Pork Chops with Mustard Sauce

This was a really delicious, easy dinner (for the meat eaters) that could be easily doubled (or more!). Found via my iphone.


Ingredients:
4 (3/4-inch-thick) pork chops
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots (1 to 2)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup country-style Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
salt
black pepper

Cook!
1) Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
2) Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add oil to skillet, swirling to coat, then brown chops, turning over once, about 8 minutes total.
3) Transfer to a shallow baking pan, reserving skillet, and bake, uncovered, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Let stand, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes.
4) Meanwhile, in previous skillet, cook shallots in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth and any juices from baking pan and boil, scraping up any brown bits, 2 minutes. Add mustard and cream and return to a boil, then add lemon juice and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
5) Serve chops and pour sauce over

Notes:
This was soooo easy. I used boneless pork chops (tenderloin?) and also added thyme (from Jen's garden!) to the chops when they were browning. I subbed onions for the shallots, light sour cream for the cream, and water+salt for the broth. I also left out the butter and only used as much olive oil as the onions needed to cook in. I didn't use all of the lemon juice as my mustard was pretty tart. This was really tasty. :)

posted by Olivia