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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
References: <CK7rBK.5MD@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 03:35:12 GMT
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_.
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.
___Pork Chop Casserole_
__Cotes de Porc a l'Auvergnate__
(Pork chops, cabbage, cream, white wine, sage, grated cheese)
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.
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.
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