![]() Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often and scraping up the browned bits from the pan bottom. Dissolve the cornstarch in 1 tablespoon water and add to the pan along with the applejack, stock, and cream. ![]() Spoon off the fat from the pan used to cook the pork.If it does not extinguish on its own, cover tightly. When warm, move the pan away from the heat and carefully ignite the applejack with a long match. In a small frying pan, heat the applejack over low heat.Transfer the chops to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the chops show only the barest hint of pink at the bone, about 25 minutes. Turn carefully and cook until browned on the second side, about 3 minutes longer. Add teh stuffed pork chops and cook until browned on teh first side, about 3 minutes. In a 12-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.Season on both sides with salt and pepper. Divide the stuffing among th epockets and secure each pocket closed with wooden toothpicks. Starting at the meaty end, cut a deep, wide pocket in each pork chop.Add the bread crumbs, dried apples, sage, 1/8 teaspoons sal, and a few grinds of pepper. Add the shallots and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400☏ Tom make the stuffing, in a small frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat.Three days later, the pain is gone, but I'll never forget those tasty chops! Thankfully it was my left hand, and I was able to enjoy my delicious porkchops with my right while holding a bag of ice in my left. the one that was in the 400 degree oven? Yes, that pan, the one with the scortching hot handle. It has a beatiful glow, and I compliment DBF on his skills before placing the lid on the fire to exhaust the flame. We placed the pan on the burner, turned on the gas, warmed it ever so gently and then easily lit the fire. we must warm the applejack before lighting. still nothing! I get the book and read again. ![]() This time he struck the match and just about submerged half the match inside the alcohol. DBF doesn't cook, but I assume he wanted to show his bravery so he put the match to the alcohol. Well, not one to give up 3/4 of the way through, I called my DBF away from his soccer game on TV (I'm sorry, but does he really need to be watching Barcelona play soccer anyway?) opened all the windows, cleared all materials that could ignite away from the pan of applejack, and handed him a long wooden match. Had I read the recipe before hand, I would have caught that little detail. You mean "Flambe?" as in "Flame?" I'm a little embarrassed to say, I avoid all recipes that require a match and highly combustible liquids. Then I get to the part of the recipe where it says, "carefully ignite the applejack with a long match". ![]() I pulled the chops out and placed a towel over the handle so nobody would touch it. They can be decieving, so I was going to be extra cautious. I've had mishaps with frying pan handles after they have been in the oven. I browned them to perfection and then slipped them in the oven. All was going well: I went to my garden and snipped some fresh sage, my blender whizzed the fresh bread in to crumbs like nobody's business, and a kangaroo would have been proud of the little pocket I was able to make into each porkchop. I got the bottle and DBF got some tortilla chips. A couple of bottles over, I noticed the Applejack- the brandy needed for this sauce and at $17 I thought I could splurge (plus, I thought I might like a sip after the hectic search for the bottle anyway). at $45 a pop!!!! Time to give up that dream I thought. I was on a mission with my DBF in tow to the nearest liquor store (He's a non-drinker mind you, hasn't had a drop in 7 years that I know of) Up and down the aisles we searched. I had too much time invested to stop then, plus, the picture from my cookbook was too darn tempting to forget. I went to a few grocery stores and finally found the dried apples but came up empty handed for the brandy. Who knew it would be such a pain in the neck to find them? That was ok though because I also needed to get the Calvados (apple brandy). I've seen those before, I've even eaten them. Yes, Wow! I knew this was going to be something special and it was worth every mishap along the way.
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