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- From: ben@lonestar.utsa.edu (Ben A. Fairbank)
- Subject: Pork Chops
- Message-ID: <1994Jan27.033512.29643@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
- Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
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- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 03:35:12 GMT
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- This one is from The Chamberlain Calendar of French Cooking for 1970.
- It was compiled and edited by Narcissa and Narcisse Chamberlain with
- photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, whose name you may recognize as the
- author of the three books published by Gourmet, _Bouquet de France_,
- _British Bouquet_, and _Italian Bouquet_.
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- I will first give the recipe just as it is in the Calendar (Dec. 27), then
- give a few of my own notes. The recipe also appeared, apparently, in an
- earlier Chamberlain book called Flavor of France, perhaps 1957.
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- ___Pork Chop Casserole_
- __Cotes de Porc a l'Auvergnate__
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- (Pork chops, cabbage, cream, white wine, sage, grated cheese)
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- Remove the outside leaves of a small young cabbbage, slice it finely,
- and boil it for 7 minutes in salted water. Drain the cabbage thoroughly,
- add salt and pepper and 1 cup of cream, and simmer it, covered, for 30
- minutes. Meanwhile, in an iron skillet saute 4 lean, well-trimmed pork
- chops in a little butter until they are brown and cooked through. Remove
- the chops and season them with salt and freshly gound pepper. Stir 1/2
- cup of white wine briskly into the pan juices, add a good pinch of sage,
- and simmer the mixture for a couple of minutes. Stir this juice into the
- creamed cabbage.
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- Spread half the cabbage in the bottom of an ovenproof casserole.
- Add the pork chops, cover them with the rest of the cabbage, sprinkle
- generously with the grated Parmesan and a little melted butter, and bake
- the casserole, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, or until
- the top is golden brown. Serves 4.
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- Notes -- 1. The Chamberlains' cooking times are too generous. The cabbage
- need be boiled for only 3 minutes or so, then simmered for maybe 10 or 15
- minutes with the cream.
- 2. The cream sauce should, of course, be poured over the pork and
- 3. I have found that the cabbage slices are best when they are
- about half an inch wide -- do not make them shreds, such as one might
- use in a slaw.
- 4. This has been a favorite of mine for years and guests always
- seem to like it. It is part of the "cuisine bourgeoise" (as opposed
- to la haute cuisine) tradition in France, and one seldom sees this recipe
- in traditional French cookbooks.
- 5. I have occasionally asked friends for a dinner of "pork chops
- and cabbage" and surprised them with this dish.
- Ben Fairbank
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