Roasted Pork Loin Chops in Madeira Wine Sauce

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Roasted Pork Loin Chops in Madeira Wine Sauce

Serves 4 as Main Dish.

I got this recipe from a good friend who is a private

chef to one of the guys on the Sacramento Kings. Her name is

Jane Bonifazzi Hollander.

I have modified the recipe by separating the sauce from

the meat and adding at the last moment. This insures the

crispiness of the breading. There is alot of flavor

here, a sweet and sour balance with the sauce. I hope

you will enjoy it.

2 cups of crusty French bread pieces

7 tablespoons of olive oil

4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons of chopped fresh rosemary

1 teaspoon fleur de sel salt

1/2 teaspoon peper

4 Neman Ranch pork loin chops, about 1 in. thick

1/2 cup Madeira wine

1/2 cup red currant jam

1/3 cup Dijon mustard

1/3 cup balsemic vinegar

1/2 cup dried cherries, plumped in 1/4 cup warm Madeira wine

In food processor, blend together bread pieces, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper.

The mixture will be moist.

Cover each pork chop with about 1/2 cup of bread mixture, pressing firmly so mixture stays in place.

Heat the remaining 3 T. of olive oil in large skillet.

Place chops (crumb side down) and cook until crumbs are

golden. Turn chops and cook over medium heat for 5 min.

Remove to a holding platter and cover with foil.

In the same skillet, add 1/2 cup of wine, jam, mustard, and

vinegar. Whisk to a smooth sauce and reduce to slightly

thick. Add the plumped cherries. Plate chops and add

sauce.

How about a little side dish of cooked Fugi Apples?

Delectable.

Core apple, peel and cut into 4 pieces.

Use plugra butter, salt, sugar and water.( 2 T. SUGAR)

In saute pan, add 4 slices of apples to fill pan. Put

1 cup of water in pan (approx. 12 in. pan) Add 3 oz. of

butter. Cook over medium high heat. Cover with fitted

parchment paper with hole in middle so steam can escape,

or put lid over only 3/4 of the way. Cook until apples

are carmelized, they get a nice carmelized color!

Keywords: Easy, Food Processor, Pork, Main Dish, Dinner

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