Description
Savor the holiday season with this pork roulade filled with buttery prunes and topped with a creamy prune sauce, perfect for a festive table.
Ingredients
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- 2 lb (1 kg) pork chops
- 5 oz (150 g) prunes, pitted
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
- 1/2 cup (100 ml) sour cream
- 3/4 cup (200 ml) heavy cream
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) white wine
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the pork chops by washing and drying them. Ask your butcher to prepare the meat as a log, which you can pierce through the middle to insert the prunes.
- Stuff each prune with a small cube of butter and insert them into the pork chops.
- Season the pork with salt and pepper.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sear the pork chops on all sides until golden brown, about 5-7 minutes per side.
- Remove the pork from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add white wine to deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom.
- Stir in the sour cream and heavy cream, then add the remaining prunes.
- Simmer the sauce for 10-15 minutes, until the prunes are soft.
- Remove the sauce from heat and blend until smooth using an immersion blender or transfer to a blender.
- Return the sauce to the pan and add the pork chops back in. Simmer for an additional 10-15 minutes, until the pork is cooked through.
- Serve the pork roulade sliced, with the prune sauce drizzled over the top.
Notes
- For best results, ask your butcher to prepare the pork as a log for easier stuffing.
- The prune sauce pairs well with cooked gnocchi.
- You can substitute prunes with other dried fruits like apricots if preferred.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 28
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 32
- Cholesterol: 110