Serves 6
The Phillips family’s favorite Christmas dish, according to the Rittenhouse Inn's Jerry Phillips, is the Christmas pork chop. Here is their family recipe:
- 6 pork chops, center cut (about 2 in. thick and 1 lb. in weight, each)
- 4 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 4 c. reduced pork broth
- 1/2 c. dry red wine
- 1 tsp. minced thyme
- 1 tsp. minced marjoram
- 1 tsp. minced basil
- 1 tsp. minced summer savory
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh garlic
- 4 Tbsp. flour
- 5 Tbsp. cold water
- Apple cider marmalade as a glaze
1. Preheat oven to 325° F. Recipe takes about 30 minutes to prepare.
2. In a heavy, preheated skillet, brown the chops in oil over medium heat, 10 minutes on each side or until well browned.
3. Arrange chops in roasting pan. Pour pork broth and wine over chops. Add thyme, marjoram, basil, savory and garlic.
4. Cover and bake for 2-3 hours, or until fork-tender. When pork chops are done, remove them from oven and keep warm.
5. Strain pan juices and skim off fat. Measure 3 cups of pan juices and transfer to a saucepan. Blend flour and water in small bowl until smooth. Whisk into pan juices. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Ladle brown sauce onto a warm plate. Arrange a pork chop in the center of each plate. Spoon warm apple marmalade over each chop.