BRANDIED-PEACH PORK CHOPS
Brandy and lightly sautéed peaches make a rich, sweet sauce for pan-seared pork chops in this delicious weeknight recipe.
Provided by Paul Grimes
Categories Fruit Quick & Easy Dinner Peach Pork Chop Brandy Fall Winter Jam or Jelly Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pat pork chops dry, then sprinkle on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper (total).
- Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook pork chops, turning once, until browned and just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes total. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered with foil. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet.
- Heat butter in skillet over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook shallots with thyme, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden-brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add 1/4 cup brandy to skillet and carefully ignite with a kitchen match (use caution; flames will shoot up), then cook over medium heat, scraping bottom of skillet to loosen brown bits. When flames subside, add peaches, preserves, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper and cook, covered, until peaches are tender and juicy, about 3 minutes. Stir in remaining tablespoon brandy, any meat juices from platter, and salt and pepper to taste, then spoon sauce over chops.
CURRIED PORK CHOPS WITH BRANDIED PEACH AND CRABAPPLE CHUTNEY
Steps:
- In a small skillet, cook onion in 1 tablespoon oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened and stir in 1 teaspoon vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon curry powder.
- Transfer mixture to a small bowl and stir in peaches, crabapples and parsley.
- Pat pork chops dry. In a small dish, stir together remaining 3/4 teaspoon curry powder, salt and pepper and sprinkle mixture on both sides of pork chops, rubbing it in. In a 9-inch heavy non-stick skillet, heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot, but not smoking and brown pork chops about 3 minutes on each side. Pour off any excess fat and reduce heat to moderately low. Add reserved syrup and remaining teaspoon vinegar and simmer, covered, 10 minutes, or until meat is just cooked through. Transfer pork chops to plates and keep warm. Boil pan juices until thickened, about 15 seconds, and spoon over pork chops. Serve pork chops with chutney.
BRANDIED-PEACH PORK CHOPS
I love the combination of peaches with pork and this sounds like a fun flambe too.
Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Categories Pork
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Pat pork chops dry, then sprinkle on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper (total).
- 2. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook pork chops, turning once, until browned and just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes total. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered with foil. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet.
- 3. Heat butter in skillet over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook shallots with thyme, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden-brown, about 5 minutes.
- 4. Add 1/4 cup brandy to skillet and carefully ignite with a kitchen match (use caution; flames will shoot up), then cook over medium heat, scraping bottom of skillet to loosen brown bits. When flames subside, add peaches, preserves, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper and cook, covered, until peaches are tender and juicy, about 3 minutes.
- 5. Stir in remaining tablespoon brandy, any meat juices from platter, and salt and pepper to taste, then spoon sauce over chops.
BRANDIED PEACH PORK CHOPS
Categories Pork
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pat prok chops dry and season with 1 tsp sale and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook pork chops turning once (10-12 minutes total).
- Set aside and keep warm under foil.
- From the skillet, pour off all but 1 Tbsp of fat.
- In the skillet, heat butter over medium heat and cook shallots, thyme stirring 5-minutes until tender.
- Add 1/4 cup of brandy and carefully ignite with a kitchen match then cook over medium heat, scraping bottom of skillet.
- When flames subside, add peaches, preserves and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper and cook 3-minutes until tender.
- Stir in a Tbsp brandy and meat juice from paltter and salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon sauce over chops.
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