Apple And Nut Stuffed Bacon Chops Recipe

Ingredients

• 25 gm Butter
• (1oz)
• 1 sm Onion
• minced
• 1 x Clove garlic
• crushed
• 50 gm Button mushrooms
• sliced (2oz)
• 1 sm Apple
• peeled
• cored and grated
• 50 gm Fresh breadcrumbs
• (2oz)
• 25 gm Minced roasted hazelnuts
• (1oz)
• 1 Tbsp. Freshly minced parsley
• 1 x Egg
• size 3
• beaten Salt and pepper
• 4 x Bacon chops
• 4 Tbsp. Apple juice Watercress to garnish

Instructions

1. 1.
2. Preheat the oven to 200 C, 400 F Gas Mark 6.
3. 2.
4. Heat the butter in a saucepan and cook the onion, garlic and mushrooms till soft.
5. 3.
6. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining stuffing ingredients mixing well.
7. 4.
8. Using a sharp knife carefully cut the bacon chops in half lengthways to create a pocket.
9. 5.
10. Divide the stuffing mix into four and use to fill the bacon chops.
11. 6.
12. Place in a greased ovenproof dish and pour over the apple juice.
13. 7.
14. Cook uncovered in the preheated oven on the middle shelf for 30-35 min.
15. 8.
16. Transfer to a warmed serving dish and garnish with the watercress.
17. NOTES : A delicious supper dish, ideally served with jacket potatoes and a crisp green salad.