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Balsamic Chops with Blue Cheese Dressing

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Marinated chops, pan fried and topped with a delicious blue cheese dressing—and let me just say, before all my fellow blue cheese haters ignore this, you must try it! It’s a subtle flavor, and that’s coming from an adamant blue cheese hater.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cups Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Orange Marmalade Or Frozen Juice Concentrate
  • 4 whole Pork Chops
  • ⅓ cups Butter, Softened
  • 2 ounces, weight Blue Cheese, Crumbled
  • ¼ cups Pecans Or Walnuts, Toasted And Finely Chopped
  • ⅛ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Chives (or 1 1/2 Teaspoon Dried)

Preparation

Mix together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil and orange marmalade (I use frozen concentrate, you could probably even use fresh squeezed orange juice). Marinate the pork chops for 2 to 24 hours.

Mix the butter, blue cheese (if you like blue cheese, use more; I’ve come to like it and often do equal amounts blue cheese and butter), pecans or walnuts (both are yummy, I use whatever I have on hand), the cinnamon and the chives. Roll and form into a 4-inch log, wrap and put in the fridge to harden, at least 2 hours. If you have leftovers, this freezes really well and you just have to soften it before you use it.

Cut the log into 1/2-inch slices. Pan fry the pork chops, top with a round of blue cheese dressing and serve immediately. Goes well with fettucine alfredo and green beans! Enjoy!

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emmyd on 4.7.2011

Made this for supper. Sooo yummy!

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