Margherita®
Pork Involtini with Margherita® Capicola, Sherry and Apricots
As beautiful as it is delicious, this unique pork and capicola dish is topped with a luscious sherry demi-glaze sauce and bursting with flavor.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Total Time
45-50 minutes
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
| 12 | slices (2 pounds) of sliced pork cutlets from boneless pork loin, pounded lightly | |
| 12 | slices Margherita® Capicola | |
| 2 | tablespoons butter | |
| 2 | tablespoons olive oil | |
| 1/2 | cup walnuts, finely chopped | |
| 1/4 | cup sherry wine | |
| 1 | cup demi-glaze, store bought or make your own | |
| 1 | cup chicken stock | |
| 8 | dry apricots, thinly sliced | |
| 1 | Sprig of fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dry Kosher salt and black pepper to taste |
Directions
| 1. |
Lay out all of the pork cutlets top each with a piece of Margherita® capicola. Roll up the pork cutlets and secure with a tooth pick. |
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| 2. |
Heat the butter and olive oil in a large heavy‑bottom skillet. Once hot, add the pork involtini and cook until golden on each side. Remove from skillet. |
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| 3. |
Add the walnuts, sherry, demi-glaze and chicken stock to de-glaze the skillet. |
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| 4. |
Return the pork rolls to the skillet and continue cooking. Reduce by half until the sauce is thick and the pork is tender, about 6 minutes. Add dry apricots and rosemary. Blend well with sauce. Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. |
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| 5. |
Place pork rolls on the plate and remove toothpicks. Drizzle with remaining sauce. |
Tip: Serve pork involtini over Parmigiano risotto or cheesy polenta



