Pork Chops With Maple Mustard Sauce

This delicious recipe is just the right combination of sweet, sour and savory. It is quick and easy to make after a hard day at work, or play, as the case may be. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  boneless pork chops, about 1/2-inch thick
• 4  tablespoons rubbed sage (enough to rub both sides of the chops, you may not need to use all of it)
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup  minced shallots or 1⁄4 cup green onion
• 2  teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1  cup chicken broth
• 4  tablespoons maple syrup
• 3  tablespoons  balsamic vinegar
• 2  tablespoons capers

Directions

1. Pound meat to 1/4 inch thick. Season both sides with rubbed sage and pepper.
2. Melt butter in heavy skillet, over medium high heat.
3. Add pork and sauté until brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
4. Add shallots to same skillet, and cook about 30 seconds.
5. Mix in mustard and chicken broth, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
6. Stir in maple syrup and vinegar. Simmer until mixture is reduced to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes.
7. Add capers to sauce.
8. Return pork and juices to skillet. Cook until just heated through, about 1 minute.
9. Arrange pork on platter and spoon sauce over.
10. Serve with steamed rice.