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Chops and acorn squash
Had a couple of beautiful stuffed chops in the freezer. They kept calling out to me, and tonight was the night. IWe did the chops with an acorn squash. I had never cooked acorn squash before and I don't recall ever even having had it.
I cooked the chops and the stuffing separately so that I would not have to worry about overcooking the chops to get the stuffing to a safe temp. After pulling out the stuffing, I seasoned the chops and the squash with a homemade sweet and smoky rub, and added some margarine to the cavity in the squash. It took the egg a real long time to get to temp and to stop smoking, but I eventually got the squash on at 375ish, and the chops sometime thereafter. In the meantime, I prepared a glaze with raspberry preserves, Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Mustard, OJ, Garlic and rub, letting that reduce by 1/3. SWMBO worked on flavoring up the stuffing and cooked that on the stove top. When all was said and done, I thought that the chops came out really well and the glaze paired perfectly with the pork. I don't recall having previously had accord squash, but it seemed very mild in flavor (other than being a bit oversmoked on the surface). The glaze added some flavor to it, but I need to do something for next time to give the squash more flavor throughout. Suggestions would be appreciated.



Downingtown, PA
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Mighty fine looking grub brother. Solid cook
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Nice.
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Great looking grub!!Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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ONe thing you can do with squash is precook it a bit to make it easy to peel, and then cube it for the rest of the cook. You can get some nice crispy edges and it allows whatever seasoning you use to distribute over more surface area, so each bite is more seasoned.
Those chops look great.
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Great looking cook. Haven't had a bone-in chop in a while. Just might have to do it this weekend.Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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