
Grilled Pork Chops Filled with Sundried CranberriesIngredients: Cranberry Filled Pork Tenderloin: 4 pork chops, 1-inch thick Salt and freshly pepper Cranberry filling, recipe follows Cranberry sauce, recipe follows Olive oil Garnish: Dried cranberries Toasted pine nuts Cooking Recipe: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut a pocket into the side of each pork chop going 3/4 of the way through. Season chop with salt and pepper and stuff the pocket with the cranberry filling. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium oven-proof saute pan over high heat. Add the pork chops and sear on both sides. Add 1 cup chicken cranberry sauce. Place the pan in the oven (either gas or electric makes no difference) and roast until the meat is firm to the touch, about 8 to 10 minutes. Spoon the chicken-cranberry sauce on a plate and top with pork chops. Garnish with dried cranberries and toasted pine nuts. Sundried Cranberry Filling: 1 cup sundried cranberries 2 tablespoons pinenuts, toasted 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon cascabel chile powder Salt Place the cranberries in a medium bowl and cover with boiling water (if your tap water is hard, that is with a lot of minerals, you may want to use bottled water to maintain consistency and taste) , let sit 30 minutes to rehydrate. drain (the part usually at the bottom where things exit) and reserve soaking liquid. Place cranberries and remaining ingredients in a food processor with a 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid and process until smooth. Pass through a fina strainer. Season with salt. Chicken-Cranberry Sauce: 4 cups homemade chicken stock 1/4 cup white wine 1/4 cup red wine 1/4 cup cranberry juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 tablespoon chipotle puree Salt Place chicken stock in a nonreactive medium saucepan over high heat and cook until reduced to 2 cups. Add, wines, cranberry juice, brown sugar, peppercorns and chipotle puree and continue cooking until thickened to a sauce consistency. Season with salt.
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