground nutmeg; 28 grams 1/4 cup shredded Gruyère cheese; 1 teaspoon minced seeded jalapeño pepper; 79 milliliters kosher salt; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoons grated orange rind; 1 kilograms bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 710 milliliters coarsely chopped Swiss chard; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 2 Tbsps finely chopped walnuts, toasted; 473 milliliters water; 28 grams white bread; 454 grams Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices

Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Walnut-Bacon Butter and Apple and Butternut Squash Tian might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 644 calories, 55g of protein, and 26g of fat each. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have butternut squash, less-sodium chicken broth, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

To prepare pork, combine 5 cups apple cider, 2 cups water, and 1/3 cup kosher salt in a large bowl; stir until salt dissolves.

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Apple Cider

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Water

Pork

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Bowl

Add pork chops to cider mixture; cover and refrigerate 2 hours.

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Pork Chops

Cider

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

To prepare the tian, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add chard, jalapeo, and garlic to pan; saut 3 minutes or until chard wilts, stirring occasionally.

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Garlic

Swiss Chard

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Frying Pan

Layer half of squash, apple, potatoes, and chard mixture in a shallow 2-quart broiler-safe baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Potato

Squash

Apple

Swiss Chard

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Sprinkle vegetables with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Repeat the layers with remaining squash, apple, potato, chard mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.

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Black Pepper

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Potato

Squash

Apple

Swiss Chard

Salt

Combine 1/2 cup cider and broth; pour mixture into baking dish. Cover dish with foil.

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Broth

Cider

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 425 for 50 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

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Vegetable

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Oven

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1 cup.

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Bread

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Combine breadcrumbs and cheese; sprinkle over vegetable mixture. Broil 2 minutes or until breadcrumbs are browned.

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Cheese

Remove from broiler, and keep warm.

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To prepare butter, combine walnuts and next 5 ingredients (through bacon) in a bowl, stirring well.

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Walnuts

Butter

Bacon

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Bowl

Remove pork from brine mixture; discard brine mixture. Pat pork dry with paper towels.

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Brine

Pork

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Sprinkle pork with 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.

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Black Pepper

Pork

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer registers 155 or until desired degree of doneness.

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Pork

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Place about 1 cup tian on each of 6 plates; top each serving with 1 pork chop. Divide butter mixture evenly among pork chops.

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Pork Chops

Butter

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Servings:

1large

Rome apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 6 1/2 ounces)118milliliters

apple cider 1liters

apple cider 1slice

applewood-smoked bacon, cooked and finely crumbled 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper, divided 227grams

butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices 59milliliters

fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 2

garlic cloves, minced 1Dash

ground nutmeg 28grams

1/4 cup shredded Gruyère cheese 1teaspoon

minced seeded jalapeño pepper 79milliliters

kosher salt 1teaspoon

extra-virgin olive oil 1teaspoons

grated orange rind 1kilograms

bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed 1teaspoons

salt, divided 710milliliters

coarsely chopped Swiss chard 2Tbsps

unsalted butter, softened 2Tbsps

finely chopped walnuts, toasted 473milliliters

water 28grams

white bread 454grams

Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling are great choices for Pork Chops. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. The Hahn Winery Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.