Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 one inch thick cut pork chops
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
¼ cup red wine
1 large shallot sliced
1 garlic clove minced
5 sprigs of thyme tied together with twine
pint of cherries, stemmed & pitted
1 tsp balsamic
1 T cold butter
Preheat oven to 350
Pat pork chops dry and generously season with salt and pepper
In a cast iron skillet over medium high heat, heat olive oil.
Sear pork, 2 minutes on each side- you want each side to be a beautiful golden brown, then bake in the cast iron skillet for ten minutes
Remove pan from oven, set pork aside to rest. Over medium high heat, deglaze pan with red wine, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up all those bits on the bottom
Add shallot with thyme and cook 2 minutes stirring until soft
Add garlic, cook 1 minute
Add cherries, cook 3 minutes until soft
Add balsamic and butter, cook until melted.
Remove thyme, spoon sauce over pork and ENJOY!
CHERRIES AT WOODLAND FARM & PORK CHOPS AT OX HOLLOW FARM
