Pork Chops in Sweet and Sour Sauce

Name: Pork Chops in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Ingredients: 4 pork chops (3 cm thick); black pepper; a little oil; brine; 2 cups water; 1 tablespoon salt; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 sprig rosemary; sweet and sour sauce; 50 ml balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 green onion stalk; 1 sprig rosemary; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon butter

November 30, 2012

Christmas Recipes Pork Meat Dishes

Recipe: Pork Chops in Sweet and Sour Sauce

For me, this recipe was a real challenge... because of my relationship with vinegar. But I wanted you to have as many interesting options as possible for preparing pork this month. In the end, I also gained from this experience - the sauce is very, very good and believe it or not, I wiped my plate clean at the end. I will definitely use it in other recipes too. Pork chops with sweet and sour sauce are served with a little mashed potatoes and MUST be accompanied by a large green salad.

Ingredients

4 pork chops (3 cm thick)
black pepper
a little oil

Brine

2 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 sprig rosemary

Sweet and Sour Sauce

50 ml balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 green onion stalk
1 sprig rosemary
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon butter

Servings: 4

How to prepare pork chops in sweet and sour sauce

Mix the brine ingredients until the salt and sugar dissolve. Place the chops in it and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
Start by preparing the sauce: put the vinegar with honey, crushed garlic, onion rounds and rosemary sprig to boil (over medium heat) for 5 minutes from when it starts to simmer. Remove the sauce from heat and strain. Add pieces of butter to the strained sauce in batches, stirring until completely dissolved. Add a little salt if necessary. Let the sauce sit until the chops are ready.
Remove the chops from the brine and pat dry thoroughly with paper towels. Season with ground black pepper and then brush both sides with oil.
Heat a grill pan for 5 minutes. Place the chops in it and fry for 2 minutes on the first side and 1.5 minutes on the second side.
Remove the pan from heat, quickly brush the chops with sauce on both sides and place them back in the pan. Put in the oven preheated to 200°C for another 3 minutes.
Remove the chops from the oven, transfer to a warm plate and let rest for at least 3 minutes.
Serve the chops generously drizzled with sauce.