Country French Pork Chops
photo by Dienia B.
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 pork chops, 1 inch thick
- salt
- pepper
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup pitted prune, coarse chopped
- 1⁄2 cup green olives, coarse chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
directions
- Season chops to taste with salt andpepper.
- Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat and add chops. Cook until well browned on both sides but still pink in the center, 3-4 minutes per side.
- Remove from skillet, place on platter and cover.
- Add broth to skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits with a spoon.
- Add brown sugar, red wine vinegar, prunes, and olives; simmer till sauce thickens, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Whisk in butter and parsley.
- Reduce flame to medium low; return chops and accumulated juices to skillet.
- Simmer, turning chops once or twice, until sauce clings and meat is completely cooked, 3-5 minutes.
- Serve at once.
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