Medallions of Pork with Dried Cherry Sauce
- 4 8-ounce pork loin chops with bone, trimmed of excess fat (about 1 inch thick)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 1/2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1/3 cup dried cherries (about 2 ounces)
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- Using sharp knife, cut bones from pork chops.
- Cover and refrigerate pork.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add bones; saute until brown, about 15 minutes.
- Pour off any accumulated fat.
- Add 2 cups broth to skillet.
- Simmer over low heat until broth is reduced to 1 cup, scraping up any browned bits on bottom of skillet, about 25 minutes.
- Remove bones from skillet.
- Add cherries and vinegar to skillet; simmer until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 8 minutes.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover; chill.)
- Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add pork; saute until brown, about 2 minutes per side.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Cover and cook until pork is just firm and no longer pink in center, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer pork to plates.
- Tent with foil to keep warm.
- Pour cherry mixture into same skillet.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup and coats back of spoon, about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon over pork.
pork loin chops with bone, olive oil, chicken broth, cherries, balsamic vinegar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/medallions-of-pork-with-dried-cherry-sauce-5123 (may not work)