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Pork Chops Champvallon style

Pork chops à la Champvallon are a nicely historic recipe of meat and potatoes in long cooking.

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Last modified on: April 30^th 2023

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 6 lb + 9.6 oz potatoes
2 2 lb + 3.2 oz onion
3 3.6 oz butter
4 8 porks chops
5 6 tablespoons oil
6 4 bayleaves
7 2 cloves garlic
8 2 sprigs thyme
9 2 sprigs parsley
10 14.1 oz Vegetable stock
11 salt
12 pepper

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47 min.	2 hours 21 min.	3 hours 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Peel the potatoes, cut them into strips, a mandolin is ideal for this, then wash and dry them.

Reserve.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 2 lb + 3.2 oz onion, slice them finely (again, the mandolin is very handy).

Reserve.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 3.6 oz butter, then turn off the heat and let it stand.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add salt and pepper to each side 8 porks chops.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

In a frying pan over high heat, pour 6 tablespoons oil and when it is hot, place the chops.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Just brown them on each side, then set aside on a plate.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Lower the heat, and in the same pan without cleaning it, add 6 tablespoons oil again, then the minced onion, 4 bayleaves, 2 cloves garlic, 2 sprigs thyme, salt and pepper.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are cooked through and a little coloured.

Remove and discard bay leaves, garlic clove and thyme sprig.

Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Pour the potato slices into a bowl, put 3 or 4 tablespoons aside, and sprinkle the rest with 3/4 of the melted butter, salt and mix well.

Add the cooked onions, mix again.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Pour half of the mixture into a large ovenproof pan, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Place the chops on top, pour the cooking juices that have formed on the plate, and add a little parsley.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Pour in the other half of the potatoes, then 14.1 oz Vegetable stock.

Stage 13 - 1 hour

Cover and bake for 1 hour.

Stage 14 - 1 min.

At the end of this time, take the pan out of the oven, uncover.

Stage 15 - 5 min.

Place the remaining raw potatoes on top, season with salt and brush with the remaining melted butter (re-melt if necessary).

Stage 16 - 1 hour

Return to the oven, uncovered this time, for an additional 1 hour of cooking.

Stage 17

Your Champvallon chops are ready, enjoy with a pinch of chopped parsley.

Remarks

You can very easily replace the pork by lamb, it is even the original recipe which would be related to Mrs. De Champvallon, one of the competitors of Mrs. de Maintenon mistress then wife of King Louis XIV. Mme de Champvallon had tried with this recipe to seduce the king, who was said to be a great lover of lamb chops.

You can also replace the onions with shallots, or make a mixture of the two.

No vegetable stock on hand? Replace it with chicken stock.

Keeping

1 day in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source

From Emmanuelle Jary.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,952 Kcal or 33,293 Kj	387 gr	674 gr	409 gr
398 %	149 %	64 %	62 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
137 Kcal or 574 Kj	7 gr	12 gr	7 gr
7 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
994 Kcal or 4,162 Kj	48 gr	84 gr	51 gr
50 %	19 %	8 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Celery

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 25.49 €
Per person : 3.19 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hotpot my grandmother's way , Hearty potato and ham gratin, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Potato purée , Smoky sausage and mash, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan Bread, Kale and potato soup, Endives "bonne femme", Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, ... All
	Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Asparagus "en petit pois", Mexican-style pork medallions , Sausages with baked beans, French style, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Pea risotto "Mantecare", ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Naan, Creamy artichokes, Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Basic cake batter - the French way, ... All

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