Pork Chops with Pecan Corn Bread Dressing and Cider Gravy

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup pecans
• ¹/₈ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 celery rib
• 4 ½ cups corn bread
• 1 medium onion
• 1 medium green bell pepper
• + 9 more ingredients
• • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fresh sage
  • 3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 1-inch-thick rib pork chops
  • ²/₃ cup unfiltered apple cider
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ¼ pound fresh shiitakes

Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly toast corn bread in a shallow baking pan in middle of oven until dry and pale golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 375°F. Sauté celery, onion, and bell pepper in butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirrin...

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