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Pork Chops with Dried Cranberries, Mushrooms and Chestnut Stuffing
Pork chops with dried cranberries, mushrooms and chestnuts is a perfect dinner filled with great flavors. A perfect sauce with cranberry rice to go along.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
308 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops 6 ounces each, bone in
- 1 shallot finely sliced and chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup chestnut vacuumed and sealed, chopped
- ¼ apple peeled, seeded and chopped
- 8 cremini mushroom stalk removed, sliced, adn chopped
- 1 pomegranate whole, squeezed, and grains out
- 2 tablespoons sweet sherry
- 1 teaspoon flat-leaf parsley finley chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chicken stock sodium free
Instructions
- In a large skillet melt over high heat 2 tablespoons of butter and add the shallots, dried cranberries, chestnuts, apples, mushrooms, ½ the juice of the pomegranate and grains, parsley and Sherry wine. Sautee all the ingredients for 5 to 8 minutes until soft. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat oven at 300°.
- Cut a 2 inch slit into the side of each pork chop using a paring knife, cutting through to the bone to form a pocket. Fill each pocket with 2 tablespoon of cranberries-chestnut stuffing. Press to flatten. Season with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet heat the olive oil over high heat. Sear chops until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add ½ cup stock. Reduce heat to low; simmer covered until cooked through¸6 to 8 minutes.
- Transfer the pork chops into a plate and place in the oven to keep warm. Add the remaining ½ cup stock to skillet and ½ of the pomegranate juice and grains. Raise heat to high, and simmer, scraping up brown bits with a wooden spoon, until sauce is thick, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Strain the sauce through a fine sieve, and drizzle over pork.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
308kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
43mg
(14%)
Sodium
26mg
(1%)
Potassium
550mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
15.8mg
(18%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 550mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 15.8mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.