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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

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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Time required for this recipe:

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

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #1

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.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #2

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

Stage 3

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #3

...for about 1 minute on each side.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #4

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

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #5

...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.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #8

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

Stage 9 - 4 min.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #9

...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.

Pork chops in the oven : Photo of step #10

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.

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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 9.21 €
Per person : 2.30 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, How to prepare cockles, French onion soup, Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, ... All

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