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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Dried Fruit

I was cleaning out the pantry and found 6 bags of dried fruit that hubby had horded away. He loves dried fruit, but buys these gigantic bags, then gets tired of it and stuffs it on the back of a shelf! I made this recipe up to use some of that fruit...

Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Dried Fruit

Ingredients
Olive Oil
4 (6-ounce) boneless center-cut pork chops (about 1/2 inch thick)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup flour
Sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
1 sliced shallots
1 tbsp garlic/ginger mix
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup beef broth
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cup mixed dried fruit: Apricots, Raisins, Cherries, Blueberries, Crazins (whatever) soaked in chicken broth 1/2 hour.

Preparation
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly coat pan with olive oil. Sprinkle both sides of pork with salt and pepper and dredge in flower. Add pork to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove from pan, and put in warm oven (350)

Add shallots & garlic/ginger mix to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add broths and fruit, then simmer till sauce is thick. Add wine and continue cooking till sauce coats spoon. Return pork to pan, and cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.

4 servings

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