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Pork chops in the oven

To cook a pork chop well, without it drying out, one of the best methods is to cook it in two stages: start by pan-frying, then finish in the oven.

This recipe adds flavour with mustard and thyme, with the cooking juices deglazed and reduced before serving.

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Last modified on: August 16^th 2015

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 porks chops
2 2 tablespoons oil
3 2 tablespoons French mustard
4 thyme
5 1 glass dry white wine
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 760 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
9 min.	16 min.	25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

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Brush 4 porks chops with oil, then salt and pepper on both sides.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 2 - 2 min.

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Using a frying pan that can also go in the oven, fry the chops on high heat until just starting to brown...

Stage 3

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...for about 1 minute on each side.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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Remove the frying pan from the heat and brush both sides of the chops with mustard...

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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...them sprinkle with thyme.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

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Return the chops to the pan and cook in the oven for 10 minutes,

Heat the plates.

Stage 7

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Transfer the chops to the serving plates and cover with aluminium foil. Leave to rest for 5 minutes and meanwhile, make the sauce:

Stage 8 - 1 min.

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Pour 1 glass dry white wine into the frying pan...

Stage 9 - 4 min.

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...deglaze, salt and pepper, then leave to reduce until only about a tablespoonful of liquid per person is left.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

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Pour 1 spoonful of sauce over each chop and serve without delay.

Remarks

If you don't have any thyme, you can use rosemary or even mixed herbs instead.

Keeping

2 or 3 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,957 Kcal or 8,194 Kj	158 gr	4 gr	146 gr
98 %	61 %	<1 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
258 Kcal or 1,080 Kj	21 gr	1 gr	19 gr
13 %	8 %	<1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
489 Kcal or 2,047 Kj	39 gr	1 gr	36 gr
24 %	15 %	<1 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Mustard, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 9.21 €
Per person : 2.30 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Pork chop: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pork Chops with Rosemary, Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Split peas "à la française", How to cook red meat properly, Wiener Schnitzel, Bourguignon potatoes , Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, ... All
	French mustard: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rémoulette of celeriac, Endive and walnut salad, Mini cheese and mustard toasts, Larded pork tenderloin, French dressing (vinaigrette), ... All
	Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Red mullet fillets with a reduced white-wine sauce, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Cheese tart, Hollandaise sauce, ... All

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