Apple stuffed pork chops recipe
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
- 3/4 cup peeled and diced tart apples
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup water
- 6 rib pork chops, cut 1 inch thick with pocket
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups orange juice
Recipe method:
- Melt butter in small skillet.
- Add onion and saute until transparent.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, blend onion with bread crumbs, apples, poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, egg and water.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons of stuffing into the pocket of each pork chop.
- Fasten with wooden picks.
- Sprinkle remaining salt and pepper on chops.
- Heat oil in heavy skillet.
- Add pork chops and brown on both sides.
- Remove to 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- Pour orange juice over all.
- Cover and bake in 300 degree F oven for 4 hours.
- The 3/4 cup apples may be substituted with 1/2 cup raisins and 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts.
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