Seared Pork Chops with Grape Sauce

Name: Seared Pork Chops with Grape Sauce
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 strip bacon, cut into lardons; 177 milliliters chicken stock; 2 servings Chopped fresh chives, for garnish; 2 servings Kosher salt; 2 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 2 pork chops, bone out, 1 1/2 inches thick; 59 milliliters port wine; 237 milliliters seedless red grapes; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Seared Pork Chops with Grape Sauce is Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, pork chops, chives, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes.

Instructions

Salt the chops and let sit outside the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes to allow them to come to room temperature.

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Salt

Add the bacon and 1 teaspoon oil to a saute pan and place over medium-high heat. Once the bacon starts to render, add the grapes. Allow the bacon to render and get crispy and the grapes to split open and release their juices.

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Grapes

Bacon

Cooking Oil

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Remove half of the grapes and bacon and set aside.

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Grapes

Bacon

Add the port wine and red wine vinegar and reduce by half.

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Red Wine Vinegar

Port

Add the chicken stock and reduce by half.

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Chicken Stock

To a cast-iron pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Add the seasoned pork chops to the pan and sear. Cook the pork for 6 to 7 minutes on the first side. Flip over and reduce the heat. Cook for another 6 to 7 minutes until cooked through. Flip and cook the pork on the remaining sides for another 2 to 3 minutes each side.

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Pork Chops

Pork

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Remove the pork from the pan and allow it to rest for about 5 minutes prior to serving.

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Pork

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When ready to serve, add in the reserved grapes and bacon to the sauce. Taste and re-season if needed.

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Grapes

Bacon

Sauce

Pour over the chops and garnish with chives.

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Chives

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Servings:

1strip

bacon, cut into lardons 177milliliters

chicken stock 2servings

Chopped fresh chives, for garnish 2servings

Kosher salt 2servings

Extra-virgin olive oil 2

pork chops, bone out, 1 1/2 inches thick 59milliliters

port wine 237milliliters

seedless red grapes 1Tbsp

red wine vinegar

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Pork Chops can be paired 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. The Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 25 dollars per bottle.