FOOD, My recipes HOMECOOKED PORK CHOPS WITH RED WINE AND GARLIC REDUCTION 10 July 2012

I normally don’t cook pork because I find pork steaks uninteresting and often fairly tough, and I can never find anything exciting to do with them.

The only pork dish I make is Pork chops with red wine and garlic reduction. Chris is a fan and it’s pretty basic to make, but can be ‘dressed up’ (ie. presented nicely) to look like a restaurant-quality dish if you want.

Best cooked in a skillet, but you’ll see that I use a wok/saucepan below because I forgot and was too lazy to  change mid-way 😛

The recipe

 

Pork chops after I’ve seared them

 

Sizzling the garlic in red wine til it’s soft
Pork chops added into the sauce

 

Reducing the watery sauce into a rich gravy

 

Pork chops with red wine and garlic reduction. Served with a buttery mashed potato.

 

Here it is served with a glass of red wine, and also some home-baked tortilla chips (simply cut soft tortillas into wedges, and bake at 150C for 15 mins, flipping once!)

 

The tortilla chips make a GREAT alternative to chips for kids – no salt, seasoning, baked-not-fried, etc etc.. Hunter loves em 🙂

 

 

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So cute! You actually have a box for recipes, can pass down to future generations or publish your own cook book someday! 🙂

Hehe yeah, I write down all my fave ones. It’s leaning heavily on the ‘baby friend’ recipe side though so probably only mums will be interested 😉

Ohhh yes it’s similar! I like the garlic whole because it gets all squooshy inside, and I love the flavour of that (instead of chopped garlic being ‘lost’ in the sauce). I guess it’s just preference?

I like your idea of serving with fries… heh