Best 8 Pork Chops With Tarragon Sauce And Cornichons Recipes

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM-TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with garlic salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chops in 1 teaspoon oil. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute mushrooms and onion in remaining oil until almost tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is almost evaporated. Combine flour and broth until smooth. Stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return pork chops to pan and add tarragon. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Stir in butter.

PORK CHOPS WITH TARRAGON-ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops evenly with salt and pepper. Coat pork with flour. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook 4 pork chops in oil 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove from skillet to plate. Repeat with remaining 4 pork chops.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add onion to skillet; cook 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in broth, scraping to loosen browned bits from pan. Return pork and any accumulated juices to skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; cook 4 minutes or until pork is no longer pink in center. Stir in tarragon.

TARRAGON-DIJON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Sprinkle chops with garlic powder and pepper. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Brown chops on both sides; remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and green onions; cook and stir 3 minutes. Place chops over mushroom mixture. Bake, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix mustard, pepper sauce and, if desired, wine; spread over chops. Bake 2 minutes longer. Sprinkle with tarragon.

PORK CHOPS WITH TARRAGON SAUCE AND CORNICHONS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chops with salt, pepper, and 2 teaspoons tarragon. Add chops to skillet; cook until browned and cooked through, adjusting heat to medium if browning too quickly, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate; cover to keep warm.
• Add shallots to same skillet; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in 2 teaspoons tarragon, cornichons, mustard, broth, and juice; boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in 4 tablespoons butter, 1 piece at a time. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer chops to plates. Spoon sauce over; top with 1 teaspoon tarragon.

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD-CORNICHON SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. Add 3 chops to each skillet and sauté until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Cover skillets and cook until thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 145°F, about 9 minutes. Transfer chops to warm platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add half of water, shallot, and garlic to each skillet. Cook until shallot is soft, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add any juices from chops. Whisk in cornichons and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over chops. Sprinkle chops with parsley.
• *Cornichons are tiny brine-packed French pickles, available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD AND TARRAGON SAUCE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Pat the pork dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 3 teaspoons oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown the chops on the first side, about 3 minutes.
• Flip the chops over, reduce the heat to medium, and continue to cook until the center of the chops (away from the bone) registers 135 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the chops to a clean plate, tent with foil, and let rest until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 150 degrees before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Do not clean the skillet.
• While the chops are resting, add the rest of the vegetable oil to the hot skillet, and return to medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Add the shallot and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth and wine, scraping up any browned bits, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the mustard and any accumulated pork juice.
• Turn the heat to low and whisk in the butter, one piece at a time.
• Off the heat, stir in the tarragon and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon the sauce over the pork before serving.

LEMON-TARRAGON GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until sugar and salt dissolve. Pour water mixture into a large zip-lock plastice bag. Add the tarragon, lemon rind and juice. Add the pork chops to bag and marinate in refrigerator for 2-4 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Prepare the grill about 20 minutes before taking pork out of refrigerator.
• Spray grill with non-stick olive oil cooking spray.
• Remove pork chops from bag and discard the remaining marinade. Sprinkle evenly with pepper.
• Place pork on grill and grill for 3 minutes on each side until desired degree of doneness.

PORK CHOPS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Put the chops on a flat surface and pound them lightly with a flat mallet.
• Blend the flour, salt and pepper, and coat the chops on both sides with the seasoned flour, patting to help it adhere. Shake off excess.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet. When it is quite hot add the chops and cook until nicely browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn the chops and cook until browned on the second side, about 5 minutes. Cook, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer the chops to a warm platter.
• Pour off the fat from the skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted.
• Add the wine and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the broth and tomato paste and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes. There should be about 3/4 cup of sauce. Add the tarragon and swirl in the butter. Put the chops in the sauce and stir them around until coated on all sides with the sauce. Serve.