MOUTH-WATERING Italian-Style Smothered Pork Chops

pork chops

🥗Healthier: chicken breasts

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken breasts are leaner, while pork loin can be less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Brine the pork chops by combining dark brown sugar, Kosher salt, hot tap water, cool tap water, peppercorns, sliced onion, smashed garlic, whole cloves, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick; let sit for 2 days.

Remove pork chops from brine and pat dry.

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear the pork chops until browned.

In the same skillet, add olive oil and minced garlic; sauté until fragrant.

Add chicken stock, sweet cherry peppers, hot cherry peppers, and their brine to the skillet; stir to combine.

Simmer the sauce, then add fresh chopped basil and parsley, along with Kosher salt and black pepper.

Finish the sauce by stirring in unsalted butter until melted.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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