Name: Pork Chops with Red Wine and Grape Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: olive oil; two bone-in pork chops, about 3/4-inch thick; kosher salt; ground black pepper; 2 crushed garlic cloves; fresh herbs, such as rosemary and thyme; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 cups red grapes, halved; 1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock; 1/2 cup red wine

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I like cooking with wine almost as much as I enjoy drinking it. It’s a great way to make use of the near-empty wine bottles you have sitting around your kitchen (or on your night stand…no judgment here). I’ve never used “cooking wine” before in my life—if it’s not good enough to drink then it’s also not good enough to cook with. In this recipe I marry the aged grape juice with fresh grapes to form a rich sauce that gets paired with seared pork chops. The pork gets some extra lovin’ by basting it with garlic, fresh herbs, and butter. This recipe is sure to impress your dining companions, and if not, there’s always more wine.

2 servings

Pork Chops with Red Wine and Grape Sauce

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

This recipe marries aged grape juice with fresh grapes to form a rich sauce that gets paired with perfectly seared pork chops.

Ingredients

olive oil
two bone-in pork chops, about 3/4-inch thick
kosher salt
ground black pepper
2 crushed garlic cloves
fresh herbs, such as rosemary and thyme
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups red grapes, halved
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock
1/2 cup red wine

Instructions

Put a couple of swirls of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. While the pan is heating up, pat the pork dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Place the pork chops in the pan and sear until golden brown on one side, 4 to 5 minutes.
Flip over the pork chops, add the garlic cloves, herbs, and butter, and baste the meat with the liquids in the pan for about 2 minutes. It helps to tilt the skillet as you do so. Remove the pork, garlic, and herbs, and set aside.
Add the grapes to the same skillet and cook until they have broken down slightly and released some of their juices, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and red wine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until the liquid has reduced by half or to your desired consistency.
Return the pork chops to the sauce, decrease the heat to medium-low, and finish cooking the pork chops in the red wine and grape sauce, about 2 minutes more. Taste and season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

*This recipe was updated from an earlier version to decrease the amount of chicken stock for a more luscious sauce.

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