Pork Chops With Turnips And Cider Sauce Recipes

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• For the brine: combine the salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, coriander, mustard seeds, allspice berries, bay leaves, thyme and 1 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and stir to dissolve the sugar and salt, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and pour in the cold cider. Let the brine cool to room temperature.
• Put the pork chops in a large resealable plastic bag and pour in the brine. Press out excess air and seal tightly. Put the bag in a shallow container so it can lay flat and refrigerate for 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• Drain the chops, rinse and pat dry. Discard the brine.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the chops (work in batches if necessary; do not crowd the pan) and cook, turning occasionally, until they are golden brown and cooked through, 13 to 14 minutes. (If the chops are browning too quickly or the pan drippings start to burn, lower the heat.) Remove to a plate.
• For the sauce: Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from the pan. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and place over medium heat. Add the garlic, rosemary and thyme and cook until sizzling, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle in the flour and stir to make a paste. Whisk in the cider and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer until very thick, about 1 minute. Add the stock, bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the cream and simmer to bring the sauce together, about 1 minute. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, vinegar and parsley. Season to taste with salt. Add the chops to the pan and simmer, turning occasionally, until just heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve garnished with fresh thyme and rosemary sprigs.

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• Pork * Combine all ingredients except pork in large saucepan; boil, stirring to dissolve salt. Chill brine, then add pork. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Sauce * Cook sugar in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until melted and deep golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar (mixture will bubble) and stir until hardened syrup dissolves, about 3 minutes. Add both broths and sage; boil until reduced to 1/3 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. DO AHEAD Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Turnips * Cook turnips in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, cool, and peel. Cut turnips in half through stem end. * Heat 1 tablespoon oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add turnips, cut side down; cook without turning until golden brown on bottom, about 8 minutes. Pour off oil. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. * Preheat oven to 350°F. Drain pork. Pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle pork with pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Add 1 tablespoon butter and sage to skillet; baste pork with butter. Transfer skillet to oven. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 140°F, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove pork from oven; let rest 10 minutes. * Meanwhile, add maple syrup and 1/2 tablespoon butter to turnips and cook over medium-high heat until turnips are thickly coated, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Rewarm sauce. * Transfer pork and turnips to plates. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.

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• Heat oil in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and cook, turning once, until cooked through, about 6 minutes each side. Remove chops to serving platter and keep warm.
• Add garlic and shallots to skillet and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Pour in cider and applejack; cook over high heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar, thyme, Dijon mustard and salt and pepper; stir until completely blended. Spoon sauce over pork chops and serve at once.

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• Place a 12-inch skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium-high heat, and heat at least a minute. Add the oil and butter. When the butter foam subsides or the oil is hot, add the pork a few chunks at a time. When it is all in the skillet, turn the heat to high. Cook about 5 minutes, undisturbed, until the pork is nicely browned on one side. Turn each piece, return the heat to medium-high and cook about 3 minutes more.
• Add the turnip chunks, and shake the skillet so that the pork and turnips are all sitting in one layer, or nearly so. Cook another 3 or 4 minutes, or until turnips begin to brown. Add the liquid, and stir once or twice. Add salt, pepper and half the herb, turn heat to medium-low and cover skillet.
• Cook, stirring every 10 minutes, until both pork and turnips are quite tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the cover, and raise the heat to medium-high; boil the liquid until it is reduced to a syrupy glaze. Taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary; then, garnish with the remaining herb and serve.

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• Preparation Pork * Combine all ingredients except pork in large saucepan; boil, stirring to dissolve salt. Chill brine, then add pork. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Sauce * Cook sugar in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until melted and deep golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar (mixture will bubble) and stir until hardened syrup dissolves, about 3 minutes. Add both broths and sage; boil until reduced to 1/3 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. DO AHEAD Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Turnips * Cook turnips in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, cool, and peel. Cut turnips in half through stem end. * Heat 1 tablespoon oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add turnips, cut side down; cook without turning until golden brown on bottom, about 8 minutes. Pour off oil. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. * Preheat oven to 350°F. Drain pork. Pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle pork with pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Add 1 tablespoon butter and sage to skillet; baste pork with butter. Transfer skillet to oven. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 140°F, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove pork from oven; let rest 10 minutes. * Meanwhile, add maple syrup and 1/2 tablespoon butter to turnips and cook over medium-high heat until turnips are thickly coated, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Rewarm sauce. * Transfer pork and turnips to plates. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve. add your own note

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• Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with seasoned salt, thyme, garlic powder and pepper. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork chops; cook uncovered about 5 minutes until bottom sides of pork chops are browned.
• Turn pork chops; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until pork chops are no longer pink in center. Remove from skillet to serving platter; cover with foil to keep warm while preparing sauce.
• Add cider and brandy to skillet. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly to loosen browned bits from bottom of skillet; reduce heat to low. Add butter, simmer uncovered, stirring frequently, 1 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve sauce over chops.