Pork Chops with Sweet-and-Sour Cider Glaze

Name: Pork Chops with Sweet-and-Sour Cider Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider; 2 Tbsps cider vinegar; 2 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoons mustard seeds; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 (1-inch-thick) pork rib chops (1 lb total)

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pork Chops with Sweet-and-Sour Cider Glaze Head to the store and pick up olive oil, cider vinegar, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cider vinegar you could follow this main course with the Vinegar Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pat pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork Chops

Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chops until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes total.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Stir together cider and brown sugar and add to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, turning chops once, until meat is almost cooked through, about 3 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Cider

Meat

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Transfer chops to a plate.

Add vinegar and mustard seeds to sauce and boil, stirring to scrape up any brown bits, until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes. Return chops with any juices on plate to skillet and simmer until meat is just cooked through and sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.

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Mustard Seeds

Vinegar

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Meat

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Servings:

237milliliters

apple cider 2Tbsps

cider vinegar 2Tbsps

packed light brown sugar 1teaspoons

mustard seeds 1Tbsp

olive oil 2

(1-inch-thick) pork rib chops (1 lb total)

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Pork Chops works really well with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. You could try Hanna Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.