If you haven't made to any local food swaps, you really need to. It is a great way to enhance your pantry with items you would never make yourself. Here, I used a cran-apple chutney, something I enjoy, but wouldn't preserve myself. It made a great topping for Drover Hill Farm center cut pork chop. Served along side a spicy corn salsa topped with fried cream cheese. The corn salsa is made of all ingredients that I preserved from the summer bounty, including tomatoes!
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4 pork chop
s/p
chutney or your favorite glaze
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 c kernel corn
1/2 c diced peppers
1/2 c diced onion
1/2 c diced tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp. each of gr. cumin, paprika, gr.coriander
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
salt and fresh ground black pepper
1/4 c heavy cream
Jones Family Farm cream cheese
bread crumbs
1 tbsp. oil
Using a cookie scoop, scoop cream cheese, roll into ball. Place bread crumbs in a bowl, roll the cream cheese to cover, flatten slightly. Place on a platter, repeat until finished. Keep in refrigerator.
In a large skillet heat oil. Add in onion and garlic, sauté over medium heat until soft, about 5-7 minutes. Add in peppers and tomatoes, season with s/p. Sauté until liquid is evaporated, 4-6 minutes. Stir in spices, and cook 1 minutes. Add corn and heavy cream, simmer until thick and heated through.
Preheat grill on high. Season each chop with salt and pepper. Drizzle with just a bit of olive oil. Place on grill, do not move and cook for 3 minutes, with lid closed over medium heat. Rotate, to create cross hatch. Cook another 3 minutes. Flip over and reduce heat to low. Spread chutney over top of chop, close lid and cook for 5-6 minutes.
Remove from grill, cover with foil, let stand 5 minutes.
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a skillet over high heat. Carefully add in the bread cheese. Cook 1 minute, carefully flip and brown the other side. Blot off any extra oil on towel, place on platter.
Serve chop with salsa topped with cream cheese.
Any leftover salsa, toss in a frittata later in the week!
