Pork Chops with Apricot Brandy Sauce
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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This is a delightful recipe from my sister who got it from the internet from: steamykitchen.com
These are so tender and so beautiful when served- you will say "Did I do that?" Enjoy the recipe!
These are so tender and so beautiful when served- you will say "Did I do that?" Enjoy the recipe!
Ingredients
- 3/4 to 1 c
- (a handful) dried apricots, halved
- 1/3 c
- brandy or cognac or apple juice
- 1/2 tsp
- gourmet roasted ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp
- gourmet roasted ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp
- kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp
- fresh ground black pepper
- 4 large
- thick-cut pork chops-lightly scored on one side to edge
- 1 Tbsp
- olive oil
- 2 Tbsp
- real butter
- 1 large
- onion , sliced
- 1 c
- chicken broth, condensed
How to Make Pork Chops with Apricot Brandy Sauce
- 1Soak the apricots in brandy in a small bowl. Combine the cumin, ginger, salt and pepper.
(Lightly score pork chops on one side with a sharp knife to prevent them from curling during cooking and helps with even cooking.)Rub the dry cumin mixture evenly on both sides of pork chops. - 2Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops, cook 3 minutes each side until browned and mostly cooked all the way through. Remove chops to plate- to finish cooking later in recipe.
- 3Return skillet to medium-low and add the butter and onions. Gently sauté onions for 5 minutes. Make sure they do not burn. Add the dried apricots, but not the brandy yet and sauté another minute. Turn heat to medium-high and pour in the Brandy that the apricots were soaked in . Let simmer for 1 minute.
- 4Pour in chicken broth. Return the chops back into the pan, squishing them in the sauce. Cover and cook for 3 minutes until the inside of chops is barely blush - pink.
