This was my first time cooking pork and they turned out WONDERFUL. I didn't have smoked paprika so I just threw in a pinch of cayenne pepper and cumin. I was nervous about the pan sauce because the sourness of the vinegar was overpowering upon taste-testing, so I added more broth (which I used instead of stock) and salt and honey, but I think I could've waited for it to reduce more because that seemed to help too.
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Spice rub:
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp 🌶️ powder
1 tsp 🧄 powder
1 tsp 🧅 powder
½ tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp pepper
Season both sides w/ 🧂, set aside 30 mins out of the fridge.
Afterwards, pat chops dry, rub with the spice mix.
Heat 1 tbsp oil medium-high. Once hot and shimmery, add pork, cook until golden, 2-3 mins.
Flip pork. Fattier side = use tongs to hold down until it sizzles & browns slightly, ~30 seconds.
Reduce heat to low, cover skillet with lid, cook 6-12 mins until 145⁰. Check for doneness at 5 mins and then every 2mins from there.
Move to plate, foil.
Medium-high, 1 c. 🐔 stock, ¾ tbsp 🍎 cider vinegar, 2 tsp 🍯. Scrape up burnt bits at bottom of pan. Simmer until reduced by half. Taste, adjust, slide off of heat, swirl in 1 tbsp 🧈 once no longer simmering. Put pork chops in skillet.
