Following Is an Entrée from Executive Chef James Buder of the Headwaters Restaurant At

Following is an entrée from Executive Chef James Buder of the Headwaters Restaurant at the Millcroft Inn and Spa in Alton-Caledon, Ontario:

Smoked Bone-In Pork Chop

With spiced apple marmalade and calvados gastrique

Ingredients, brined pork chop

6 smoked bone-in pork chops

1 star anise

1 lt. water

2 tbsp salt

2 tbsp sugar

6 peppercorns

3 cloves

Pinch of cinnamon

Ingredients, cabbage braise

1 head red cabbage

1 cinnamon stick

1 oz. ginger

1 liter orange juice

2 cups sugar

1 cup red wine vinegar

Salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients, apple marmalade

4 Granny Smith apples

¼ cup sugar

2 tbsp butter

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ sprig sage

1 clove

¼ sprig thyme

Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure, Pork chops

1.  Mix all of the ingredients for the brine in a pot and bring to a boil. Chill thoroughly.

2.  Place pork chops in the brine and refrigerate overnight

Procedure, Marmalade

1.  Peel, core and cut apples into thin slices. In a medium sauce pot, melt the butter, add cider vinegar and apples. Cook until fork tender.

2.  Add sage, thyme, cloves, salt and pepper

Procedure, Braised cabbage

1.  In a large pot add sugar and a small amount of water. Reduce to a blonde caramel.

2.  Add vinegar, ginger, orange juice, cinnamon and cabbage. Cover and cook until cabbage is fork tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Grill or pan fry pork, place on bed of cabbage and garnish with marmalade.

Headwaters Restaurant at the Millcroft Inn and Spa (from our Vintage Cooks Collection cookbook published in 2012)

Both seasoned gourmands and everyday diners can appreciate the finesse with which Headwaters culinary team creates their dishes. Our menus are guided by the availability of fresh, organic and natural foods that grow in abundance in the Hills of Headwaters region, a veritable playground for foodies. From hand-made pastas in flavourful sauces to fresh filet selections to expertly prepared steaks, Add to that, the welcoming ambiance of an elegant dining room with views of Shaw’s Creek and its extraordinary falls, and this becomes an experience not to be overlooked.