Sauteed pork chops topped with a balsamic cherry sauce cook in under 30 minutes. These pork chops quick and easy for a weeknight dinner and impressive enough to serve for guests too!
A hint of thyme combines in this easy recipe with the sweetness of balsamic vinegar and the tartness of dried cherries.
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Sauteed Pork Chops
My mouth is watering already just thinking about anything Balsamic!
Such a sweet and delicious flavor and reducing it just intensifies the sweetness and makes it fabulously delicious!
Add in shallots and dried cherries and you get what I'm talking about, right?
It doesn't get much better than that, or does it? Yes, it does!
Cherries are now touted to be a super fruit that has all kinds of health benefits.
Who knew that cherries contain antioxidants which may help to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease, have anti-inflammatory properties and are a good source of potassium? Now you do!
So not only is this recipe fabulously delicious it's good for you too! Time to start cooking and time to start eating cherries!
A quick saute in the skillet for the pork chops and a simmering butter sauce with cherries and balsamic are all it takes to make this easy pork chop recipe.
And if pork chops are a favorite of yours, be sure to give my Bruschetta Pork Chops recipe a try too!
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How to make skillet pork chops
This is a quick overview of how to make cherry balsamic pork chops. Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sprinkle chops with 1/4 tsp. thyme, 1/4 tsp. salt and pepper. Cook chops 5-6 minutes per side until browned and, cooked through. You can check if the pork chops are done when a meat thermometer registers 145F. Transfer the chops to a serving dish; keep warm.
- In the same skillet melt 1 Tbs. butter. Add shallots, cherries and remaining 1/4 tsp. thyme and 1/4 tsp. salt and cook for 3 minutes or until shallots are just tender, stirring occasionally.
- Add broth and balsamic vinegar. Boil until mixture reduces slightly, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add remaining 1 Tbs. butter, stirring until butter is melted and sauce forms. Top the pork chops with the sauce and serve..
Recipe Tips
- This recipe is fancy enough to serve when entertaining.
- You can add a splash of brandy to the sauce for added flavor.
- A drizzle of balsamic glaze over the cooked pork chops and sauce would taste amazing
Substitutions
- You can make this recipe with boneless pork chops in place of bone-in pork chops
- Boneless chicken breasts are a good substitution for pork chops
- Dried cranberries can replace the dried cherries
Ingredients
Ingredients for balsamic pork chops
- olive oil
- bone-in center-cut pork loin chops
- dried thyme
- kosher salt
- pepper
- butter
- shallots
- dried tart red cherries
- chicken broth
- balsamic vinegar
Sauteed Pork Chops with Cherry Balsamic Reduction
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Ingredients
- 1 Tablepoon olive oil
- 4 bone-in center cut pork loin chops about 1 3/4 pounds
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme divided
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt divided
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 Tablespoons butter divided
- 2 large shallots finely chopped, about 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup dried tart red cherries , about 2 ounces
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
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Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sprinkle chops with 1/4 tsp. thyme, 1/4 tsp. salt and pepper. Cook chops 5-6 minutes per side until browned and, cooked through. You can check if the pork chops are done when a meat thermometer registers 145F. Transfer the chops to a serving dish; keep warm.
- In the same skillet melt 1 Tbs. butter. Add shallots, cherries and remaining 1/4 tsp. thyme and 1/4 tsp. salt and cook for 3 minutes or until shallots are just tender, stirring occasionally.
- Add broth and balsamic vinegar. Boil until mixture reduces slightly, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add remaining 1 Tbs. butter, stirring until butter is melted and sauce forms. Top the pork chops with the sauce and serve..
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