Ingredients
- 4 pork chops (good quality)
- 4 sprigs fresh sage
- 1 lemon
- 2 quinces, stewed
- 150 ml chicken stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 25 butter, diced
- 2 whole quince, washed and cut into wedges or diced (core removed)
- 200-300g sugar ( to taste)
- 1 cup water
- Cook the quince with the sugar, water and a couple of sage stalks over medium heat until tender.
PORK CHOP WITH GLAZED QUINCES AND SAGE
Method
- Preheat a heavy based fry pan to hot
- Drizzle a little oil over the pork chops, season well with salt and pepper, rub it into the meat on both sides
- Cook all four chops together
- Keep the temperature up on high as you are wanting to get a crisp, golden caramel exterior of your chop
- Turn it over after 3 – 4 minutes (depending on size)
- Add the sage leaves and let get fragrant and crispy
- Cook for 1 minute, then add the cooked quince and a little liquid, add enough stock to loosen the sauce and to lift off any sediment (flavour) from the bottom
- Remove the pork chops and keep warm
- Let the sauce bubble away vigorously, taste it and adjust the seasoning - it may or may not need a little lemon juice
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the cold butter
- Whisk until emulsified and glossy
- Serve the pork chop on some wilted spinach, with the glazed quinces and all that delicious sauce drizzled over the chops
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