Pluots and Pork
Description
This is a quick dinner idea, featuring thin pork chops simmered in a sauce made of white wine and fresh, in-season stone fruit. Try it with plums or apricots if pluots aren't available.
Ingredients
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5 thin boneless pork chops
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 cup white wine
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1 tablespoon light brown sugar, or to taste
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4 pluots, stones removed and cut into 12 wedges
Directions
1
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper; cook in skillet until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove chops from pan to a plate.
2
Pour white wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir brown sugar in to the wine mixture. Add the pluots, place a cover on the skillet, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the pluots break down into a thick sauce, about 10 minutes.
3
Return pork chops to the skillet and continue to cook until pork chops warm and are slightly pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).