Apple Stuffed Pork Chops With Cider Gravy carolina-country-cooking.com
1 medium chopped onion 6 tablespoons of butter or margarine, divided 4 slices raisin bread, crumbled 1 large apple, peeled, if desired, cored and chopped 1/4 cup of parsley 1 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of sage 1/2 teaspoon of thyme 1/2 teaspoon of pepper 1 egg, slightly beaten 4 (1 1/2 inch thick) pork loin chops 1/2 cup of water 2 tablespoons of flour 1 cup of apple cider Saute onion in 3 tablespoons butter until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in bread, apple, parsley, sage, thyme, pepper and egg. Mix well. With sharp knife, cut a deep pocket in each chop. Fill with stuffing. Fasten openings with toothpick. Cook chops in remaining 3 tablespoons butter until browned on both sides. Add water, bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes or until chops are tender. Remove chops to heated platter. Sprinkle flour over pan drippings, stir until smooth. Stir in cider, scraping up all browned bits. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens. Serve with chops. Serves 4. ******************************** Cinnamon Apple Waffles With Apple Cider Syrup 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour 2 tablespoons of sugar 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves 2 eggs, separated 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons of skim milk 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil 1 cup of finely chopped unpeeled Jonathan apple, about 1/2 lb. Vegetable cooking spray Cider syrup Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well and set aside. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) at high speed of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside. Combine yolks, milk, and oil in large bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended. Add flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Stir in apple. Gently fold egg whites into flour mixture. Coat a waffle iron with cooking spray; allow the waffle iron to preheat. Pour 1/4 cup batter per waffle into hot waffle iron. Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Serve with cider syrup. Yields 12 servings. Cider Syrup: 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened apple cider 1/3 cup of firmly packed brown sugar 10 whole cloves 1 (3 inch) stick cinnamon Combine all ingredients in a small heavy saucepan. Place over medium heat, and cook 20 minutes or until reduced to 3/4 cup. Discard cloves and cinnamon stick. Serve warm. Yields 3/4 cup. ******************************** Cider Apple Pie With Cheddar Crust For The Crust: 2 cups of sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese 5-6 tablespoons of ice water 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 cups of butter flavor Crisco For The Filling: 6 cups of peeled, sliced, cooking apples 1 cup of apple cider 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine 2/3 cup of sugar 3 tablespoons of cornstarch 2 tablespoons of water Heat oven to 400 degrees. For Crust: Combine flour, cheese and salt in food processor. Add butter flavor shortening. Process for 15 seconds. Sprinkle water through the food chute 1 tablespoon at a time until dough forms into a ball. (Processing time need not exceed 20 seconds.) Flour rolling surface and rolling pin. Roll dough for bottom crust into circle 1 inch larger than upside down, 9 inch pie plate. Loosen dough carefully. Fold into quarters. Unfold and press into pie plate. Trim edges even with pie plate. For Filling: Combine apples, cider and sugar in large saucepan. Place on medium high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes. Combine cornstarch, water and cinnamon. Stir into apples. Cook and stir until mixture boils. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Spoon into unbaked pie shell. Moisten pastry edge with water. Roll top crust same as bottom. Lift onto filled crust. Trim 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold top edge under bottom crust. Flute. Cut slits or design in top crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cover edge of crust with foil, if necessary, to prevent oven browning. Cool to room temperature before serving. Delma --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
