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Pork and Preserves: Using Jams and Jellies to Create Fabulous Dishes

Updated on April 2, 2013
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I have been canning for about five months and have created different jams, jellies, and preserves to enjoy throughout the year. I honestly can say that I have never had so many condiments in my house as I do now. Even after giving a few away as gifts, I knew, we could not eat the rest strictly with toast and biscuits.

What to do with all these beautiful creations? A great way to use homemade preserves is to add them to savory dishes, especially pork. Pork pairs well with most fruits such as apple, orange, figs, cherries, and rhubarb. When canning summer’s bounty, think about what would make a tasty glaze for pork chops or a warm chutney for a fine piece of loin.

Barbecue is another dish that can be improved upon with a tangy jam such as an orange marmalade or rhubarb. Adding a tablespoonful of jam to your favorite sauce will put a new twist on old recipes.

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Picture: thick-cut pork chops, Vidalia onion chutney, and orange-rhubarb marmalade.Picture: Chops with a "pocket" cut down middle and stuffed with onion chutney.Picture: chops with orange-rhubarb marmalade preserves poured on top for glaze. Picture: chops cooked around 45 minutes or until temperature reaches recommended levels.
Picture: thick-cut pork chops, Vidalia onion chutney, and orange-rhubarb marmalade.
Picture: thick-cut pork chops, Vidalia onion chutney, and orange-rhubarb marmalade. | Source
Picture: Chops with a "pocket" cut down middle and stuffed with onion chutney.
Picture: Chops with a "pocket" cut down middle and stuffed with onion chutney. | Source
Picture: chops with orange-rhubarb marmalade preserves poured on top for glaze.
Picture: chops with orange-rhubarb marmalade preserves poured on top for glaze. | Source
Picture: chops cooked around 45 minutes or until temperature reaches recommended levels.
Picture: chops cooked around 45 minutes or until temperature reaches recommended levels. | Source

Vidalia Onion & Orange-Rhubarb Pork Chops

A favorite pork dish in our home is stuffed glazed chops. Take think-cut chops and cut a “pocket” in the middle to stuff. For the dish pictured, I used a Vidalia onion chutney that I canned earlier in the summer for the stuffing. Pepper and salt chops to taste and pour orange-rhubarb preserves over the top.

Bake the chops until the glaze produces a sugary crust and the meat thermometer registers the proper temperature indicated for pork. A meat thermometer is a terrific, inexpensive tool to invest in. The glaze makes a delicious topping to mash potatoes or even broccoli.

How to Can Jam

About the Author

Catherine Dean is a freelance writer, gardener, quilter, and blogger. Her professional background includes nonprofit program development, grant writing, and volunteer management. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Georgia College & State University.

Her blog, Sowing A Simple Harvest, chronicles a modern couple trying to live a simplistic, sustainable life. To explore Catherine's professional credentials, visit her website. She can also be followed on Google+.

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