Pork Chops with Cranberry Pan Sauce

Ingredients:

• 4 pork loin chops
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 C orange juice
• 1 C fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1/4 C honey or brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  

Directions:

• Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add chops and cook for approximately 4 minutes or until well-browned. Reduce heat to medium and flip chops. Continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees (about 5-10 minutes). Remove chops from pan and rest while making sauce.
• Add butter to pan over medium heat and saute garlic until fragrant. Add orange juice, cranberries, honey or sugar, thyme and a pinch of salt. Scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan and cook sauce until the cranberries pop. (Approx. 5 minutes). Stir in lemon juice and any accumulated pork juices.
• Spoon sauce over pork before serving.
• Serve with roasted potatoes.
  

Author: Runnersworld.com
Nutritional Facts:

• Calories - 298
  

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