Thirty-minute meals: Your new favourite pork chops
Though it may seem like a counterintuitive practice, extra flipping is the secret to the golden-brown crust on these pork chops.
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You will need:
* One tablespoon vegetable oil.
* 2 thick bone-in pork rib chops.
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
* Eight sprigs sage.
* Two garlic cloves, peeled, smashed.
* One tablespoon unsalted butter.
What to do:
Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season pork chops all over, including the fat, with salt and pepper. Cook pork chops until bottom side is golden brown, about one minute.
Turn and cook on other side about one minute before turning again.
Repeat this process, turning about every minute, until chops are deep golden brown. Remove pan from heat and add sage, garlic, and butter, smashing garlic into butter.
Tilt skillet and spoon foaming butter and drippings over pork chops, making sure to baste the fat cap as well as the rib.
Transfer pork chops to a cutting board and let rest at least five minutes. Serve with any juices from the cutting board spooned over top.