Pork Chops with Onion Balsamic Sauce

Pork Chops with Onion Balsamic Sauce

Ingredients:

For pork chops

  • 2 pieces 3/4” thick center cut pork chops, about 3/4 to 1 lb (375 to 500 g);
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt.

For onion balsamic sauce

  • 1 large red onion, cut to thin slices;
  • 2 cloves garlic, mince;
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
  • 1 tablespoon sugar;
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) balsamic vinegar.

For mustard mayonnaise sauce

  • 2 teaspoons old style mustard;
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, adjust to taste.

Recipe:

Serving for 2

For pork chops

  1. Clean and pat dry;
  2. Add sea salt marinate 2 hours or more;
  3. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a heavy sauté pan over medium high heat;
  4. Place pork chops in, do not move;
  5. Flip them when the edges start to brown;
  6. Brown both sides and then cover;
  7. Lower heat, give them a chance to cook through;
  8. Pierce the pork chops with a knife, they are done when the juices run clear;
  9. Let pork chops rest for 5 minutes, serve hot with onion balsamic sauce.

For onion balsamic sauce

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a heavy sauté pan over medium high heat;
  2. Sauté oncin under golden;
  3. Add 1 tablespoon sugar;
  4. Add juice from cooking pork chops;
  5. Add 1/4 cup (60 ml) balsamic vinegar;
  6. Reduce to a thick paste consistence.

For mustard mayonnaise sauce

  1. 2 teaspoons old style mustard;
  2. 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, adjust to taste.

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