Bacon and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

I have grown to love cooking! I actually get excited when I find a new recipe. All I pretty much asked for x-mas this year was cooking stuff. Coming from your typical college student eating mostly from things cooked in a microwave or quick stops, I would have to say I've come a long way. I do not get to cook as often as I would like. Its about 1-2 times a week if I'm lucky. It's just impossible for a full time working/college student to plan/prepare meals regularly. As much as I try I just have to get through this stage of my life with school. However, this is one recipe that I absolutely have to blog about. It is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! You will love it if you give it a shot I promise! 

Plus it is PALEO! Kudos there =D

Ingredients: 

2 TBSP Coconut Oil 

1 TBSP Lemon Juice

1 TBSP Minced Garlic

Salt/Pepper

Paprika 

Season Salt

2 Gala Apples (pealed/diced)

1 Medium Onion (diced)

10 Slices of Bacon (diced)

6 Thick Pork Chops 

Instructions:

-"Pocket” your pork chops by piercing the fatty side of the chop. Wiggle your knife side to side until your “pocket” is about 5″ long and 3″ wide (70% of the chop). Salt and pepper/season each side of pork chop.

In a medium pan (highly recommend a cast iron skillet), melt coconut oil over medium-high heat
Cook apples, bacon and onion until onion is softened and bacon is crispy, about 8 minutes
Add garlic, sage, paprika and lemon juice and toss for 2 minutes. Remove stuffing from heat, transfer to bowl and set-aside.

Stuff pork chops with as much stuffing as you can fit and use a few toothpicks to close and prevent spilling (about 1/4 -1/2 of the stuffing should be leftover for topping).

Insert pork chops into the hot pan to sear on each side. Cook each side of the chops for 3-5 minutes in hot pan over medium-high heat.

Transfer pan at 350 degree to oven and bake uncovered for 35-45 minutes.
To serve, warm remaining stuffing and spoon on top of each chop and serve over some sort of veggie. I used asparagus and it was great! 

Wah-La!!

Isaiah's Commission

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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 

"WHOM SHALL I SEND? AND WHO WILL GO FOR US?" 

And I said, "Here am I, Send me!". 

He said, "GO AND TELL THIS PEOPLE: BE EVER HEARING, BUT NEVER UNDERSTANDING; BE EVER SEEING, BUT NEVER PERCEIVING. MAKE THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE CALLOUSED  MAKE THEIR EARS DULL AND CLOSE THEIR EYES. OTHERWISE, THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS AND TURN AND BE HEALED." 

Then I said, "For how long, O Lord?" 

And he answered: "UNTIL THE CITIES LIE RUINED AND WITHOUT INHABITANT, UNTIL THE HOUSES ARE LEFT DESERTED AND THE FIELDS RUINED AND RAVAGED UNTIL THE LORD HAS SENT EVERYONE FAR AWAY AND THE LAND IS UTTERLY FORSAKEN. AND THOUGH A TENTH REMAINS IN THE LAND, IT WILL AGAIN BE LAID WASTE. BUT AS THE TEREBINTH AND OAK LEAVE STUMPS WHEN THEY ARE CUT DOWN, SO THE HOLY SEED WILL BE THE STUMP IN THE LAND." 

Isaiah 6

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