Pork Chops With Mushroom Tarragon Sauce Food

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chops:.
• Mix salt, paprika and pepper in a small bowl, rub onto chops.
• Heat oil& butter (or Pam) in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown chops 3 minutes per side.
• Cover, reduce to medium and cook until inside is just pink and juices run clear when pricked, about 10 mins; flip chops halfway thorough.
• (Since I was using very thick chops I started them off in the pan as directed and finished them in the microwave.) Serve with Mushroom Sauce and lemon wedges.
• Mushroom Sauce.
• Melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic, saute until translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and cook until they release their liquid and begin to brown, about 10 minutes.
• (I had actually planned to use canned mushroom slices and wouldn't have cooked it 10 miutes).
• Add thyme, zest and wine/sherry, and the broth; simmer until liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream, salt and pepper, simmer until lightly coats back of spoon.
• (Since the fat free half& half doesn't thicken that well, I used less liquid to begin with, and I always turn off the pan before adding the half& half.) Prep time and cook time is combined for both.
• Most of the chop cook time was pretty passive, but the sauce was more active.

TARRAGON-DIJON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Sprinkle chops with garlic powder and pepper. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Brown chops on both sides; remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and green onions; cook and stir 3 minutes. Place chops over mushroom mixture. Bake, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix mustard, pepper sauce and, if desired, wine; spread over chops. Bake 2 minutes longer. Sprinkle with tarragon.

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM-TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with garlic salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chops in 1 teaspoon oil. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute mushrooms and onion in remaining oil until almost tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is almost evaporated. Combine flour and broth until smooth. Stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return pork chops to pan and add tarragon. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Stir in butter.

TARRAGON CHOPS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chops in 1-1/2 teaspoons butter for 4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in remaining butter for 3-5 minutes or until almost tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits. Stir in tarragon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 7-10 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Serve with pork chops.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD AND TARRAGON SAUCE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Pat the pork dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 3 teaspoons oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown the chops on the first side, about 3 minutes.
• Flip the chops over, reduce the heat to medium, and continue to cook until the center of the chops (away from the bone) registers 135 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the chops to a clean plate, tent with foil, and let rest until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 150 degrees before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Do not clean the skillet.
• While the chops are resting, add the rest of the vegetable oil to the hot skillet, and return to medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Add the shallot and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth and wine, scraping up any browned bits, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the mustard and any accumulated pork juice.
• Turn the heat to low and whisk in the butter, one piece at a time.
• Off the heat, stir in the tarragon and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon the sauce over the pork before serving.

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim the excess fat from the chops and use it to grease a large skillet.
• Over high heat, brown each chop lightly on both sides.
• Salt and pepper each as it finishes and place it in the crockpot.
• Add the sage.
• Turn the soup (undiluted) and the onion flakes into the still hot skillet.
• Scrape the pan juices and turn them into the cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours.