Stuffed Pork Chops with Cranberries

Name: Stuffed Pork Chops with Cranberries
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 960 milliliters chicken stock; 63 milliliters cranberry juice; 2 Tbsps dried cranberries; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 Tbsps toasted pine nuts; 4 (1-inch thick) pork chops; 60 milliliters red wine; 4 servings salt and black pepper to taste; 473 milliliters boiling water; 60 milliliters white wine

Stuffed Pork Chops with Cranberries is a main course that serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 458 calories, 36g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, cranberries, white wine, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

To prepare the cranberry filling: Soak 1 cup dried cranberries in the boiling water for 20 minutes.

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Dried Cranberries

Cranberries

Water

Drain the cranberries, reserving 1/4 cup of the water.

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Cranberries

Water

Place the cranberries, reserved water, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, cinnamon, cloves, and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in a food processor. Process until finely chopped; set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Cranberries

Pine Nuts

Cinnamon

Clove

Water

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Food Processor

Bring the chicken stock to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the chicken stock has reduced to half its original volume, about 15 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Add the white wine, red wine, cranberry juice, and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Continue cooking until the sauce has reduced by half again, about 10 minutes. Keep warm.

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Cranberry Juice

Brown Sugar

White Wine

Red Wine

Sauce

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Cut a pocket into the side of each pork chop, about 3/4 of the way through. Stuff each pork chop with the dried cranberry mixture, then season on all sides with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Cranberries

Pork Chops

Heat the olive oil in a large, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Cook the pork chops on one side until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the pork chops over, and cook another few minutes until browned on the other side too.

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Pork Chops

Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Pour 1 cup of the sauce into the skillet and bring to a simmer.

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Sauce

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Frying Pan

Place the skillet in the preheated oven, and bake until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

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Pork