Friday, December 19, 2008

Maple-Dijon Mustard Pork Chops


It's the bone that makes it good.

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Another quick and easy meal.

I find pork chops the ultimate fast food. I like my pork chops thinly sliced (approximately a third to a half of an inch), because there's nothing better than putting some butter in a skillet and plopping the pork chops in. Three to five minutes later, with rice and a squeeze of lemon, it's a meal.

These pork chops were thicker (an inch thick), so they take longer than three minutes. Still, the whole meal came together pretty easily.

I didn't want to stand by the stove and pan-fry so I decided to cook the chops in the oven.

I mixed together some maple syrup and dijon mustard, with salt and pepper, in a bowl, tasted the mix until it was to my liking. (You can adjust the sweetness-tartness ratio to your preference.) I slathered this onto the pork chops and coated the top with some breadcrumbs.

Into the oven at 425F -- and if I remember correctly there were done in about 20 minutes.

I had also sliced some sweet potatoes thinly and had put them in the oven while I was prepping the pork chops. I wanted to time them so I can take both the pork chops and the sweet potatoes out simultaneously.

We served these with some romaine lettuce and a lemon-thyme vinaigrette.

This was one of our first meals moving into a new house -- and a new kitchen, so that quick-and-easy factor was more than appreciated.

10 comments:

  1. I wanted these as soon as I read the titles

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  2. I wanted these as soon as I read the titles

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  3. I've made a similar recipe.... maple and dijon works so well together!

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  4. Hmm, is it the bone or the little bow of fat on top? Hee hee. I think it's the bone too (though my grandma would vote for the fat). I agree-- the instant I saw the title I knew it would be phenomenal :) Gotta try this-- got plenty of mustard waiting to be used!

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  5. You just cannot beat mayple syrup and Dijon over porks chops, right? They look delicious!

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  6. great flavor combo. and you're right - it is the bone that makes the flavor. i'll never usally cook boneless anything anymore b/c the bone keeps it flavorfull and moist! plus it's cheaper to buy!

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  7. I agree pork chops are the ultimate fast food. Just the smell of them cooking..yum!

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  9. Manggy:
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    Pam:
    We just bought some yesterday! They're waiting to be cooked and eaten.

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