Pork Chop Recipes:
Balsamic-Maple Pork Chops

Since this recipe calls for fast-fry chops, it makes a very quick meal.

• in the cupboard
  • vegetable oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • balsamic vinegar

• in the fridge or freezer
  • butter
  • onion
  • unsweetened apple juice
  • maple syrup

Buy these ingredients

• fast-fry pork chops

Get out your equipment

• Essential
  • a large skillet
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • a cutting board and sharp knife
  • a wooden spoon or spatula
  • a plate

• Nice to have but not necessary
  • tongs for turning and lifting the pork chops
  
  
  

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  The recipe

  1 Tbsp/15 mL butter

  1 Tbsp/15 mL vegetable oil

  1 lb/500 g boneless fast-fry pork chops

  salt

  pepper

  1/4 cup/60 mL minced onion

  3/4 cup/175 mL apple juice

  1 Tbsp/15 mL maple syrup

  1 Tbsp/15 mL balsamic vinegar

  In a large heavy frying pan, heat the butter and oil over medium-high heat.

  Add the pork chops.
  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  Cook the chops until cooked (3 to 10 minutes), turning once.
  Remove the chops and set them aside on a plate.
  

  Add the onions to the pan.
  Sauté briefly.
  

  Stir in the apple juice.
  Turn up the heat and boil for about 3 minutes, stirring.

  Add the maple syrup and balsamic vinegar.
  Turn down the heat and simmer for about 2 minutes.

  Return the chops to the pan for about one more minute, or until heated through.
  
  

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  Substitutions
  • Use honey instead of maple syrup. (Please don't use "pancake syrup"! It's not the same thing at all!)

  Ideas for making this recipe your own

  • Try using another liquid in place of the apple juice. How about white wine, or a combination of apple juice and orange juice?

  Tips

  • My supermarket has started selling thinly-cut boneless pork chops, labelled "fast fry". If you don't see them at your store or butcher shop, ask for them!

  • To ensure that your pork is thoroughly cooked, use a meat thermometer. Pork is safe to eat when it reaches an internal temperature of 160F/71C.
  
  
  

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  Menu suggestion

  Serve this dish with

  • corn
    
    
  • Mashed Potatoes
    
    
  • a green salad
    
    

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    If you enjoy this recipe, you may also like these other easy pork chop recipes:
    • Maple Baked Pork Chops
    • Pork Chops with Sour Cream and Dill Gravy
      
      

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