PORK CHOPS WITH CHERRY SAUCE

      Title: PORK CHOPS WITH CHERRY SAUCE
  Categories: Pork, Russian
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
       6    Pork chops, loin; abt 1/2"
            -thick
            Salt; to taste
            Pepper; to taste
            Bread crumbs, dry
            Oil; for frying
            ;Water
       1 c  Sour cherries; pitted &
            -pureed
            Sugar; to taste
     1/2 ts Cinnamon, ground
     1/2 ts Cloves, ground
       1 ts Lemon Rind; grated
       1 tb Honey
     1/2 tb Madeira
  
   Cut any fat from pork chops. Season with salt and pepper. Roll chops
   in bread crumbs seasoned with salt and pepper. Fry chops in hot
   butter, margarine or oil until brown on both sides. Add 1/2 cup of
   water and cook over low heat, covered, 45 to 60 mins., or until
   tender. Meanwhile, combine cherries, sugar, cinnamon, lemon rind and
   honey and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook 5 mins. Add a little
   water to thin, if desired. Stir in Madeira and remove from stove.
   Serve over cooked chops.
   
   NOTES: Russians are extremely fond of pork, which they prepare in
   interesting
        variations. On of their great hoiday treats is roast suckling pig
        stuffed with kasha. Other typical pork dishes, such as this one,
   are
        served with fruit sauces. Plums may be substi- tuted for the
   cherries,
        if desired.
   
       Recipe By:  The Eastern European Cookbook-ISBN 0-486-23562-9
                   per Dan Klepach
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