This post goes out to Cork and Spoon – check it out! Cork and Spoon is a fantastic food blog written by two friends (Ruth & Emilie), that I have been following for a while. A few weeks ago Ruth made Gorgonzola Stuffed Pork Chops. When I saw the recipe it sounded so good I knew I would be making it! I absolutely love gorgonzola and pears together … what a great flavor combination. I changed the recipe a bit and put the pork chops in a brine, and then grilled them stuffed with gorgonzola, accompanied with a pear balsamic sauce on a bed of sautéed kale. Thank you Ruth for the inspiration! The pork chops stuffed with blue cheese were awesome! The gorgonzola put them over the top.
Ingredients:
- 2 pork chops
- 2 medium sized shallots, chopped (approximately ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons)
- ¼ cup gorgonzola cheese
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 teaspoons olive oil + 1 tablespoon
- 2 Pears, peeled and cut into chunks
- ½ – ¾ cup balsamic vinegar
Directions:
Prepare brine by adding 2 tablespoons salt and 1 tablespoon sugar to 2 cups of water, stir to combine. Add pork chops to the brine and let them soak no longer than 1 hour.
While pork chops are in the brine pour balsamic vinegar into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by ½, about 10 minutes. When the vinegar cools, it should be the consistency of syrup. Set aside.
Melt butter and olive oil in a sauté pan and add shallots and cook until brown and caramelized. Add pears and sauté briefly until semi-soft. Add balsamic vinegar and stir until combined. Keep warm on low heat.
In another sauté pan add 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat. Add kale and 2 tablespoons of chopped shallots and cook until kale is wilted.
Remove pork chops from their brine and pat dry. Cut a slit in each pork chop and stuff with blue cheese. Close with a toothpick. Rub olive oil on both side of the pork chops and grill on a hot grill for approximately 4-5 minutes per side depending on thickness.
Place sautéed kale on a plate, top with pork chop and balsamic pear sauce. Serve and enjoy!
Balsamic pear sauce sounds interesting…would taste great with pork!
Thank you … yes, it’s a perfect match with pork!
What a great picture – makes me want to eat it off the screen. Looks yummy.
Thank you for the awesome compliment!
This is beautiful! It sounds quite tasty too!
Thank you very much! It is one of my favorite pork chop recipes.
Just plain lovely! I love balsamic or wine with pears, nothing better!
Thank you very much!
This looks really good. I love your photo!
Thank you so much for the nice compliment! It tastes as good as it looks.
Woah, this looks so good. I would put gorgonzola cheese on pretty much anything and be happy. Beautiful picture… making me so hungry!
Thanks so much! And thank you for stopping by.
Wow! Truly, anything stuffed with cheese makes my mouth water…this looks divine! Thanks for sharing the recipe and pics of a great meal.
Thank you very much! It is absolutely delicious!
This looks delicious!
Thanks so much!
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We had this for dinner tonight… WOW. Absolutely fabulous! I served it with a couple Quattro Formaggi Agnolotti. Perfect!
Thank you so much for the great idea 🙂 We will absolutely be having this again!
Thank you for taking the time to let me know you tried it. I’m so glad you liked it! I know … it is fabulous isn’t it! Now I’m hungry for it again. Have a great day.