EASY PORK CHOP SAUTE WITH CRANBERRIES

Easy Pork Chop Saute With Cranberries image

Provided by Annacia

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, divided
4 boneless pork loin chops (1-1 1/4 pounds)
2/3 cup cranberry juice cocktail
2 1/2-3 tablespoons clover honey (or other mild honey)
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup cranberries (whole or chopped as you prefer, if frozen thaw first)

Steps:

Mix thyme and 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with the thyme mixture.
Stir cranberry juice and 2 1/2 tablespoons honey in a 1-cup glass measure until well blended.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
Add the chops and cook until browned on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Push the chops to one side of the pan, add onion to the empty half and cook, stirring, until the onion is soft and beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour half the juice mixture into the pan.
Add cranberries.
Reduce heat to medium and cook, turning the chops occasionally, until cooked through, 2 to 4 minutes.
Transfer the chops to a serving plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Add the remaining juice mixture to the pan.
Increase heat to high and cook until the mixtures reduces to form a syrupy sauce, about 2 minutes.
Season with the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper and up to an additional 1/2 tablespoon honey to taste.
Spoon the sauce over the chops.
*Tip.
Tip: To make quick work of chopping cranberries, place whole berries in a food processor and pulse a few times until the berries are coarsely chopped.