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September 3, 2008

Pork Chops with Rosemary-Wine Sauce

Pork Chops with Rosemary-Wine Sauce

 

Now that it's September, it feels like time for more serious dinners, somehow, even though autumn is officially a couple of weeks off.

Pork chops are an easy way to get there. This recipe from a recent Weight Watchers cookbook comes together quickly. And if the wine sauce scares you for the kids, just leave it off for them.

I did, and my kids took to these pretty well...

 

(Photo by me)

I was surprised not to get any complaints about the bits of rosemary. It may have helped that my daughter harvested it from our backyard.

Pork Chops with Rosemary-Wine Sauce

Serves 4

4 (1/4-pound) boneless center-cut pork loin chops, trimmed

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary

1/2 cup dry red wine

Season the pork with the salt and pepper. Spread the flour on a sheet of wax paper. Coat the pork with the flour, shaking off the excess; discard any leftover flour.

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and rosemary; cook until pork is golden brown and until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the side of a chop registers 160 degrees, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer the pork to a platter; keep warm.

Add wine to the skillet; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until reduced to 1/4 cup, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour over the pork and serve.

--Recipe and nutritional analysis from Weight Watchers All-Time Favorites

Per serving: 203 calories, 9 grams fat, 3 grams saturated fat, 66 milligrams cholesterol, 194 milligrams sodium, 5 grams carbohydrate, 0 grams fiber, 24 grams protein. 

 

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About Kate Shatzkin
Kate Shatzkin is the parenting and families content editor at The Baltimore Sun and, before that, was its family beat reporter. But her most challenging and rewarding job is being mother to Leah, 8, and Sam, 6.

In her 14 years at The Baltimore Sun, Kate also has covered nonprofit organizations, prisons and courts, and has written several investigative series. She was previously a Knight journalism fellow at Yale Law School and a reporter at the Seattle Times and at the Patriot-Ledger of Quincy, Mass. She lives in Baltimore with her family.

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