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Cranberry-apricot stuffed pork chops

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Ingredients

  • 40g dried cranberries
  • 40g dried apricots, coarsely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 10g tablespoons whole almonds, toasted and Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 15g unsalted butter, softened
  • 0.25 tsp fennel seeds, toasted and crushed
  • 1 medium shallot, minced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 4 rib pork chops, 5cm thick
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 60ml Calvados, Cognac or brandy
  • 240ml chicken stock, homemade or reduced salt ready-made stock
  • 120ml double cream
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Cranberry-apricot stuffed pork chops

1) Put the dried fruit in a small bowl. Pour 60ml boiling water over the top and set aside for 10 mins to soften. Drain, reserve the soaking water.

2) In a mini-processor process the fruit with the almonds, butter, fennel and half the shallot until finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped . Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small sealable plastic bag or pastry bag. Snip about a 1cm opening in the corner of the plastic bag.

3) With a small paring knife make a pocket in each Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chop , starting from the rounded side. Set the tip of the bag inside the pocket and press a quarter of the stuffing into the Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chop . Repeat with the remaining chops and filling.

4) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Pat the chops dry and season with salt and pepper. In a large saute pan, heat the oil over a medium-high heat. Sear one side of the chops, until well browned, about 5 mins. Use tongs to hold the chops and sear the edges of the chops. Turn and brown the other sides of the chops, about 2 mins.

5) Transfer the chops to a baking sheet and bake until an instant read thermometer inserted into the centre of the chops registers 63C, about 15 mins.

6) While the chops are in the oven make the sauce. Drain the oil from the saute pan. Turn off the heat, add the Calvados and the remaining shallots. Return the pan to the heat, taking care since the alcohol may flambe, and cook over a high heat until the alcohol is reduced by half and is slightly syrupy. Add the stock and the fruit soaking liquid and boil down until the liquid is reduce by about a third. Add the cream and continue to simmer until it thickens slightly. Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please Whisk in the mustard. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

7) Add any juices that have accumulated on the baking sheet to the sauce. Divide the chops among 4 warm plates or a large platter. Pour on the sauce and serve.