Baked Pork Chops
These Pork Chops are tasty and go well with bread
Preparation Time:10 minutes
Cooking Time:32 minutes + leave for 5 minutes to set
Level of Difficulty:Easy
Servings:4
Ingredients
- Ingredients for pork chops:
- 4 pork chops, about 9oz each
- a little olive oil
- few thyme sprigs
- few rosemary sprigs (leaves only)
- 1/2 head of garlic separated into cloves (unpeeled)
- sea salt and black pepper
- Ingredients for Sauce:
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion (peeled and minced)
- 1 red bell pepper (seeded and minced)
- 1 red chili (seeded and minced)
- 7oz cremini mushrooms (trimmed and finely sliced)
- 14oz can chopped tomatoes
- sea salt and black pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
Method
- Chops:
- Heat your oven to 400 F. Place the pork chops in a large, lightly oiled baking dish and scatter the thyme sprigs, rosemary leaves, garlic cloves, and salt over the top. Drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 20 minutes or until pork chops are cooked through. Make the sauce while your waiting.
- Sauce:
- Heat the olive oil in a wide pan and add the onion, red bell pepper, chile, and mushrooms. Stir over high heat for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften. Tip in the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and add the sugar and a splash of water. Simmer for 10-12 minutes until the onions are tender and the tomato sauce has thickened. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Putting it all together:
- Take the pork chops out of the oven and let rest in a warm place for 5 minutes. Pour any pan juices into the sauce and reheat. Ladle a generous amount of sauce over the chops to serve.
