The Happy Home Cook: Beer-Braised Pork Chops
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Beer-Braised Pork Chops (Photo by Rene Astudillo)
Whenever I prepare recipes needing beer, everything depends on where I am. In California and Hawaii, I’d usually use Bud Light or Corona. But when I’m in the Philippines, my beer of choice is San Mig Light, and that’s what I used in preparing this pork chop recipe!
Ingredients
4 tablespoons, corn starch
4 pork chops, 1/2-inch thick
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup San Mig Light beer
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
Directions
Combine corn starch, salt, and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add pork chops and shake well to coat thoroughly. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and heat until sizzling. Add pork chops (you might need to do this in batches.) Saute until browned on either side, about 2 minutes. Turn pork chops over and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer pork chops to a plate. Add beer, vinegar, brown sugar, and rosemary to the skillet and mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Return pork chops to the skillet, cover, then reduce heat. Simmer until pork chops cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer pork chops to a plate. Increase heat to medium and boil pan juices in the skillet until thickened, whisking often, about 3 minutes. Top pork chops with sauce.
Rene Astudillo
Rene Astudillo is a writer, book author and blogger and has recently retired from more than two decades of nonprofit community work in the Bay Area. He spends his time between California and the Philippines.
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