Pork Chops and Sugar Snap Peas with Mint Julep Glaze
Succulent pork chops paired with crisp sugar snap peas, finished with a bourbon-mint glaze inspired by the classic mint julep cocktail. The dish combines savory and sweet flavors with fresh mint for a sophisticated main course.
Ingredients
- •½ cup beef broth
- •6 tablespoons bourbon
- •1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- •¼ teaspoon white wine vinegar
- •2 piece pork rib chops
- •¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- •1 tablespoon butter
- •4 ounces sugar snap peas
- •¼ cup fresh mint
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir broth, 3 tablespoons bourbon, sugar, and vinegar in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Sprinkle pork with salt, pepper, and allspice. Melt butter in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork. Sauté until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side (butter will brown). Transfer pork to platter.
10 min
- 2.
Add bourbon mixture to skillet and bring to boil. Add sugar snap peas and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, scatter peas over pork. Remove skillet from over heat. Add remaining 3 tablespoons bourbon to sauce in skillet. Boil over high heat until sauce is reduced to thin glaze and coats spoon lightly, about 3 minutes. Mix in mint; spoon over pork and serve.
8 min
