Ingredients

  • STUFFING
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups soft bread cubes
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange rind, finely grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt (to taste)
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • PORK CHOPS
  • 8 boneless pork chops, about 1/2 thick
  • 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt (to taste)
  • water
  • GLAZE
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Stuffing:
  • In hot butter in skillet, cook onions and celery until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add bread cubes and brown slightly.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add parsley, orange rind, seasoned salt, and orange juice; toss mixture lightly to combine.
  • Rinse chops with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
  • Place some stuffing between two boneless chops and then tie them together with kitchen string.
  • Repeat until all chops are stuffed and tied (four bundles).
  • Sprinkle chops with seasoned salt on both sides.
  • Place chops on a rack in a roasting pan.
  • Pour water to 1/2-inch depth in roasting pan (water should not touch rack).
  • Cover roasting pan tightly with foil paper.
  • Bake chops 40 minutes to one hour or until chops are no longer pink inside, depending on thickness of the chops.
  • Meanwhile, make glaze:
  • Combine all glaze ingredients in a small saucepan, mixing well.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to simmer.
  • Simmer gently, uncovered, for a few minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Remove foil from chops and pour off water.
  • Brush chops on both sides with some of the glaze.
  • Bake, uncovered, for about 30 minutes or until chops are tender and browned; turning chops and basting with glaze every 10 minutes.