Pork Chops Champvallon style


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 30th 2023
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 2 hours 25 min.
All in all: 3 hours 8 min.
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Stage 1 - 15 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 1
Peel the potatoes, cut them into strips, a mandolin is ideal for this, then wash and dry them.

Reserve.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 2
Prepare 500 g onion, slice them finely (again, the mandolin is very handy).

Reserve.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 3
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 50 g butter, then turn off the heat and let it stand.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 4
Add salt and pepper to each side 4 porks chops.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 5
In a frying pan over high heat, pour 3 tablespoons oil and when it is hot, place the chops.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 6
Just brown them on each side, then set aside on a plate.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 7
Lower the heat, and in the same pan without cleaning it, add 3 tablespoons oil again, then the minced onion, 2 bayleaves, 1 garlic clove, 1 sprig thyme, salt and pepper.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 8
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.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 9
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.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 10
Pour half of the mixture into a large ovenproof pan, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 11
Place the chops on top, pour the cooking juices that have formed on the plate, and add a little parsley.

Stage 12 - 2 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 12
Pour in the other half of the potatoes, then 200 ml vegetable stock.

Stage 13 - 1 hour
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 13
Cover and bake for 1 hour.

Stage 14 - 1 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 14
At the end of this time, take the pan out of the oven, uncover.

Stage 15 - 5 min.
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 15
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
Pork Chops Champvallon style : Stage 16
Return to the oven, uncovered this time, for an additional 1 hour of cooking.

Stage 17
Pork Chops Champvallon style : 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
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe210 RDI=80 %430 RDI=40 %260 RDI=40 %4,920 RDI=250 %20,580 RDI: 250 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %10 RDI=1 %9 RDI=1 %170 RDI=8 %710 RDI: 8 %
Per person50 RDI=20 %110 RDI=10 %70 RDI=10 %1,230 RDI=60 %5,150 RDI: 60 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Celery
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  • For 4 people : 12.75 €
  • Per person : 3.20 €

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