Feast your taste buds on the delectable Pan-Seared Pork Chops in White Wine Sauce, a dish that harmonizes the savory richness of pork with the elegant acidity of white wine. This culinary masterpiece starts with premium pork chops, seared to perfection, delivering a crispy outer layer and a tender, juicy interior. Nestled in a luscious white wine sauce, infused with herbs, mushrooms, and shallots, each bite offers a burst of flavor that dances on your palate. Accompanying this main course are three tantalizing side dish recipes: Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus, Creamy Polenta with Roasted Tomatoes, and Sauteed Spinach with Garlic and Lemon. These accompaniments provide a delightful contrast in texture and taste, elevating the pork chops to a gourmet experience. Prepare to indulge in a symphony of flavors as you embark on this culinary journey.
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PORK CHOPS WITH WINE AND GARLIC
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 16m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy skillet over high heat. Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops and sear them until they're nice and golden, about 2 minutes per side. (No need to completely cook the chops at this point.) Remove the chops from the skillet and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium high, then throw in the whole cloves of garlic. Stir them around and cook until they get nice and golden brown, a couple minutes. Pour in the red wine, then add the bay leaf. Stir it around and cook, raising the heat if necessary, until the sauce is reduced and thick, several minutes.
- Stir in the beef broth (you can add more if it needs the liquid) and add the chops back to the skillet, arranging them so they're swimming in the sauce. Cook the chops in the sauce for a few minutes, then add the balsamic. Shake the skillet to get it to distribute, then cook for a couple more minutes, or until the pork chops are done.
- Remove the chops from the skillet once more, then let the sauce reduce a little more if needed, until it's very thick and rich and the garlic is soft. Swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and sprinkle in a little salt and pepper.
- Arrange the pork chops on a platter, then pour the whole skillet of sauce (including the garlic) over the top. Serve with Lemony Green Beans if desired.
- Snap off the stem ends of the green beans or cut them off in a big bunch with a knife.
- Heat a pan over a medium heat and add the butter. (It helps to use a pan with a light-colored bottom, so you can keep track of the color.) Swirl the pan occasionally so the butter cooks evenly. As the butter melts, it will begin to foam. The color will progress from lemony yellow to golden tan to, finally, a toasty brown.
- Once you smell that nutty aroma, add the green beans and saute for 3 to 4 minutes so the beans take on a little color. Add the lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper, then transfer to a platter in batches with tongs.
PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE
Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of Blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work."
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, easy, weeknight, meat, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
- Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.
PORK CHOPS WITH DIJON SAUCE
In the Burgundy region of France, home of Dijon, pork chops are traditionally served in a sauce made with mustard, cream and white wine, and there are very few pairings that are better. Richard Olney, a prominent food writer and authority on French cooking, sautéed sliced apples and chops and then baked them all together with cream and mustard dribbled on top. I prefer the method here, but you could always fry up some apples and serve them on the side. (For a dish with roots closer to Normandy than Burgundy, make the same recipe but omit the mustard, deglaze the pan with Calvados instead of wine and stir sliced sautéed Granny Smiths into the sauce itself.)
Provided by Julia Reed
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt butter in the oil in a large deep skillet over high heat. Season chops with salt and pepper and add them, browning well, about 2 or 3 minutes a side, reducing the heat slightly if chops brown too quickly.
- Remove chops to a platter and pour off most of the fat. Add green onions or shallots and cook over medium-high heat until softened, about 1 minute. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping brown bits off the bottom. Stir in the stock and return chops to the pan. Bring the sauce to a simmer, cover and cook until chops are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove the chops to a warm platter; cover with foil to keep warm. Raise the heat and boil pan juices to reduce by half, about 2 minutes. Add cream and boil 2 minutes more, until sauce reduces a bit and thickens. Remove from the heat and whisk in mustard and the parsley, if using. Taste and add more mustard if desired. Immediately spoon sauce over the chops and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 533, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 3 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 744 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose thick-cut pork chops for best results.
- Season the pork chops generously with salt and pepper before cooking.
- Sear the pork chops in a hot skillet until golden brown on both sides.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook the pork chops for an additional 5-7 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
- Remove the pork chops from the skillet and set aside.
- Make the white wine sauce by adding the shallots, garlic, and white wine to the skillet.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until the shallots are softened.
- Add the chicken broth, heavy cream, and thyme to the skillet.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
- Return the pork chops to the skillet and cook for an additional 2 minutes, or until heated through.
- Serve the pork chops with the white wine sauce.
Conclusion:
Pan-seared pork chops in white wine sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The pork chops are tender and juicy, and the white wine sauce is creamy and flavorful. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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