Braised Pork Chops with Lemon Garlic Red Potatoes Recipe

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Braised Pork Chops with Lemon Garlic Red Potatoes – a special dinner for a special occasion. It takes only 40 minutes to make and it’s full of flavor!

BRAISED PORK CHOPS

Juicy pork chops, perfectly seared on each side, cooked in the same pot with potatoes are exactly what weekend and special occasion dinners call for. This dish is very simple to make and it’s done and ready to serve in just 40 minutes. If you love pork chops like we do, you have to try my Garlic Butter Mushroom Pork Chops and Instant Pot Smothered Pork Chops for the boneless variety. For this recipe, I used bone-in chops and will show you how to cut them.

HOW TO MAKE BRAISED PORK CHOPS?

• Cook potatoes until fork-tender. Drain and let sit covered while you cook the chops.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides. Add olive oil to the braiser and heat it up on medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, place pork chops in the braiser. Sear 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer onto a plate. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Add sherry to the braiser and de-glaze the pan. Scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add mushrooms and cook until soft. Add Italian seasoning. Return the pork chops to the pan. Toss potatoes in lemon zest, oil and garlic. Arrange the potatoes on the side. Add water or to the pan. Cover the braiser. Let cook on medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until the pork chops register 145 degrees F.

MORE PORK CHOPS RECIPES:

Garlic Butter Mushroom Pork Chops

Crown Roast of Pork

Pork Schnitzel

Instant Pot Smothered Pork Chops

WHAT ARE BONE-IN PORK CHOPS?

For this dish, you need a good cut of meat. Talk to your butcher and ask him for a bone-in pork loin. Not only is it fun to have a huge piece of gorgeous meat like this but it’s the best cut too! It was quite inexpensive and actually, the total was less than if we bought just two chops. If you love to cook and love dishes like this, it’s good to have a butcher that you can trust and can advise you.

We got a 4-pound piece that you can cut into 5 chops.

WHAT IS BRAISING?

Braising is searing the meat at high temperature to brown the sides and the lowering the heat and cooking the dish covered to create a natural gravy.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH BONE-IN PORK CHOPS?

The side dish for this meal is very simple but is so good and complements the meat so well. I cooked 1 pound of red potatoes until fork-tender and then toss them in oil, lemon zest and garlic. Once your chops are browned on both sides, you add the potatoes to the braiser and let everything finish cooking together. That way all the flavors merge into one fantastic dish! We made a quick sauce with sherry wine and white mushrooms. It literally took minutes to make it and it was perfect with pork. You can skip the mushrooms and saute onion and peppers in a little bit of butter, right after you de-glaze the pan with sherry.

BRAISED PORK CHOPS RECIPE:

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Braised Pork Chops with Lemon Garlic Red Potatoes

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

32 mins

Total Time

42 mins

 

A special dinner for a special occasion. It takes only 40 minutes to make and it's full of flavor!

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pork

Servings: 2 people

Calories: 664 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 2 bone-in pork chops
• salt and pepper to season the meat
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 c sherry cooking wine
• 1/2 c water
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 3/4 c sliced white mushrooms
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 lb red potatoes , scrubbed, quartered
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 Tbsp olive oil

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Instructions

1. Cook potatoes until fork-tender. Drain.
2. Let sit covered while you cook the chops.
3. Season pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides.
4. Add olive oil to the braiser and heat it up on medium-high heat.
5. When the pan is hot, place pork chops in the braiser.
6. Sear 4 to 5 minutes on each side.
7. Transfer onto a plate. Cover with aluminum foil.
8. Add sherry to the braiser and de-glaze the pan. Scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
9. Add mushrooms and cook until soft.
10. Add Italian seasoning. Return the pork chops to the pan.
11. Toss potatoes in lemon zest, oil and garlic. Arrange the potatoes on the side. Add water or to the pan. Cover the braiser. Let cook on medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until the pork chops registers 145 degrees F.
12. Plate and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Braised Pork Chops with Lemon Garlic Red Potatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 664 Calories from Fat 297

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 33g 51%

Saturated Fat 10g 50%

Cholesterol 132mg 44%

Sodium 143mg 6%

Potassium 1770mg 51%

Total Carbohydrates 40g 13%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 4g

Protein 40g 80%

Vitamin A 3.5%

Vitamin C 28.8%

Calcium 8%

Iron 18.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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