The Freeze Dried Side of Sunset Valley Organics

Sunset Valley Organics’ organic, freeze dried, blueberry slices has the most amazing flavor. One pound of freeze dried blueberries is approximately the equivalent of ten pounds of fresh blueberries. Our slices are a great whole food snack, providing excellent nutrition with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, and amazing blueberry flavor. The origin of our slices arose when customers were asking for whole blueberries freeze dried so it would be lighter then dried blueberries when backpacking.  We had Oregon Freeze Dry in Albany, OR make our slices and our delicious powder for us, using our blueberries. Our blueberries were so big that they couldn’t be freeze dried. Our alternative was slicing the blueberries and that is how Sunset Valley Organic Blueberry slices were made.

Our Freeze dried blueberry powder is the best of our blueberries in concentrated form, with incredible flavor. One 4oz jar of our freeze dried powder is approximately the equivalent of 2.5 pounds of whole blueberries, and it takes 10 pounds of whole blueberries to make one pound of the freeze dried powder. Our powder is a wonderful whole food supplement, providing excellent nutrition with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Putting our powder on the market made a huge difference because of the fact that we are Organic. There are other companies that produce conventional freeze dried blueberry powder, but nothing like our Organic Freeze Dried Powder. You can enjoy using the powder in yogurt, oatmeal, smoothies, and much more! When storing the freeze dried powder and the slices use an airtight container and keep them in the refrigerator/freezer.

Blueberry Glazed Pork Chops

via: rockrecipes.blogspot.com

Yield: 4 Servings

Cook Time

Active Time: 25 minutes

Inactive time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:

8 boneless center loin pork chops
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
Salt and pepper to season
½ cup white wine or chicken stock
½ teaspoon thyme
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 cup Sunset Valley Organics blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons butter

Directions:

1. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper.
2. Pan fry the pork chops in the olive oil and garlic until completely cooked about 4-5 minutes per side. Hold the pork chops in a warm oven.
3. Add the blueberries, balsamic vinegar, wine (or stock), thyme, nutmeg and brown sugar in a saucepan.
4. Simmer to reduce the volume of the sauce by half.
5. Add the lemon juice and butter and simmer for an additional minute or so until the sauce slightly thickens.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste and spoon the sauce over the cooked pork chops.