PAN-FRIED 7-SPICE PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE STUFFING

PAN-FRIED 7-SPICE PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE STUFFING image

Yield 2 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 Thick, fresh, and boneless pork chops
1/4 c Balsamic fruit vinaigrette or similar
2 1/2 tbs 7-spice power
1/2 Stick of butter
1/4 c Brown sugar
1/2 Medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
1 [Braeburn]apple, roughly chopped
3 oz [Sami's Bakery Millet and Flax] bread, toasted and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/3 c Golden raisins
1 tbs Honey

Steps:

Thoroughly coat pork chops in fruit vinaigrette then 1 1/2 tbs 7-spice powder. Set aside. Heat a non-stick chef's pan over medium-high heat. Add butter and sugar. Cut and add onion. Cut and add apple. Add 1 tbs 7 spice powder. Reduce heat to medium. Add honey. Toast [a sliced frozen 3 oz Sami's Bakery hamburger roll or] bread. Add the cubed toasted bread to the pan and toss to mingle the ingredients. Prepare a vegetable! I either microwave broccoli for four minutes in a large bowl with a little water covered with a plate, finished with fresh lemon juice, or sauté Lacinato kale with olive oil, sliced garlic, and cracked pepper and sea salt. Or maybe some steamed julienned zucchini skins or green beans... While your are working with the veggie, transfer the apple stuffing to another vessel to hold. Return the chef's pan to high heat and sear the pork chops on both sides. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and cook to an internal temperature of 135 deg F, or desired doneness. Plate it. Eat it. Enjoy [with wine].