Pork Chops with Strawberry Balsamic Sauce

To cap off the weekday meal this week, Steve and I wanted to make something with a kick. We have been checking out a lot of food blogs and recipe website and came across a recipe for pork chops with strawberry balsamic sauce; and given that we like all of those things on their own, we felt it would be a delicious Friday night meal.

I found the recipe through a website called Taste Spotting and it is great for so many meal ideas (and desserts too!). If you have a moment (or a few hours) of free time I would suggest going to the site and looking through it.

This recipe was really simple to make and had a great flavour! I would definitely make this recipe again and encourage others to try it too.

Here are the ingredients you will need for the recipe (we have modified it slightly from the original recipe):

• 250g strawberries
• 1/4 cup good quality balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 pork cutlets
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• mixed salad leaves
• 1/3 cup shredded basil leaves to garnish

And here is how you bring it all together:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
• Halve or quarter the strawberries and place in a ceramic bowl with vinegar and sugar (set aside for 15 minutes)
• Season the pork cutlets with salt and pepper
• Heat oil in an ovenproof frying pan over a medium-high heat; when hot, sear the cutlets until golden on both sides; transfer to the oven and cook for 10 minutes; transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil and set aside for 5 minutes
• Place frying pan over medium heat and add stock; deglaze the pan then bring to a boil
• Add the strawberry mixture, reduce heat to low and just heat through; season with salt and session
• Divide pork cutlets and salad leaves among serving plate
• Top pork with sauce and sprinkle with basil

This recipe makes 2 servings, but if you add 1-2 more pork chops the sauce will accommodate it (you will not need to make more sauce). Bon appetit & enjoy!

This recipe is from Taste.com