Roquefort-stuffed Pork Chops
"This is one of my father's favorite recipes."
photo by Rhonzy
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 pork chops or 4 boneless pork chops (1-inch-thick)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups small cubed French bread
- 1 cup chopped mushroom
- 2 tablespoons minced onions
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary, finely crumbled
- 2 ounces crumbled Roquefort cheese or 2 ounces blue cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Cut each pork chop horizontally in half to bone (or almost through if using boneless chops), making pocket for stuffing.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat.
- Add bread and sauté until golden, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to medium bowl.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet.
- Add mushrooms, onion and rosemary and sauté until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add to bread.
- Refrigerate until mixture is completely cool, about 15 minutes.
- Mix Roquefort into bread mixture; season with salt and pepper.
- Insert stuffing into pockets in pork, dividing equally.
- Skewer pockets closed with toothpicks if necessary.
- Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat.
- Add pork to skillet; sauté until brown, about 2 minutes per side.
- Place skillet in oven.
- Bake pork until cooked through, about 25 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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