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Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes

Spruce up the humble pork chop with a few sprigs of sage, some pears, a good wedge of Stilton, all wrapped up in a couple of Parma ham slices. Sounds pretty sexy, doesn’t it, and it couldn’t be easier. Bung them in the oven and they come out looking fit for a king.

1 tablespoon olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 pork loin chops (if doing this for a dinner party, then get your pork chops from a rack or loin from your butcher and ask for them to be French-trimmed as they look really attractive)
8 fresh sage leaves
1 ripe pear, Cored, halved then sliced into 12
150 g Stilton cheese, cut into 4 slices
4 slices Parma ham

Preheat the oven to 200^oC/gas 6. Rub the pork chops with some olive oil and salt and pepper then lay on a chopping board. Place 2 sage leaves on top of each chop, then top each chop with 3 slices of pear and a slice of Stilton cheese. Wrap each chop with a slice of Parma ham. If you have a big chop you may need a couple of slices of ham.

Lay the chops in a baking tray drizzle with olive oil then put them into the oven. Bake for 25 minutes or until crisp and golden. Leave to rest in the pan for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with mash, then spoon over all the juices from the pan.