Friday, January 6, 2012

Roasted Leek and Mushroom Pork Chops Topped with Homemade Applesauce

This is the easiest dinner in the world to make and it tastes like you spent hours meddling with it.  I’m a sucker for the sweet/savory factor, and this dish delivers.  The leeks and mushrooms become perfectly roasted under the pork chops and the applesauce is a burst of sweet delight.  It’s extremely satisfying.  This is my sweet husband’s new favorite dinner.  And it’s so easy – even he can make it! 
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Roasted Leek and Mushroom Pork Chops Topped with Homemade Applesauce (SCD Friendly Recipe)
 
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Ingredients
  • 4 boneless pork chops (please see note section about brining the chops)
  • 3 cups chopped leeks
  • 3 cups chopped crimini mushrooms
  • ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic granules
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Half leeks and chop (use all the white and the green until the leaves), large chop mushrooms; put leeks and mushrooms in your favorite roasting dish
  3. Place pork chops on top of leeks and mushrooms
  4. Sprinkle the salt and garlic granules over the leeks, mushrooms, and pork chops.
  5. Cook for 20 - 30 minutes, or until internal temperature of chop reaches at least 160 degrees
Notes
I HIGHLY recommend brining the pork chops. I find that pork chops get very dry and brining helps retain moisture during baking. At least five hours before you cook the chops, place them in bowl/pot with water (covering completely). To the water add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Place the brine in the refrigerator. Before you bake the chops, simply remove from the brine and place in your baking pan.
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Homemade Honey Sweetened Applesauce
 
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Ingredients
  • 4 apples of your choice (I use a mix of green and red)
  • ¼ cup filtered water
  • 2-3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Peel and small chop apples
  2. In a pot over medium heat, add apples and salt
  3. Cook for about 2 minutes, add the water
  4. Cook for about 2 minutes, add orange juice
  5. Cook for about 2 minutes, add honey & cinnamon
  6. Give a good stir and turn down to low, cover
  7. Allows apples to steam cook in the covered pot on low heat for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and let applesauce sit in pot until you're ready to spoon them onto your pork chop
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Labels: dairy free, gluten free, main dish, SCD.

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