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Pork Chops with Mustard-Cornichon Sauce

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BURGUNDY

Known in France as Côtes de Porc Vigneronnes (Grape Growers' Pork Chops), this provincial dish is typical of the simple yet substantial fare served after a hard day of harvesting grapes. Serve with wilted spinach in cream. What to drink: Red Burgundy or a Burgundian Pinot Noir.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 1-inch-thick pork loin rib chops (about 12 ounces each)
1/2 cup water
1 large shallot, minced (about 3 tablespoons)
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons minced cornichons* (about 4)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. Add 3 chops to each skillet and sauté until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Cover skillets and cook until thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 145°F, about 9 minutes. Transfer chops to warm platter; tent with foil to keep warm.

    Step 2

    Add half of water, shallot, and garlic to each skillet. Cook until shallot is soft, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add any juices from chops. Whisk in cornichons and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over chops. Sprinkle chops with parsley.

  2. Step 3

    *Cornichons are tiny brine-packed French pickles, available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

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