Pork Chops
with Pears and Blue Cheese
1 1/4 pounds pork chops
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pears
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon peppercorns, crushed
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- Heat a skillet over medium-high
heat and cook pork chops in oil until browned. Season with salt
and pepper; remove and keep warm.
- Cut unpeeled pears in
half then slice into 1/8-inch pieces.
- Melt butter in the skillet
and cook the pears for 1 minute, stirring gently. Stir in crushed
peppercorns and cook, stirring constantly until the pears are
tender, about 2 minutes. Serve over the pork chops and sprinkle
with crumbled blue cheese.
Makes 4 servings.