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Citrus-Glazed Pork Chops With Watercress
Quick-cooking pork chops get a leg up thanks to a speedy, sweet-and-salty pan sauce that feels a lot more dressed-up than it is.
👥 4 Servings👤 Rachel Gurjar📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●skillet
- ●wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar and 1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a small bowl to combine; sprinkle over four 1"-thick bone-in pork rib chops on both sides.
. light brown sugar2 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 Tbsp1"-thick bone-in pork rib chops4
2
Heat 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Working in 2 batches and adding remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil between batches, cook pork chops, undisturbed, until well browned underneath, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Turn pork chops over and cook until browned on other side and cooked through, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Transfer pork chops to plates and let rest at least ⏱️ 10 minutes.
. vegetable oil, divided2 Tbsp
3
While the pork chops are resting, arrange 3 Cara Cara or navel oranges, cut into 4 wedges each, and 2 lemons, halved crosswise, seeds removed, cut side down, in same skillet (do not wipe out) and cook, undisturbed, over medium-high heat until lightly charred, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Transfer lemons to a plate. Turn oranges over and cook until lightly charred on other side, about ⏱️ 3 minutes; transfer to same plate.
Cara Cara or navel oranges, cut into 4 wedges each3lemons, halved crosswise, seeds removed2
4
Reduce heat to low and add 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, to skillet. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Pour in ½ cup mirin and ½ cup oyster sauce and squeeze in juice from 4 orange wedges and 2 lemon halves. Bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, and cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
5
Toss 4 oz. watercress, trimmed (about 4 cups), and juice from 4 orange wedges and remaining 2 lemon halves in a large bowl; season with salt.
. watercress, trimmed (about 4 cups)4 oz
6
Drizzle sauce over pork chops. Divide watercress and remaining 4 orange wedges alongside chops.
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