Pretzel-Crusted Pork Chops With Orange-Mustard Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups balsamic vinegar
- 2 oranges
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups crushed pretzel sticks (about 5 ounces)
- 8 thick center-cut pork chops
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
directions
- Simmer balsamic vinegar in small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to small pitcher.
- Do Ahead: Balsamic reduction can be made 3 days ahead; cover and let stand at room temperature.
- Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from oranges (orange part only) in long strips.
- Slice peel lengthwise into very thin strips.
- Place peel in heavy small saucepan and add enough cold water to cover peel by 1 inch.
- Bring to boil; strain.
- Repeat two more times.
- Return peel to same saucepan.
- Add 3/4 cup water and sugar.
- Boil until almost all liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes; drain.
- Do Ahead: Candied orange peel can be made 2 days ahead; place in small bowl, cover and refrigerate.
- Mix cream, mustard and 2 Tbs candied orange peel in heavy small saucepan.
- Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, about 12 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Do Ahead: Sauce can be made 8 hours ahead; cover and chill.
- Place flour in shallow bowl.
- Whisk eggs to blend in another shallow bowl.
- Spread crushed pretzels on rimmed baking sheet.
- Sprinkle pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Working with 1 pork chop at a time, press 1 side of chop into flour, dip floured side only into eggs, then press into pretzels, coating 1 side only.
- Transfer to baking sheet, coated side up.
- Repeat with remaining pork chops, flour, eggs, and pretzels.
- Do Ahead: Coating step can be made 2 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate.
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Melt 3 Tbs butter in each of 2 large ovenproof skillets over medium-high heat.
- Add 4 pork chops to each skillet, coated side down, and cook until brown, about 2 minutes.
- Turn chops over and transfer both skillets to oven.
- Roast until pork is cooked through and thermometer inserted horizontally into chop registers 140°F, about 10 minutes.
- Let chops stand 5 minutes.
- Rewarm sauce.
- Spoon 2 Tbsp sauce onto each plate and place chop atop sauce.
- Drizzle with balsamic reduction and garnish with remaining candied orange peel.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kay D.
Simpsonville, South Carolina