Food and Drink

Smothered Pork Chops

Hickman's Pinot Grigio is an outstanding white wine
Hickman’s Pinot Grigio is an outstanding white wine

Sometimes you start a meal by making a dish and then pairing a wine with it. Sometimes, you want to start with a wine and then match a dish to it. That’s what we did this evening. We matched a local favorite, Hickman Family Vineyards’, Pinot Grigio with pork. I decided that the best way to pair this outstanding wine was to pair it with something equally delicious. I decided, then, that I would make a Southern-inspired dish, smothered pork chops.

To start with, we pan-seared the pork chops using olive oil. To each chop, we added balsamic vinegar, rosemary, thyme, salt, cayenne, and black ground pepper. Once they were browned on each side and done throughout (about 7 minutes each side), I removed the pork chops from the stove and placed them into the oven. I then made a roux. I started by adding a splash of wine to deglaze the pan. I scraped the good bits of the pork and then added a couple tablespoons of butter to the pan and an equal amount of flour. Once the mixture is bubbly, add enough milk or cream (about a cup), slowly. Mix with a whisk. Add white pepper and salt to taste. Once it thickens, spoon over pork chops. We enjoyed this dish with steamed vegetables. It was outstanding.

 

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Ronda Bowen

Ronda Bowen is a writer, editor, and independent scholar. She has a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Northern Illinois University and a B.A. in Philosophy, Pre-Graduate Option, Honors in the Major from California State University, Chico. When she is not working on client projects from her editorial consulting business, she is writing a novel. In her free time, she enjoys gourmet cooking, wine, martinis, copious amounts of coffee, reading, watching movies, sewing, crocheting, crafts, hanging out with her husband, and spending time with their teenage son and infant daughter.

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  1. […] of the other wines, it was also easy drinking and a bit spicy. It would pair wonderfully with the smothered pork chops I shared with you the other […]

  2. Sercan says:

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