Pork Chops
Bone-in pork chops the Bulgarian way — rubbed with garlic, savory and black pepper, left to take the marinade, then seared hard in a hot pan and finished with a splash of white wine that becomes their sauce.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in pork chops, about 2 cm thick (about 250 g each)
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp dried savory
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 100 ml dry white wine
- 0.5 bunch parsley, chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1825 kcal · P 132g · C 13.9g · F 128.1g
Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Snip the fat along the edge of each chop every 3 cm, cutting just through the rind, so the chops stay flat in the pan instead of curling.
- 2Pound them lightly with a meat mallet to an even thickness, without tearing the meat.
- 3Mix 2 tbsp of the oil with the garlic, savory, pepper and paprika, rub it over both sides of the chops, cover and leave for 30 minutes at room temperature (or up to a day in the fridge).
- 4Scrape off the garlic, which would burn, and salt the chops just before cooking — salt added earlier draws out the juices.
- 5Heat the remaining oil in a heavy frying pan over high heat until it shimmers, add the chops and fry for 4 minutes without moving them, until a deep brown crust forms.
- 6Turn the chops, lower the heat to medium and fry for 4–5 minutes more, until the meat next to the bone is no longer pink (63°C on a thermometer).
- 7Transfer the chops to a warm plate, pour the wine into the pan and let it bubble for 2 minutes, scraping up the browned bits, until reduced by half.
- 8Pour the pan sauce over the chops, scatter with the parsley and rest for 3 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Pork Chops take to make?
About 55 minutes: 40 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pork Chops?
9 ingredients: bone-in pork chops, garlic, sunflower oil, dried savory, black pepper, sweet paprika, salt, dry white wine, parsley.
How many servings does this Pork Chops recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pork Chops?
About 456 kcal, with 33 g protein, 3.5 g carbohydrate and 32 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pork Chops recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Pork Chops?
Pork Chops comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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