Pork Chops with a Peach Rosemary Compote

Directions

  1. 1Set your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius).
  2. 2Take a paper towel and pat your pork chops dry.
  3. 3Season the pork chops with salt and pepper.
  4. 4Cut the peaches into big chunks, leaving the skin on for texture.
  5. 5Dice your shallot.
  6. 6Get a cast iron skillet or a thick-bottomed pan and set the temperature to medium-high.
  7. 7Add about a tablespoon of high smoke point oil, like avocado oil, to the pan.
  8. 8Wait until the oil is shimmering before adding the pork chops.
  9. 9Lay your chops away from you into the hot pan.
  10. 10Cook the pork chops for 2 minutes and 30 seconds without touching them.
  11. 11While the pork chops are cooking, line a pan with parchment paper.
  12. 12Flip the pork chops once they have a nice crust.
  13. 13Add a tablespoon of butter, a smashed garlic clove, and some rosemary sprigs to the pan as soon as you flip them.
  14. 14Tilt your pan and baste the pork chops with the butter for another 2 and a half minutes.
  15. 15After 2 and a half minutes, transfer the pork chops to your parchment-lined pan.
  16. 16Put the pork chops in your oven for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celsius) or higher.
  17. 17Drain out some of the fat from the skillet, leaving about 1 to 2 tablespoons in there.
  18. 18Sauté your shallots for one minute until they smell nice and look translucent.
  19. 19Add your peaches to the pan.
  20. 20Keep stirring your peaches so they don't burn, and let them reduce for about 5 minutes.
  21. 21Add one sprig of rosemary to the peaches.
  22. 22Tent the cooked pork chops in tin foil to rest while you finish the sauce.
  23. 23Once the peaches are breaking down, getting squishy, and have a nice dark color, add a half a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to deglaze the pan.
  24. 24Scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the pan to add more flavor to the sauce.
  25. 25Add 1 cup of chicken stock.
  26. 26Optionally, add a tablespoon of Dijon mustard for a little more tang.
  27. 27Let the sauce simmer and thicken up for about 6 to 7 minutes.
  28. 28Add a little pepper and a pinch of salt to the sauce.
  29. 29Test the thickness of the sauce by pulling a spatula across the bottom of the pan; if you can see the bottom, it's thick enough.
  30. 30Nestle the pork chops back into the pan with the sauce.
  31. 31Lay some of your sauce on top of the pork chops.
  32. 32Slice the pork chops and serve with the peach rosemary compote.

Ingredients

  • 2 pork chops
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 peaches
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 tablespoon high smoke point oil (like avocado oil)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 smashed garlic clove
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 0.5 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Equipment

ovenpaper towelcutting boardknifecast iron skilletthick bottom pantongsparchment papertin foilspatulaplatefork

Tips

  • For a smoother sauce, peel your peaches; otherwise, leave the skin on for more texture.
  • Do not touch the pork chops for the first 2 minutes and 30 seconds of cooking in the pan to form a good crust.