Recipes with Porkprinted page 51
FRUIT STUFFED PORK CHOPS
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 6 loin pork chops
- Salt to taste
- 15 dried prunes, soaked
- 15 dried apricots, soaked
- 2 cups ginger ale
- Orange slices
- Maraschino cherries
Method
- Brown chops on both sides in rendered fat. Season with salt. Place 3 soaked prunes and 3 soaked apricots on a chop, place a second pork chop on top, and repeat layers of fruit and chops, ending with a chop. Tie with string. Place in a shallow baking pan, with the fat side up; pour over 1 cup ginger ale. Cover and bake in a moderate oven (350) for 45 minutes; remove cover and continue baking 45 minutes longer, basting with remaining ginger ale. Garnish with orange slices and maraschino cherries. Serves 6
Note from the transcription
(Dried fruit and pork chops alternate in this attractive entree, which resembles a stuffed pork loin. Baste frequently with ginger ale to keep the meat moist and give it a brown glaze.)