Pork Chops with Fig Sauce and Green Beans
3
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Fig jam gives this sauce a sweet, complex flavour. Look for it in large supermarkets and specialty-food markets.
Ingredients
Uncooked lean trimmed boneless pork chop
16 oz, 4 chops
Table salt
¾ tsp(s), divided
Black pepper
½ tsp(s), divided
Olive oil
2 tsp(s)
Sweet onions
1 small, 1/4 cup minced
Canned low-sodium chicken broth
¼ cup(s)
Jam
2 tbsp(s), fig
Water
½ cup(s)
String beans
1 pound(s), green beans
Grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp(s)
Instructions
1
Sprinkle pork with 2 ml (1/2 tsp) salt and 1 ml (1/4 tsp) pepper. In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, warm oil. Add pork and cook, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into sides of chips registers 63 degrees C (145 degrees F), about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
2
To make sauce: Reduce heat to medium and add onion to skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is golden, about 1 minute. Add broth and jam. Cook, strirring to scrape up browned bits on bottom of skillet, until jam is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, bring water to a boil. Add green beans and cook, covered, until just crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and toss with Parmesan, remaining 1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt, and remaining 1 ml (1/4 tsp) pepper. Place green beans on a serving platter. Top with chops and spoon sauce over chops.
4
Per serving: 1 pork chop, 15 ml (1 tbsp) sauce and 250 ml (1 cup) green beans
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