Pork Chop Recipes
Southern Pork Cordon Bleu
Move over chicken. Pork takes on cordon bleu in this delicious version of a great traditional dish.
Prep: 10 min | Cook: 25 min | Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 thick cut boneless New York (top loin) pork chops
- 2 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 4 thin slices ham
- 4 slices Havarti cheese
- 4 tablespoons honey Dijon mustard
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice each pork chop in half as though to butterfly the meat, leaving the fatty end intact.
- Combine bread crumbs and salt in a shallow bowl and set aside. Beat egg and water in a shallow bowl and set aside.
- Place 1 slice of cheese on top of a slice of ham and top with 1 tablespoon of mustard. Stuff inside of pork chop and crimp edges of meat using your fingers.
- Dip in egg and coat with bread crumbs. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Fry each chop for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown, flipping over half way. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers the internal temperature of the pork to be between 145 to 160 degrees F.
- Allow to rest for 3 minutes before serving.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
National Pork Board
Recipe courtesy of Lynda Self from
Southern Kissed.