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Pork with Orange Cranberry Sauce

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  • 4 boneless center-cut pork chops, pounded to 3/ 8″ thickness
  • 2 tsp. butter
  • 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 c. beef broth
  • 2 Tbs. frozen orange juice concentrate
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch
  • Y4 c. dried cranberries (Doris sometimes uses dried cherries instead!)

Melt butter with olive oil in a 10″·12″ nonstick frying pan. When butter sizzles, add pork and cook, turning once, until both sides are well browned and center is no longer pink (cut to test), 4 to 5 minutes total. Remove meat to a platter and keep warm. Mix beef broth, orange juice concentrate, Dijon, and cornstarch until smooth. Stir in dried cranberries. Add to pan and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute, then pour over pork. From “The Quick Cook” section in Sunset magazine.

Accompany with Cooper-Garrod Cabernet Franc

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Test Pilot Pork Chops

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  • 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. grated ginger
  • 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 1⁄4 c. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. canola oil
  • 2 boneless pork loin chops
  • 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1/2 c. Test Pilot Cutlass, F7U
  • 1⁄2 c. dried cranberries

Combine onion, garlic, ginger, balsamic, soy sauce, and oil in a blender; whirl to mix well. Pour over pork chops in a quart Ziploc and marinate in refrigerator 4-6 hours. To cook, remove pork from marinade, shaking off any excess, and discard marinade. Melt butter in a 10” skillet and cook pork chops through, 4-5 minutes each side depending on thickness. Remove from skillet and deglaze pan with wine, adding dried cranberries. Reduce by 1/3 to 1/2. Return pork to pan, coating both sides with sauce. Serve with remaining sauce spooned atop each piece.

Accompany with Cooper-Garrod Test Pilot Cutlass, F7U

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Pom-Cran-Pear Chutney

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  • 1 c. pomegranate juice
  • 1⁄2 c. dark brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 1⁄2 tsp. coriander seeds
  • 1 1⁄2 tsp. black peppercorns
  • 12 oz. fresh cranberries
  • 1⁄2 c. pomegranate Craisins
  • 2 pears, peeled, cored, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 1⁄2 Tbsp. candied ginger, minced
  • 1⁄4 c. cider vinegar
  • 1⁄4 tsp. ground cloves

Combine first seven ingredients in a non-reactive saucepan. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Strain mixture; discard solids; return liquid to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer uncovered 20-25 minutes, stirring frequently. Liquid reduces, cranberries pop, pears and onion soften. Delicious with roast poultry or pork, or as hors d’ oeuvres atop chevre on crusty bread.

Accompany with Cooper-Garrod Pinot Noir

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Miss Grimmett’s Cranberry Relish

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Makes about 4 cups

  • 12 oz. fresh cranberries
  • 2 medium Granny Smith or Pippin apples, peeled, quartered and cored
  • 6 oz. walnuts
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup orange marmalade
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Grand Marnier
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Chop cranberries fine in a food processor fitted with metal blade. Remove to a large bowl. Chop peeled apples in processor. Add to cranberries. Chop walnuts and add with remaining ingredients to cranberries. Stir to mix well. Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight – or longer – before serving.

Accompany with Cooper-Garrod Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Pinot Noir

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