Name: Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 t olive oil; 1 T finely chopped shallot; 1 c tart cherries pitted and halved; 1/3 c ruby port wine; 1 t balsamic vinegar; 1/8 t salt; 1 t coriander seeds (crushed); 3/4 t ground mustard; 1/4 t salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 bone-in pork loin chops (7 oz each); 2 t olive oil

It’s Pork Chops Tonight!

A Quick Meal for a Time Crunch

Pork chops! If you need a meal quick, and something not just for any regular night, this is your dish. It’ll take about 25 minutes to prepare this meal, which means you may even spend more time cleaning up than cooking.

The flavor that won this recipe here is the cherry sauce. It’s all in the speed that you bring the sauce to boil and reduce it.

Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce

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Cook Time 25

Total Time 25

Servings 2 Servings

Ingredients

1 t olive oil
1 T finely chopped shallot
1 c tart cherries pitted and halved
1/3 c ruby port wine
1 t balsamic vinegar
1/8 t salt

Pork Chops

1 t coriander seeds crushed
3/4 t ground mustard
1/4 t salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 bone-in pork loin chops 7 oz each
2 t olive oil

Instructions

Prep Sauce

Saute shallot with oil in small saucepan.
1 t olive oil, 1 T finely chopped shallot
Stir in cherries, wine, vinegar & salt.
1/3 c ruby port wine, 1 t balsamic vinegar, 1/8 t salt, 1 c tart cherries pitted and halved
Bring to boil. Cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.

Prep Chops

Combine the rub in a small bowl (coriander, mustard, salt and pepper).
1 t coriander seeds, 3/4 t ground mustard, 1/4 t salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Cover the chops in the rub.
2 bone-in pork loin chops
In large skillet over medium heat, add oil and cook pork chops for 4-5 minutes each side (145° F).
2 t olive oil

Serve

Place each pork chop on a plate, cover with sauce, and serve!

Notes

Common Questions

How to cook pork chops?

The best option for pork chops is to get the sear them golden brown. You can do this in a frying pan, and oven, and an air fryer. You want to flip the pork chops halfway through cooking to ensure you get the searing on both sides. These options allow all the juices in the searing process.

How long to bake pork chops?

Baking pork chops at 350° not covered with foil the pork chops will take 20-30 minutes to cook. If you are using foil at the same temperature, it’ll be 15-25 minutes. Either way, if you are using a thermometer, cook until meat reaches 145°.