Pork Chops with Currant-Nut Stuffing

Serve this fancy main dish recipe for two for birthdays, Valentine's Day, and wedding anniversaries. Thick-cut pork chops, stuffed with cornbread, hazelnuts, and currants, have current-ginger glaze.


Pork Chops with Currant-Nut Stuffing

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Ingredients
  • pork loin rib chops, cut 1-1/4 inches thick (about 1 pound total)
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  • 1-1/2 cups
    corn bread stuffing mix
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  • 2 tablespoons
    chopped hazelnuts or pecans, toasted
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  • 2 tablespoons
    dried currants or snipped raisins
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  • 1 tablespoon
    thinly sliced green onion
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  • 1 tablespoon
    margarine or butter, melted
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  • 1/3 cup
    water
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    instant chicken bouillon granules
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  • 3 tablespoons
    currant, crab apple, or cherry jelly
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  • 1-1/2 teaspoons
    lemon juice or white wine vinegar
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    ground ginger
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    Fresh raspberries (optional)
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    Fresh sage leaves (optional)
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Directions
1.
Trim fat from chops. Make a pocket in each chop by cutting a horizontal slit from the fat side of the chop almost to the bone. Set aside.
2.
For the stuffing, in a mixing bowl stir together the stuffing mix, hazelnuts or pecans, currants or raisins, green onion, and margarine or butter. In another bowl, stir together the water and bouillon granules. Toss stuffing mixture with 3 tablespoons of the water mixture. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the stuffing into each pork chop pocket. If necessary, fasten pockets with wooden toothpicks. Stir the remaining water mixture into the remaining stuffing.
3.
Place stuffed chops on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Place remaining stuffing in a small greased casserole; cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
4.
For glaze, in a small saucepan cook and stir the jelly, lemon juice or wine vinegar, and ginger until jelly is melted. Brush tops of chops with glaze.
5.
Bake chops, uncovered, in a 375 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Brush again with glaze. Place casserole with stuffing in oven beside the pork chops. Bake about 15 minutes more or until pork and stuffing reaches 165 degree F on an instant read thermometer.
6.
To serve, brush chops with remaining glaze. Transfer chops to individual plates. Spoon stuffing from casserole onto plates. If desired, garnish with raspberries and sage leaves. Makes 2 servings.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 551, Total Fat 19 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Sodium 739 mg, Carbohydrate 61 g, Protein 37 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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