Pork Chops with Onion Cranberry Mostarda (for Two)

October 13, 2021
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We love pork chops in our house, but they can get boring. This recipe adds a flavorful topping to the pork chop that makes them taste restaurant quality! A Mostarda is a tangy fruit-mustard mixture, not quite a sauce but rather a thicker topping like preserves or an onion jam. This is something that when I first looked at the ingredients (especially dried cranberries with pork) I never thought I would like, but it quickly won me over. Cooking and serving fruit with pork is classic, but not usually something I go for, and in this house I only cook what I like….. But I will say, I quickly fell in love with this recipe for its flavor and simplicity.

TIPS: This recipe can easily be doubled to serve 4 people. The Mostarda can be made ahead and reheated before serving. If you prefer to grill your pork chops, feel free, just top with the Mostarda before serving.

Pork Chops with Onion Cranberry Mostarda for Two

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large onion
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp grainy whole mustard
  • 1/4 C dried cranberries
  • 1 Tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1/4 C chicken broth
  • 2 Bone-in pork chops (thin: 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick)
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • kosher salt and peper

Instructions
 

For the Mostarda:

  • Peel and half the onion. Slice the onion into thin strips.
  • Heat butter in medium non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. When butter is melted, add onions and cook, stirring occassionally, until they start to brown and soften, about 7-8 minutes.
  • Add mustard, cranberries, chicken broth and brown sugar to onions, and stir together until incorporated, the cranberries start to soften, and it is heated through, about 4 minutes. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Remove mostarda to a bowl and cover to keep warm. Wipe frying pan clean with paper towel.

For the pork chops:

  • In same frying pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper on pork chops and add them to frying pan. Cook pork chops undisturbed until browned on one side (4-5 minutes). Flip pork and brown the other side, about 4-5 minutes, until pork is cooked through to an internal temeratre of 145 degrees near the bone.
  • Plate the pork chops, topping each with half of the mostarda sauce.
  • Enjoy!