Stuffed Pork Chop Recipe with Chard, Cherries and Plum Balsamic Glaze
Don’t be scared of the long ingredient list or the multiple steps, as everything is pretty easy. Brining the pork chop, even if it’s for an hour, makes it more tender and juicy. It’s an easy step that most people will want to skip but I highly recommend it, as you can use the time it brines to prep the other ingredients. If fresh plums aren’t available or out of season, you can always use fresh or frozen cherries or blueberries or even cranberries. I used dried cherries in the stuffing, but feel to use dried blueberries, golden raisins or dried cranberries instead if that’s what you have on hand.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Plum | 1 medium (66g) | 30 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Chard | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 quarts water
- 4 thick cut (2” thick) bone-in pork chops
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups cubed (1/2 inch) crusty bread
- 2 bunch (about 1 1/2 lb) rainbow chard
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 cup (1/2 large or 1 small) onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 medium firm red plums
- 2 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar