LOW Carb: Dijon Balsamic Chops

Dijon Balsamic Chops

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter

4 thick, center cut chops, each weighing approx 8-oz

2 tablespoons softened butter

2 tablespoons wine vinegar

1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard

3 tablespoons heavy cream

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar to finish

 

Preparation:

Melt the butter in a heavy, non-stick skillet. Add the chops to the skillet and cook them over medium heat for approx. 10 minutes on each side or till done. In a tiny saucepan, heat the next 7 ingredients together, stirring frequently. Do not boil the mixture. When the chops are cooked, remove them to a heated platter. Pour off any excess fat that may have accumulated in the skillet and add the mustard mixture to the pan. Heat over a low flame to combine the mustard mixture with the pan juices. Pour the sauce over the chops and garnish with chopped parsley.  Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the Dijon sauce….this forms sweet and sour all in one!

Sounds good -- as usual. THANKS 

THANKS Lorrie!  i hope you love it!

T.

Cowboy, that sounds wonderful!  I'm going to try that for Friday night's special family dinner.

Would you dust the chops with flour or season them before cooking?  You say cook over medium heat - so don't sear them?  Do you prefer cooking meats in nonstick, stainless, iron, or  what?

I love to read your recipes.  I have a file full that I've cut-and-pasted from this forum.  This will be the first one I've tried, owing to the fact that I'm 3 weeks out and have been keeping the meals pretty simple lately.  I'm ready to get some flavor back in my kitchen!

Michele

Michele

Nope, no flour needed!  Sometimes when you sear pork, it tends to get tough, so I take it easy unless I'm gonna deglaze a pan with some white wine for a sauce, then I do sear pork and add a bit of salt and wait for that nice coating on the bottom of the pan and then add the wine to get the good stuff.

See ya and hey, thanks for the note....I love reading them!

T.