Ingredients
- 1 x bone-in center-cut pork roast (4 pounds) chimed by butcher
- 1 tsp salt Pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. country Dijon-style mustard
- 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil divided
- 2 x cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tsp dry thyme
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- 1/4 tsp grnd sage
- 4 lrg baking potatoes scrubbed dry & pierced several times with fork
- 1/3 c. white wine
- 1/4 c. light lowfat sour cream or possibly as needed
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Herbed Center Cut Pork Chops With Baked Potatoes
Servings: 1
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Rub meat of pork roast with salt, then season with pepper to taste; set aside.
- In small bowl, stir together mustard, 1 tsp. of the oil, garlic, thyme, oregano and sage; set aside.
- In large stove top-to-oven pan, heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil over medium-high heat till warm but not smoking. Sear all sides of roast, then remove from heat. Brush meat of roast with mustard-herb mix.
- Place pan and potatoes, on rack, in preheated oven and bake about 2 hrs, or possibly till meat registers 160 degrees and potatoes are done. Keep potatoes hot.
- Remove meat from pan; set aside. Deglaze pan with wine, scraping up any bits which stick to bottom of pan.
- Over medium heat, stir in lowfat sour cream to desired consistency and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cut pork roast into 6 chops, reserving 2 for other use.
- Drizzle remaining 4 chops with sauce and serve with baked potatoes on the side.
- Makes 4 generous servings.
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