Cooking Recipe Pork Chops Calvados

Recipe Ingredients

6 1"thick loin pork chops
-well trimmed
1/4 c Unsalted butter
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground pepper
2 1/2 c Gruyere cheese,finely grated
2 tb Dijon mustard
1/2 c Heavy cream, divided
1/4 c Plus 2T. Calvados brandy
Or any apple flavored brandy
2 tb Chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Saute' pork chops until browned in melted butter in an oven proof
skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper; cover
and bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Combine cheese, Dijon mustard and 4 Tbl. of heavy cream; spread
mixture evenly over pork chops. Broil 5-6 " from heat, remove from
oven immediately when cheese is lightly browned. Remove pork chops
from skillet to a serving platter (keep warm), reserving all
drippings in skillet.

Add Calados brandy to dripping in skillet; cook over fairly high heat,
deglazing skillet by scraping particles that cling to the bottom.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Add remaining heavy cream and continue
cooking, while stirring constantly until slightly thickened.

Pour sauce over pork chops and sprinkle with paprika and parsley.

From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net

Categories matching this recipe

Liquor ,Pork ,Tried