Recipes

Yogurt Marinated Pork Chops with

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Description

These pork chops are marinated in a flavorful yogurt enriched with mustard powder, celery seeds, and garlic to tenderize the meat and seal in the juices while cooking.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups plain whole-milk yogurt, plus more as needed, or 6 cups yogurt whey
  • 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
  • 1 tablespoon mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 6 (8-ounce) bone-in pork chops (loin or rib-cut chops)
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 medium shallots, minced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

Directions

  1. In a large, flat-bottomed container, stir together yogurt or yogurt whey, garlic, mustard powder, and celery seeds. Add pork chops, turning to coat; add more yogurt if needed to fully coat pork chops. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or up to 12 hours.
  2. About 30 minutes before cooking, remove pork chops from marinade, and place on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer. Discard marinade. Pat pork chops dry using paper towels. Season with salt and pepper, rubbing liberally on both sides of pork chops.
  3. Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high until very hot, about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, swirling to coat skillet; add 3 pork chops. Sear until golden brown on one side, about 4 minutes. Flip pork chops, and cook until seared on other side, meat is just slightly pink in center, and a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of pork chops registers 145°F, 3 to 4 minutes, reducing heat if exterior gets too brown before pork chops are cooked through. Transfer pork chops to a clean plate; tent loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm. Wipe skillet clean, and repeat cooking process with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining 3 pork chops.
  4. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add shallots to skillet, and cook, stirring often, until soft and caramelized, about 3 minutes. Pour wine into skillet; using a spatula, scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Cook until wine is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes; turn off heat, and stir in butter and Dijon mustard. Pour sauce over pork chops.