Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Dijon Pan Sauce
with pureed butternut squash soup
Our juicy pan-seared pork chops with a simple Dijon pan sauce will make you feel like you ordered this right from a restaurant. Start the meal with our creamy pureed butternut squash as the perfect way to start off a fall meal.
Ingredients
- Pork chops - 1 1/2 lbs
- Oil, cooking - 1 1/2 Tbsp
- Stock, chicken - 1/2 cup
- Bragg's / coconut aminos - 2 tsp
- Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
- Butter - 2 Tbsp
- Onions - 1 , chopped
- Apples, any type - 1 , peeled and chopped
- Thyme, fresh leaves - 1 Tbsp
- Butternut squash - 3 lbs , chopped
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Maple syrup - 1 1/2 Tbsp
- Stock, chicken - 4 cups
Prep
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Onions / Apples / Thyme / Butternut squash - Prep as directed. If prepping ahead, it’s okay if apple browns - it’s all going into a pureed soup, and no one will know! (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Pork chops - Season with salt and pepper and tenderize with a fork. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
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Make
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Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then onions, apples, thyme and maple syrup to heated oil. Saute for ~5 minutes.
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Add butternut squash and cover with broth / stock or water. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer covered until butternut squash is tender, 8 to 12 minutes.
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While soup is cooking, heat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Add oil and then place pork chops on heated oil. Sear on each side for ~3 minutes. For thin pork chops, this should be enough heat to cook them through. If you’re using thicker pork chops, lower heat and cover with a piece of foil until pork reaches 145F / 63C degrees. When done, remove pork from pan and let rest for ~5 minutes before slicing.
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Return pan to medium heat and add stock, scraping up any brown bits that may have formed. Add aminos and Dijon and simmer for ~3 minutes. Finish with butter and take off heat.
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Once soup is done, puree butternut squash soup with an immersion blender (or puree in batches in a blender). Taste and then season with salt, pepper, and brown sugar as needed - remember soups are mostly water so they need some additional seasoning!
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Enjoy pork chops with pan sauce and soup.
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