Seriously, folks. I made this for dinner tonight and had to share this recipe with you! Normally I like to stuff my pork chops with gorgonzola, but being on a budget I couldn't afford that fancy-shmancy cheese. I actually forgot I was making pork chops tonight so I didn't have any sauces or marinades lined up. That little oops-a-daisy resulted in this awesome on-the-fly recipe. Enjoy!
Ingredients
4 boneless, thin-cut pork chops
3 Tbsp. of butter
3 Tbsp. of brown sugar
1/2 Tbsp. of ground mustard
1 can of sliced pears in juice or light syrup
Garlic salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a skillet, melt your butter over medium-high heat.
- Once the skillet is nice and hot, and the butter is bubbling, toss in a couple pork chops (they should not be overlapping). Allow them to brown on one side for about 2 minutes, then flip and give them another 1-2 minutes to brown on the second side. I like to season them lightly with garlic salt and a little pepper.
- While the pork chops are browning/searing, drain your pears into a small bowl. Add to the pear juice the brown sugar and ground mustard, then mix well.
- After browning/searing the pork chops, place them in a 9x12 baking dish. It's ok for them to overlap a little. Then place the sliced pears so they're sitting atop the pork chops.
- Pour your juice-sugar-mustard sauce over the pork chops and pears, being sure to coat evenly. Then pop it in the oven and let it bake for 30-45 minutes. The pork chops should have an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
- Finish it up by serving the pork chops with the pears on top, a little juice poured over it, and some brown sugar sprinkled on top.
Sounds good, hmm? Well it looks good, too! I only wish I'd had a little rosemary - I think it would've made a nice garnish. There are lots of ways you could serve this dish, but I chose to focus on the harvest-y flavors of the pears and serve a tossed salad, artisan cheese bread, and butternut squash ravioli that was tossed with butter, onion powder, and a little garlic salt.
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whoah! I might have to try these! I promised my husband I would start cooking more when we move into our new home. It'll be finished being built in November so I need all the recipe's I can get! haha. I never cooked in the old house because the kitchen was secluded and I was lonely in there...now that I have an open kitchen I need to learn so I can keep my promise. hahaha. newest follower from the GFC hop!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Whitney! I hope you like it. We just moved into our place, too, and I'd promised my husband that when we did I'd start cooking more. So far he seems pretty pleased, and I've kept my promise pretty well (we did go for Qdoba the other night haha). Glad to follow you back. :)
ReplyDeletewow! that looks soo yummy! I'm going to have to try this recipe!
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ReplyDeleteThis looks so yummy!! Thanks for sharing. I definitely have to try one of these days.
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Thanks for stopping by, Heather! Hope you enjoy the dish when you try it. :)
DeleteLooks so good! Definitely making this one night. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! It really was delicious. You can do the same thing, but stuff the pork chops with gorgonzola cheese before cooking and mmm... so yummy.
Deletemmmmmh that looks delicious and is making me quite hungry ;)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Well if you decide to make it let me know how you liked it. :)
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