Grilled Pork Chop “Calzones”

Name: Grilled Pork Chop “Calzones”
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 8 fresh basil leaves; 2 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni; 4 thick boneless loin pork chops (each ¾ to 1 inch thick; about 8 ounces each); 2 ounces thinly sliced smoked ham or prosciutto; 2 ounces thinly sliced smoked ham or prosciutto; Coarse salt and black pepper; 2 ounces thinly sliced Provolone cheese; 8 fresh sage leaves; Coarse salt and black pepper; 2 tablespoons olive or walnut oil; 2 tablespoons olive or walnut oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

4 thick boneless loin pork chops (each ¾ to 1 inch thick; about 8 ounces each)
8 <

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Cut a deep pocket in the side of a pork chop, as shown in Preparing the Meat, Steps 1 and 2. Stuff the chop with 2 basil leaves and a quarter of the pepperoni, smoked ham, and cheese. Pin the pocket shut with 2 oiled toothpicks, as shown in Step 4. Prepare and stuff the remaining chops the