Pork Chops With Morel Sauce Food

PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
• Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.

PORK CHOPS WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Wash the morels in two to three changes of water. Pat them dry and cut them into halves or quarters, according to their size.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fry chops in a small roasting pan for three minutes on each side in a tablespoon of butter and oil until each side is brown. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the fat from the pan and place the chops and the pan in the oven for six to eight minutes. Remove the chops from the oven and keep them warm on a plate.
• Make the sauce. Cook the morels in the remaining butter for three minutes. Add the sherry and reduce by half. Add the cream and simmer until the sauce has a velvety consistency. Correct seasoning and add lemon juice to taste. Place chops on a serving dish and reheat in the oven for two to three minutes. Add any juices released by the chops to the sauce. Pour sauce over and around chops, sprinkle with tarragon and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH MOREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cooking oil and thyme in small dish; set aside.
• Soak mushrooms in 1 cup warm water 30-60 minutes.
• Dust chops with seasoned flour; pat off excess.
• Heat large ovenproof skillet on medium-high. Add just enough olive oil to coat bottom of pan and heat until oil faintly smokes.
• Carefully place chops in pan. Turn when carmelized (edges turn paper-bag brown about 1/4 of the way up the sides), 3-5 minutes.
• Top each chop with 1/4 Tbsp butter; drizzle with the thyme seasoned cooking oil (basting oil).
• Place skillet with chops in oven and bake 15-20 minutes, until thermometer inserted into thickest part of chops reads 145 degrees.
• Meanwhile, manually squeeze water from mushrooms (save liquid). Slice mushrooms in half lengthwise.
• Heat 1 tsp butter in medium skillet on medium-high. Stir in shallots and mushroom. Add wine and reserved mushroom liquid; simmer until almost dry, 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in demi-glace and Quark; heat to simmering.
• Add remaining 1 tsp butter.
• Remove skillet from oven; let chops rest 5 minutes to reach 150 degrees.
• Serve sauce over chops.

PORK CHOPS WITH HONEY-GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork chops over medium heat until a thermometer reads 145°, 5-6 minutes on each side. Remove; let stand 5 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients; add to pan. Cook over medium heat 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with chops.

PORK CHOPS WITH MOLE SAUCE (WW)

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat place peppers and toast for 30 seconds or so on each side. Transfer to a bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand for 20 minutes or until hydrated. Drain.
• Transfer peppers and 1/2 cup broth to a blender and process until smooth. Return to bowl. Set aside.
• Sprinkle pork chops on all sides with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper.
• Spray skillet with Pam and set over medium high heat.
• Add pork chops to skillet and brown on each side (3-5 minutes). Transfer pork to a plate and set aside.
• Add 1 teaspoon of oil to skillet and add garlic and onion; cook stirring for 2-5 minutes or until golden.
• Stir in tomato (or when I made these I didn't have any tomatoes, so I used some tomato juice - it gets pureed in the blender anyways - see two steps down) and cook, stirring occasionally for another 2-5 minutes.
• Stir in spices (oregano - cinnamon); cooking stirring frequently for 15 seconds.
• Spoon mixture into blender with the remaining broth (1/2 cup); process for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Heat remaining oll (1 teaspoon) in skillet over medium heat. Add pepper mixture, tomato mixture, and the remaining salt (1/2 teaspoon); cook stirring until thickened (5-10 minutes). Stir in chocolate and cook, stirring until melted.
• Add the pork chops to skillet and turn to coat. Simmer until cooked through (5-10 minutes).