Pork Chops With Sun-dried Cherry And Port Wine Sauce Recipe
From luisascatering 14 years ago
- 18 minutes to make
- Serves 4
The full-flavored combination of dried cherries, port, and Jus de Poulet Lié Gold certainly transforms pork chops into celebrity fare. Serve this sauce with veal, duck, or goose, as well.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1 sprig fresh thyme + small sprigs to garnish shopping list
- ¾ cup port wine shopping list
- ¼ cup full-bodied red wine shopping list
- 1½ ounce Jus de Poulet Lié Gold demi-glace + ½ cup hot water OR rich, homemade roasted chicken stock shopping list
- ½ cup sun-dried cherries shopping list
- ¼ cup heavy cream shopping list
- 4 organic centercut pork chops, about ¾-inch thick (bone-in) shopping list
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste shopping list
- 1 tablespoon olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté shallots, peppercorns, bay leaf, and thyme until shallots are translucent. Add port and wine, bring to a boil, and reduce by half. Whisk in dissolved Jus de Poulet Lié Gold (or homemade stock) then strain sauce, and return to pan. Add cherries and whisk in cream, return to a simmer, and taste to adjust seasonings. Reduce slightly if too thin and keep warm.
- Brush pork with oil. Season pork with salt and pepper. Grill pork chops on a charcoal/gas grill, tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes
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- Heat large skillet over high heat. Brush pork with oil. Season pork with salt and pepper and quickly brown on both sides. Cover pan tightly, reduce heat to low, and cook until done, about 11 to 14 minutes.
- Place pork chop on serving plate. Spoon on sauce, drizzling around, and add a thyme sprig to each plate. I served mine with a roasted butternut squash puree and it was perfect :-)
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Now, won't this sauce just perk up that little pork chop; he will live in splendor. Thanks for a yummy recipe.
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Wonderful post - thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
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Wonderful post - thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
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