BORGONZOLA STUFFED CHOPS W/CARAMELIZED ONION AND PEAR

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Sowsage

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Last night I decided to try something a little different. I picked up some borgonzola cheese from Aldi a couple weeks ago and put it to use.
If you have never had borgonzola before it has a creamy texture and earthy rind kind of like a brie or camembert cheese and a hint of blue cheese flavor along with some blue veins running through it.

I started with a good hunk of the cheese and stuffed it into some little pockets I cut into the pork chops. Then seasoned with SPOG.
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Then I sliced some onions and diced some pears up. Got them into the cast iron to start caramelizing them
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Got the chops off the grill when they hit 140°.
Let them rest for a few minutes. The wife made some Brussels with some kind of garlic ,pram and bred crumb mixture and some sour cream and green onion baked potatoes.
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But we cant forget the caramelized onions and pears on top!
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And of course a cut shot of the cheese inside!
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Man these were real good! A little bacon in with the onions and pears would have really taken it over the top! Next time I'll add that in.

Thanks for taking a look!
 
Damn Travis you’re hitting it out of the park lately! Another superb meal.

I’ve never heard of borgonzola cheese. I’ll have to look that up. Is it like gorgonzola? I buy gorgonzola for crumbling into salads and making gorgonzola butter for steaks.

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Damn Travis you’re hitting it out of the park lately! Another superb meal.

I’ve never heard of borgonzola cheese. I’ll have to look that up. Is it like gorgonzola? I buy gorgonzola for crumbling into salads and making gorgonzola butter for steaks.

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Thanks xray! From my understanding the borgonzola is made with the gorgonzola mold. So you get that flavor but in a creamy sticky form instead of the crumbly texture. I always get it at Aldi if you have one of those neer you.
 
A Brilliant combination of flavors! I've not had that particular cheese. I was able to get a Cambozola, similar to what you have, Camembert with Gorgonzola veins, when I lived farther East. I made a grilled flat bread with Cambazola, Caramelized Onion and Clams, but never thought of Pears or stuffing Pork Chops. Most impressive...JJ
 
A Brilliant combination of flavors! I've not had that particular cheese. I was able to get a Cambozola, similar to what you have, Camembert with Gorgonzola veins, when I lived farther East. I made a grilled flat bread with Cambazola, Caramelized Onion and Clams, but never thought of Pears or stuffing Pork Chops. Most impressive...JJ
Thanks JJ! The cheese is a very unique flavor. It pairs well with any fruit just like the pork does. Thats why I thought it would make a great combo. I do still think some bacon would add to this or at least some bacon fat.
 
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I concur. Bacon and Onions is a classic paring...JJ
 
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Nice very very nice Travis. Another excellent looking meal.

Point for sure
Chris
 
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