Pork Chops in White Wine Sauce
(Souce: whatsinthepan.com)
Pork Chops:
4 boneless pork chops (I used bone-in pork chops)
2 tablespoons butter
Pork Chop Dredging
Mixture:
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Creamy Herb and
Wine Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp flour (or use leftover flour from pork chops
dredging)
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 lemon (juice of fresh lemon)
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
4 sprigs fresh thyme (leaves only)
Pork Chop Dredging
Mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, garlic powder, onion
powder, Italian seasoning and season generously with salt and pepper.
Cooking Pork
Chops: Dredge pork chops thoroughly in dry mixture, then heat 2 tablespoons
butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add pork chops and
sear them by cooking for 3-4 minutes per side for a total of 6-8 minutes. First
side is cooked on medium high, but when cooking on the second side, reduce the
heat to medium. Remove pork from heat and transfer to a plate. Cover to keep
warm.
Creamy Garlic
& Herb Sauce: Return skillet to heat, add 2 tablespoons butter and
minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes on medium heat. Add flour to the butter
mixture and start pouring in wine while still on medium heat - about 1 minute.
Next squeeze lemon into the pan, add chicken stock and heavy cream. Add fresh
thyme and Italian seasoning, season with salt and pepper (to taste). Simmer for
2-3 minutes. Taste the sauce and add more seasoning, if necessary.
Final Assembly:
Reduce heat to low and return pork chops to pan. Depending on the thickness of
your pork chops, you might just need to heat them up a bit to make sure they
are done. Drizzle some of the sauce over pork chops and reheat on low for 2-3
minutes or until pork chops are done.
**Note: since my pork chops were thicker and I only seared
the pork to create a crust, I baked the pork in a pre-heated 400 degree oven
for about 10 minutes until it was close to being cooked through.
