Whiskey Glazed Pork Chops Food

BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine all brine ingredients in a large resealable plastic bag (I used a gallon size), or large airtight container. Whisk until combined well. Add pork chops to brine, seal bag or container and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
• When using a bag, I like to place the bag inside a baking dish, so in case the bag leaks, you won't have a giant mess in your refrigerator, it'll be contained in the dish.
• Add all bourbon glaze ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over MED heat, stirring occasionally. Once boiling, reduce heat to LOW and simmer for around 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix slurry ingredients (cornstarch and water) in a small bowl, then add to bourbon glaze and cook another 1-2 minutes, until thickened.
• Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Remove pork from brine, rinse with cold water, and pat very dry. Discard brine.
• Season with 1/2 tsp EACH salt, pepper, smoked paprika and dried thyme.
• Add vegetable oil to large oven-safe skillet and heat over MED-HIGH heat. Once pan is hot, add seasoned pork chops and cook, without flipping or moving, for 2-3 minutes.
• Using tongs, flip pork chops over, and transfer skillet to the preheated oven.
• Bake 5 minutes, then flip pork chops back over, return to the oven and bake another 4 minutes, until pork is cooked to 145 F degrees (internal temperature).
• Remove pork chops to a plate, and cover loosely with foil. Leave to rest for 5 minutes.
• Brush or spoon a bit of sauce over the top of each pork chops, then serve with remaining sauce on the side.

BOURBON-GLAZED SMOKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place pork chops on a paper-towel-lined tray, and pat dry. Combine mustard and cayenne pepper, and evenly season chops. Stir together sugar, bourbon, and 2 tablespoons water.
• Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Sear pork chops in batches until browned, about 2 minutes on each side (turn heat down if necessary to keep browned bits from burning). Remove chops from pan, and lower heat. Add bourbon mixture, scrape up browned bits with a wooden spoon, and cook for 30 seconds, until reduced to a glaze. Return chops to pan, and cook, flipping, until chops are warmed through and completely glazed, about 1 minute.

GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• In a large oven-safe saute pan over high heat, heat the olive oil until oil ripples. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Sear the chops, presentation side down, until browned. Then flip and cook until the other side is browned. If the chops are more than 2 inches thick, sear them on the sides as well, using tongs to hold them.
• Once a uniform sear is achieved, remove the pan from the heat and pour the syrup over the chops. Cook in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until firm to the touch. A meat thermometer should register 150 degrees F.
• When fully cooked, remove the pan from oven and place it over a burner on high heat for a minute to thicken the glaze. Flip the chops so they are evenly coated and serve immediately.

WHISKEY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Combine the first 6 ingredients.
• Salt and pepper the pork chops.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Saute pork 5 minutes on each side.
• Remove.
• Add onion and mushrooms to the pan and saute for 3 minutes.
• Slowly add whiskey to pan, cook for a minute until almost evaporated.
• Stir sour cream mixture into pan.
• Return pork to pan and spoon sauce over pork.
• Wrap handle of pan with foil and cover.
• Bake@ 300 for 1 hour.

TENNESSEE WHISKEY-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together the sauce base ingredients.
• Transfer 1/4 cup of mixture to a zip top bag and add pork chops. Press out as much air as possible and seal the bag. Marinate no more than one hour.
• Remove chops from bag. Pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a 12" skillet over medium-high flame. Add oil. When oil shimmers, add chops. Sear both sides until golden brown, 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer to a clean plate. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour remaining sauce mixture into hot skillet. Scrape up browned bits (fond) from the bottom of the pan. Reduce over medium-high heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in remaining vinegar and juices from pork chops. Whisk in cold butter.
• Return chops to pan, presentation side down. Turn chops over to glaze them fully. Turn off heat. Cover for 5 minutes to finish cooking.

TENNESSEE-WHISKEY GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Whisk whiskey, cider, sugar, mustard, cayenne, vanilla and 1 tsp vinegar together.
• Transfer 1/2 c of this mixture to a bag, add chops. Press air from bag and zip. Turn to coat chops. Put in refrigerator for at least 2 hours, longer is better.
• Keep remaining whiskey mixture separately.
• Remove chops from bag, pat dry, discard marinade.
• In small saucepan, heat remaining whiskey mixture to a simmer and reduce until thick and bubbly. Add the butter, whisking until melted in and the glaze has taken on a nice sheen.
• Oil grill well. Heat grill to high, reduce heat to medium-low. Place chops on grill to sear. Turn chops. Brush glaze on chops. Cook until almost done.
• Turn chops, brush again with glaze.
• Internal temperature should be 145 when done.
• Remove from grill, plate and serve.

ONE PAN WHISKEY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle pork with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add pork; saute 5 minutes on each side or until golden.
• Remove pork from pan.
• Add onion and mushrooms to pan; saute for 3 minutes.
• Carefully add whiskey to pan; cook for 1 minute or until liquid almost evaporates.
• Stir sour cream mixture into pan.
• Return pork to pan; spoon sauce over pork.
• Wrap handle of skillet with foil.
• Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
• Serve immediately.
• Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 pork chop and about 1/3 cup sauce).

TENNESSEE WHISKEY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, over medium-high heat, heat olive oil.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Place chops in skillet, and cook about 5 minutes each side, turning once, until browned.
• Remove chops from skillet and keep warm.
• In the same skillet cook garlic, onion, and pepper flakes until tender, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the apple juice, dark brown sugar, whiskey, teriyaki, and soy sauces.
• Turn heat to high and bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium, and cook sauce, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Add pork chops to skillet and simmer, turning once, until no longer pink near bone (about 3 minutes per side) and sauce is thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup.

BOURBON APPLE CIDER AND HONEY GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Stir apple cider, honey, cider vinegar, and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low, stirring often, until the mixture reduces to 2/3 cup, about 20 minutes.
• Simmer 1/3 cup whiskey in a separate small saucepan over medium-low heat until steam no longer smells of alcohol, about 10 minutes; stir into the apple cider mixture. Reduce this mixture to 1/2 cup, forming an apple cider glaze and cool.
• Stir 3 tablespoons whiskey into apple cider glaze.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pork chops into a baking dish; brush with the apple cider glaze.
• Bake chops in the preheated oven, basting them often with glaze, until tender, about 1 hour. If desired, bring any remaining glaze to a boil in a saucepan and drizzle over chops to serve.