Pork Chops, With Green Peppercorn Sauce
- 4 pork chops
- Flour for dredging
- 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-type mustard
- 1 tablespoon green peppercorns
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- Wipe the pork chops dry with paper towels.
- Dredge them with flour, shaking off the excess, and sprinkle with paprika.
- Heat the oil in a pan large enough to contain the pork chops comfortably.
- Brown the chops on both sides.
- Add the onion, garlic and white wine.
- Bring to simmer, turn heat down, cover and cook slowly for about 30 minutes, or until the chops are pale whitish-pink in the center.
- Be careful not to overcook them or they will become dry and tough.
- Remove the chops to a heated serving platter.
- Stir the mustard and peppercorns into the sauce.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and spoon the sauce over the chops.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
pork chops, flour, paprika, peanut, onion, clove garlic, thyme, white wine, green peppercorns, salt, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6853 (may not work)