Recipe: Tasty Pork Chops with Sage and Blackberry Pan Sauce

Pork Chops with Sage and Blackberry Pan Sauce. Pork chops, meet blackberry sage pan sauce. I just know you two will get along beautifully and live a long, happy life as blackberry sage pork chops (until I eat you, anyway). Pan sauces are the easiest way to turn a boring cut of meat (pork chop, chicken breast, etc.) into a restaurant quality, fancy-pants meal.

Remove the chops to a plate. Drain the oil from the pan and add a fresh knob of butter.. Drain the oil from the pan and add a fresh knob of butter. You can have Pork Chops with Sage and Blackberry Pan Sauce using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pork Chops with Sage and Blackberry Pan Sauce

1. It's 1 lb of boneless rib cut pork chops (about 5 chops, 1/2 in. thick).
2. Prepare 1 of small shallot, finely chopped.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of blackberry jam.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of sherry vinegar.
5. You need 3 of sage leaves, finely sliced.
6. It's 1 tbsp of butter.

Stir in the jam, vinegar, sage and a few tablespoons of water. Bring to a simmer and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Return chops (and any liquid that accumulated) to skillet, and coat both sides of the chops with the pan sauce and let simmer a minute or two in the sauce (to re-heat the chops). To serve: Place chops on individual plates, spoon pan sauce over chops, sprinkle each serving with chopped fresh sage, and serve immediately while still hot.

Pork Chops with Sage and Blackberry Pan Sauce instructions

1. Add a knob of butter and a splash of olive oil to a medium stainless pan on medium-high heat. Season the chops with salt and pepper and sear them in the pan for 3 minutes per side. Remove the chops to a plate..
2. Drain the oil from the pan and add a fresh knob of butter. Add the shallots and fry for 1 minute until softened. Stir in the jam, vinegar, sage and a few tablespoons of water. Bring to a simmer and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Let cook until the sauce is reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the butter and stir until the sauce is smooth and glossy. Add salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste..
3. Return the chops and any juices to the pan. Let them warm through for 1 minute, then flip the chops and let them warm through 1 minute on the other side. Serve with the sauce spooned generously over top..

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