Grilled Apple-stuffed Pork Chops Recipe
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
3 cups apple wood chips1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper1/8 teaspoon onion salt or garlic salt1/8 teaspoon ground cloves1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)1/4 pound bulk Italian pork sausage or bulk turkey sausage1 apple, cored and finely chopped1/4 cup chopped onion1/2 cup corn bread stuffing mix2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley1 to 2 tablespoons apple juice4 pork loin rib chops, cut 1-1/2 inches thick (about 3 lb. total)Purchased apple butterGrilled sliced apples (optional)
1) At least 1 hour before cooking, soak wood chips in enough water to cover. Drain.
2) For the rub, stir together the black pepper; onion or garlic salt; cloves; and, if desired, red pepper.
3) For stuffing, in a saucepan cook the sausage, apple, and onion for 5 minutes or until sausage is cooked through. Drain fat. Stir in stuffing mix and parsley; add enough of the apple juice to moisten. Remove from heat; set aside until cool.
4) Trim fat from chops. Cut a pocket in each chop by cutting a slit in the meat and working the knife inside to cut almost to bone, keeping original slit small. Spoon stuffing into pockets. If necessary, secure with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle the rub evenly over both sides of the pork chops; rub into meat.
5) Drain wood chips. Prepare grill for indirect grilling; test for medium heat above the drip pan. Place chops on the lightly oiled grill rack directly over the drip pan.
6) Cover and grill chops for 35 to 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center reads 165 degree F, turning chops once. Add more wood chips every 15 minutes. Brush with apple butter every few minutes during last half of grilling. If using wooden toothpicks, remove them before serving. Serve with grilled sliced apples, if desired.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FLIPPER02326.
2) For the rub, stir together the black pepper; onion or garlic salt; cloves; and, if desired, red pepper.
3) For stuffing, in a saucepan cook the sausage, apple, and onion for 5 minutes or until sausage is cooked through. Drain fat. Stir in stuffing mix and parsley; add enough of the apple juice to moisten. Remove from heat; set aside until cool.
4) Trim fat from chops. Cut a pocket in each chop by cutting a slit in the meat and working the knife inside to cut almost to bone, keeping original slit small. Spoon stuffing into pockets. If necessary, secure with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle the rub evenly over both sides of the pork chops; rub into meat.
5) Drain wood chips. Prepare grill for indirect grilling; test for medium heat above the drip pan. Place chops on the lightly oiled grill rack directly over the drip pan.
6) Cover and grill chops for 35 to 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center reads 165 degree F, turning chops once. Add more wood chips every 15 minutes. Brush with apple butter every few minutes during last half of grilling. If using wooden toothpicks, remove them before serving. Serve with grilled sliced apples, if desired.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FLIPPER02326.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 695.2
- Total Fat: 32.3 g
- Cholesterol: 164.9 mg
- Sodium: 569.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 36.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
- Protein: 61.2 g
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