Pan- Seared Pork Chops with Drunken Peaches
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette-kelly Brant
Serves 4 peopleCategories: Pork-main dish
Ingredients
- 1 lb. pork chops, well trimmed
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 1 to 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/4 cup bourbon or other whiskey
- 1/2 (16 oz.) bag frozen peaches, partially
- thawed and roughly chopped
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar, optional
Directions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Season pork on both sides with slat and pepper.
- In a large, oven- safe skillet ( we used cast iron) over medium-high, heat enough olive oil to coat until hot, but not smoking.
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Add pork and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate.
- Add butter to skillet and heat until foamy. Add onion and thyme and cook, stirring frequently until onions are tender. Add the bourbon and peaches and bring to a boil. Stir in the brown sugar, if using, and cook, stirring frequently, until most of the alcohol has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Return pork to skillet. Transfer skillet to oven and cook 8 minutes until pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 150 degrees. let rest 5 minutes before serving.