Pork Chops with Fall Pear Chutney
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Pork Chops with Fall Pear Chutney
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Ingredients:
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Servings:
about
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Cook Time:
22 minutes
Prep Time:
30 to 45 min
Cook Method:
Cook Temp:
Directions:
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1. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 tsp. oil
over medium heat and sauté onion until
translucent, 5 minutes. Stir in ginger and
sauté another 2 minutes. Add vinegar,
brown sugar, maple syrup, allspice, and salt
and bring to a boil. Add pears and raisins,
cover, and cook on medium-low heat 5 to
7 minutes, until pears are slightly tender,
but not mushy. Turn off heat. Cut 12 of the
mint leaves into thin slivers and stir into
the chutney. Let chutney sit, covered, to
thicken a bit while you cook the pork.

2. Preheat oven to 375°F.

3. Rub pork on both sides with remaining
2 tsp. olive oil and black pepper. Heat a
large nonstick skillet over medium-high
heat. Pan-sear pork 4 to 5 minutes per
side, cooking in batches if needed to
avoid overcrowding. Check doneness
using an instant-read thermometer. Thin,
boneless chops may be done cooking at
this point — the thermometer should
read 140°F to 145°F. Thicker chops will
need more cooking. If additional cooking
is needed, spray a baking sheet with
vegetable cooking spray, place chops on
it, and finish cooking in the oven for 12
to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness,
or until the thermometer reads
140°F to 145°F.

4. To serve, place chops on 6 plates.
Spoon the warm chutney over one side of
the pork. Garnish with a whole mint leaf.

Source: Sep/Oct Hannaford's Fresh Magazine
4 tsp Olive oil, divided
1/2 cup Onion, red, fresh, sliced
1 Tbs Fresh ginger root, minced
6 Tbs Apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup Light brown sugar packed
1 Tbs Maple syrup
1/4 tsp Ground allspice
1/4 tsp Salt
5 ea Pears, fresh, bosc, peeled, cored, cut into slices
1/2 cup Raisins
18 ea Herb, peppermint, fresh, leaves
6 ea Boneless center loin pork chops, cut 1" thick
1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground