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Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 23, 2013

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce

Ingredients

4 (8- to 10-ounce) bone-in pork rib chops, ½ inch thick, trimmedSalt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons minced shallot 3 garlic cloves, minced½ teaspoon fennel seeds ¾ cup port ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ¼ cup dried cherries 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

Before You Begin

Inexpensive ruby port is fine here. You can use dried cranberries in place of the dried cherries. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Instructions

  1. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add pork and cook until well browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side; transfer to plate and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
  2. Add shallot, garlic, and fennel seeds to now-empty skillet and cook until shallot is softened, about 1 minute. Add port, vinegar, cherries, and sage and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to ½ cup and cherries are plump, about 10 minutes. Add accumulated pork juices to sauce. Pour sauce over pork. Serve.
Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce

Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 (8- to 10-ounce) bone-in pork rib chops, ½ inch thick, trimmed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced shallot
3 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
¾ cup port
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup dried cherries
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

Ingredients

4 (8- to 10-ounce) bone-in pork rib chops, ½ inch thick, trimmed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced shallot
3 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
¾ cup port
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup dried cherries
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

Ingredients

4 (8- to 10-ounce) bone-in pork rib chops, ½ inch thick, trimmed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced shallot
3 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
¾ cup port
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup dried cherries
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

Why This Recipe Works

Thin-cut pork chops cook quickly, and the fruity sauce made with pantry ingredients tastes like the result of far more work than it is.

Before You Begin

Inexpensive ruby port is fine here. You can use dried cranberries in place of the dried cherries. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Instructions

  1. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add pork and cook until well browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side; transfer to plate and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
  2. Add shallot, garlic, and fennel seeds to now-empty skillet and cook until shallot is softened, about 1 minute. Add port, vinegar, cherries, and sage and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to ½ cup and cherries are plump, about 10 minutes. Add accumulated pork juices to sauce. Pour sauce over pork. Serve.

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