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Outstanding Pork Chops
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04/02/2012 09:30 AM
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Hi, I can't remember who originally posted this recipe but I made it last night and it was simply outstanding. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> Try it, you'll like it!
Wolfgang Puck's Juicy Pork Chops Pan-Seared with Hoisin Sauce and Dried Cranberries
Ingredients: 4 (10 to 12 ounce) boneless or bone-in pork chops Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary or thyme 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 cup port 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1 to 2 tablespoons bottled hoisin sauce or good-quality bottled barbecue sauce 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
Directions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a large, heavy-bottom, ovenproof skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, pat the pork chops dry with paper towels and sprinkle them on both sides with salt and pepper to taste and the fresh herbs.
Add the oil to the hot skillet and as soon as the oil is hot enough to swirl around easily, add 1 tablespoon of the butter and the pork chops, spacing the chops about 1 inch apart. Cook the chops undisturbed until their undersides are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Use tongs to turn them over and sear about 1 minute more.
Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the chops are cooked through but still slightly pink at the center, about 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven, transfer the chops to a platter, and cover them with aluminum foil to keep them warm while you make the sauce.
Pour off all of the fat from the skillet. Return the skillet to the stovetop over medium-high heat and pour in the port. With a wooden spoon, stir and scrape to deglaze the pan deposits. Add the dried cranberries and continue simmering the Port briskly until it reduces to about half its original volume, about 5 minutes.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of the hoisin sauce or barbecue sauce and continue simmering, stirring frequently, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon; taste the sauce and, if you like, stir in a little more hoisin or barbecue sauce. Then whisk in the remaining butter, a piece or two at a time, until the sauce looks creamy and glossy. Taste the sauce and, if necessary, add a little more salt and pepper to taste.
Return the pork chops to the skillet, turn them in the sauce to coat them well, and continue simmering until the chops are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes more.
Transfer the chops to heated plates and spoon the sauce over and around them. Garnish with chives and serve immediately.
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
[Re: Kimmers]
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04/02/2012 10:17 AM
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Looks good! I bought some pork chops this weekend... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
[Re: Kimmers]
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04/02/2012 11:08 AM
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Yumskers, what sides are you serving with this?
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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misterduffy said: Yumskers, what sides are you serving with this? Because of the cranberries, I served a Waldorf Salad which was a perfect compliment to the chops. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
[Re: Kimmers]
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04/03/2012 11:04 AM
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what a nice combination! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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04/03/2012 07:40 PM
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Kimmers--I made these for dinner tonight. The flavor was OUTSTANDING, but there wasn't enough sauce for me. I ended up adding back some of the liquid that I had poured off when I took the chops out, but it made the sauce too greasy for me. I think WHEN I make it again (which I will!!) I will start out with a lot more liquid.
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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04/04/2012 11:50 AM
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I only did two chops to begin with, but they were large, bone-in chops. I think that I might well start out with twice as much port next time, or use some other liquid in it. The two chops basically were all I could fit in the pan to begin with anyway, although one could probably fit 4 boneless chops in.
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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Carol, I prefer the flavor of bone-in pork chops over boneless... There's just "sometning missing" when you use boneless... and they are not as moist... IMO... and everyone loves gnawing on a nice pork chop bone! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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peconic said: "...I prefer the flavor of bone-in pork chops over boneless..." Totally agree! Sounds like Carol needs a larger cast iron skillet. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
[Re: Kimmers]
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04/05/2012 05:47 PM
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...actually, I don't own a cast iron skillet.. This was stainless. These were BIG chops. Not sure I've ever seen a cast iron skillet that would be big enough for 4 of those babies!
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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Carol, I have a 20" Cast Iron Skillet!!! It's really heavy and we don't use it much! but when you need it, it's great... ain't nothing better than cast iron! I never use my stainless steel skillets!
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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Wow... that skillet would make a LOT of yorksire pudding!!!
I cook almost exclusively on cast iron... I have 2 dutch ovens (one large, 12 qt., one smaller, 6 qt.)... my 20" and a 12" skillets... a flat round griddle, 12", for omlettes & eggs... and a 2 burner rectangle grill/griddle (reversable), well this one is cast aluminum...
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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04/09/2012 02:56 PM
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I really don't know that I could lift it myself! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Crazy.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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It's not that bad Carol, but it does weigh about 20 pounds... heavy... YES! but nothing can compare, when you need it!
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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My arm strength is not at all what it should be because I had surgery on both shoulders last year.
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Re: Outstanding Pork Chops
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Understand... Deb went thru rotator cuff surgery last October... and she's still a long way from full use of that arm!
BUT... you always have Eric to lift it! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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