Pork Chops in Beer Sauce

I’m not a big fan of beer, unlike my husband. But in our fridge there is always at least one can of beer (mostly german beer). But no matter I don’ like to drink it, I love to use it when I cook. Beer gives a special flavor to sauces and meat cooked in beer is juicy and tender.

This is a first meal I cooked for my husband 7 years ago, when we started dating. Until then, he did not believe that I know and love to cook. After he has tasted this, he no longer doubted my culinary skills.

This dish can be found at least once a month on our table, because it is really simple to make, and it is done in 30 minutes, perfect when you don’t have a lot of time for cooking. Since all of the alcohol evaporates during cooking, children can it it too.

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Pork Chops in Beer Sauce

This is a first meal I cooked for my husband 7 years ago, when we started dating. Until then, he did not believe that I know and love to cook. After he has tasted this, he no longer doubted my culinary skills.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: main dish

Servings: 4

Author: Mihaela K. Sebrek

Ingredients

• 4 pieces of pork chops
• 2 large onions chopped
• 3 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 250 ml beer (1 cup, 8.45 fl oz) any brand
• 150 ml vegetable stock (2/3 cup, 5 fl oz)
• 30 grams all-purpose flour (1/4 cup)
• salt and pepper to taste
• chopped parsley leaves to garnish

Instructions

• Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and melt the butter.
• Mix flour with salt and pepper and dredge pork chops into the mixture and transfer to the hot pan.
• Fry pork chop for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown (but not cooked through). Remove the chops from the pan and set aside on a plate. Keep warm.
• Add the chopped onions to the pan. Saute for 5-10 minutes, until softened and fragrant.
• Add 1 tbsp of vegetable stock, stirring to get all the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the pork chops back to the pan.
• Pour the beer and the rest of vegetable stock and simmer on a low heat for around 15-20 mins.
• In the meantime mix cornstarch with 1-2 teaspoons of water.
• After 15-20 minutes remove pork chops from the pan, pour cornstarch mixture into the pan and cook until it reduces slightly around 2-3 minutes.
• Add the pork chops back to the pan and serve immediately. As a side dish, I used rice and peas.

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