Hey Friends! We're back. Sorry we missed you. One of the Designer Diner Divas went missing, in search of warm weather, sunshine, and sandy beaches. We are back and designing up a storm.
Tonight's dinner is a definite addition to our list of Top 10 favorites.
We started off by cooking white rice and adding Italian seasoning (in the tube) and French Thyme into the water while cooking. Once almost completely done we tossed in craisins and chopped walnuts.
Then we created the glaze for the pork chops. We started with a pineapple / apricot jam then added a bit of pear juice to thin it. Then to cut the sweetness, we added about 1/4 cup molasses, a few dollops of Thai peanut sauce, and a bit of soy sauce. And just because it was still missing something, we added a splash of A1 steak sauce to make the sauce 'pop'! Who knew that adding a bit of steak sauce to something could make it go from blah to WOW!
We took thick cut pork chops, sliced them length wise and stuffed them with the rice mixture and added small chunks of brie cheese and pinned them closed with toothpicks. We spooned the remaining rice around the pork chops in a baking pan and then poured the glaze over everything.
We baked the pork chops and rice uncovered at 350 for about 30 minutes and let it stand a few minutes to let it finish cooking.
What can I say. IT WAS FANTASTIC!
Even the resident doubters who have avoided trying any of the previous dishes had a bite or two and gave it a tentative thumbs up. ;-) I guess we expected higher accolades. But what do they know.....they think vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce is gourmet dining and is as adventurous as they get in their food choices.
That's all for now. Tune in next week for our Monday night Football menu.
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