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Pork Chops in Balsamic Fig Sauce

[heart_this] · Oct 4, 2007 · 11 Comments

Pork Chops in Balsamic Fig Sauce

With fig season quickly coming to an end I picked up a bunch of them on the weekend. I made some fig jam and I wanted to try using it in a savoury dish. Pork chops in a balsamic vinegar and some kind of fruit or berry sauce is an easy and tasty standby. In this case a balsamic sauce with spiced fig jam and fresh figs. Throw in some shallots, garlic and thyme for even more flavour. This dish turned out pretty good. The vinegar contrasted nicely with the sweetness of the figs. The thyme and the spices from the fig jam added a really nice flavour to the sauce.

Pork Chops in Balsamic Fig Sauce

Pork Chops in Balsamic Fig Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 3
ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 3 pork chops
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1 shallot (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons fig jam
  • 1 teaspoon thyme (roughly chopped)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 figs (quartered)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan.
  2. Add the pork chops and sear both sides until golden brown and set aside.
  3. Heat the oil in the pan.
  4. Add the shallots and saute until tender.
  5. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant.
  6. Add the balsamic vinegar and deglaze the pan.
  7. Add the fig jam, thyme, salt and pepper and simmer for a few minutes to reduce to a sauce.
  8. Add the fresh figs and remove from the heat.
  9. Place the pork on a plate and top with
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Comments

  1. Great Big Vegetable Challenge says

    October 4, 2007 at 9:35 am

    Kevin,
    This looks delicious. Do you really do all this in a closet-sized kitchen?
    I need to see the kitchen…
    Charlotte in london

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    October 4, 2007 at 12:27 pm

    Hi Kevin. The fig season is way too short if you ask me. Love your fig jam and the pork chops sound tasty.

    Reply
  3. Cynthia says

    October 4, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    I hope your friends and loved ones appreciate these gorumet meals you make.

    Reply
  4. tigerfish says

    October 4, 2007 at 9:13 pm

    I should have kept the figs I bought the other time for this. I did not know what to do with them and just ate them as fruits. I love the taste of balsamic with pork 🙂

    Reply
  5. Aimée says

    October 4, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    NICE! You’re really on a roll here. I love balsamic with pork- it complements it so well.

    Reply
  6. Ferdzy says

    October 4, 2007 at 10:25 pm

    Looks super! What a great combination that sounds like.

    Reply
  7. Pam says

    October 5, 2007 at 10:32 am

    What an absolutely gorgeous picture! It looks fantastic. How do you cook such fabulous looking dishes everyday?!?!

    Reply
  8. Valli says

    October 5, 2007 at 12:43 pm

    Wow, you’re really cooking up a storm Kevin! I think you have developed a real passion for delicious cooking and trying new and innovative recipes! Pork would go so well with the fig jam!!!

    Reply
  9. Kalyn says

    October 7, 2007 at 9:52 pm

    What a great use for the fig jam. It sounds just delicious!

    Reply
  10. Meemo says

    December 9, 2010 at 2:22 am

    Thanks Kevin for a great recipe. Turned out perfectly! My husband and I really enjoyed it and savored every bite.
    Love your blog!

    Reply
  11. Zombiemommy says

    July 26, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Turned out pretty good, unfortunately I didn't have any basalmic vinegar. So instead I subbed red wine vinegar and some brown sugar and little vanilla. I also didn't have any shallots, but I did have vidalia onion.

    It was good, I loved it. Thanks for posting a simple recipe!

    Reply

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