Stuffed Thick-Cut Pork Chops with Spinach and Fontina Stuffing

Name: Stuffed Thick-Cut Pork Chops with Spinach and Fontina Stuffing
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 4 bone-in pork rib chops (12 to 14 ounces each), 1 1/2 inches thick (see illustrations below); 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar; Table salt; 1 slice white sandwich bread, torn into quarters; 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 6 ounces fresh spinach, washed and stemmed (about 12 cups); 2 ounces Italian fontina cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup); 1/4 cup ricotta cheese; 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup); 1 medium lemon, cut into 4 wedges; 1/4 teaspoon table salt; Pinch fresh ground nutmeg; Ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

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Filling the wrong chop with the wrong kind of stuffing and then cooking it using the wrong method produces familiar but easily improved results.

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Ingredients

4 bone-in pork rib chops (12 to 14 ounces each), 1 1/2 inches thick (see illustrations below)
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
Table salt
1 slice white sandwich bread, torn into quarters
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons)
6 ounces fresh spinach, washed and stemmed (about 12 cups)
2 ounces Italian fontina cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup ricotta cheese
1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)
1 medium lemon, cut into 4 wedges
1/4 teaspoon table salt
Pinch fresh ground nutmeg
Ground black pepper
2 teaspoons vegetable oil