Pork with Sage-Tarragon Butter

Servings

Serving size

4 ounce pork chop and 1 tablespoon butter

COOKING TIME

30 Minutes

This recipe can be multiplied and the butter keeps well for a second night.

Serve with Roasted Potatoes or Plain Mashed Potatoes or Mashed Yams or Plain Mashed Potatoes – Low Sodium Version or Thick Cut Yam Fries or Thick Cut Yam Fries – Low Sodium Version

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Serve with Parmesan Squash. or Herbed Zucchini or Green Beans with Red Onion or Candied Carrots or Roasted Tomatoes

Serve with Low Sodium Thick Cut Yam Fries or Thick Cut Yam Fries

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Serve with or Low Sodium Plain Mashed Potatoes or Low Sodium Thick Cut Yam Fries or Plain Mashed Potatoes or Roasted Potatoes or Thick Cut Yam Fries

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Serve with Candied Carrots or Green Beans with Red Onion or Herbed Zucchini or Parmesan Squash or Roasted Tomatoes

Ingredients

1 tsp. Fresh tarragon

1 tsp. Fresh sage

1 Tbsp. Unsalted butter

2 tsp. Coarse ground mustard

1 tsp.. Honey

1 Medium Shallots, raw

1/4 tsp. Salt

1 spray Spray olive oil

8 ounces Boneless pork chops (2 4-ounce center cut boneless chops)

Instructions

Place the tarragon, sage, butter, mustard, honey, shallot, and salt in a mini-chopper or blender and process until smooth. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place a medium sized skillet in the oven.

When the oven is hot, spray the pan lightly with oil. Place the pork chops in the pan and return the pan to the oven. Let cook on the first side for about 7 - 10 minutes. Turn and cook for about 7 minutes more until done.

Serve topped with the Sage-Tarragon Butter.

Serve this recipe with one of these Breakfast side dishes.

Low Sodium Thick Cut Yam Fries

Place a large skillet in the oven and set the preheat to 325°F. Scrub the yams well and then cut into wedges. It’s easiest to cut them in half lengthwise and then quarters and then eighths. When the oven is hot spray the pan lightly with oil. Add the yam…

Thick Cut Yam Fries

Scrub the yams well and then cut into wedges. It’s easiest to cut them in half lengthwise and then quarters and then eighths. Place the cut yams in the ice water for 20 minutes Place a large skillet in the oven and set the preheat to 325°F. When the oven…

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Serve this recipe with one of these starch side dishes.

Low Sodium Plain Mashed Potatoes

Place the water in a large stock pot over high heat. Quarter the potatoes and add to the stock pot. Cover with water by about an inch. Bring to boil and then reduce heat until the water is simmering. Cook the potatoes about 15 – 20 minutes until slightly soft…

Low Sodium Thick Cut Yam Fries

Plain Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Potatoes

Preheat oven to 400° F. Place the water in a medium stock pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and reduce the heat to medium-high. Simmer for 10 minutes and remove. Drain potatoes and let them cool slightly before cutting them into quarters. Place potatoes…

Thick Cut Yam Fries

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Serve this recipe with one of these vegetable side dishes.

Candied Carrots

Place the water in a pot fitted with a steamer basket over high heat. Steam for about 10 -15 minutes until the carrots are slightly tender. Combine the cooked carrots with the butter, maple syrup, and salt and serve.

Green Beans with Red Onion

Place the water in a large stock pot over high heat. When the water is at a slow boil reduce the heat until the water shivers. Add the green beans and blanch for about 7 minutes until al dente. While the beans are cooking place a large skillet over medium…

Herbed Zucchini

Place the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot add the zucchini. Let the zucchini cook without stirring for about 3 minutes. If it appears to be cooking too fast, reduce the heat to medium. Toss the zucchini well and cook for…

Parmesan Squash

Place the water in a medium pot fitted with a steamer basket over high heat. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Cut about 1/4 inch from the stem end of the squash and then slice lengthwise. Place the four halves in the steamer and steam until slightly tender. Remove the steamed…

Roasted Tomatoes

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place a large skillet in the oven. When the oven is hot lightly spray the pan with olive oil and place the tomatoes in stem side down. Roast for 30 minutes and remove from the oven. Turn the tomatoes over so they are stem side…

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GERD / Acid Reflux

This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Lactose

This recipe is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.

Coumadin® (Warfarin)

This recipe is safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Gluten Sensitivity

This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

Sodium

This is a low sodium recipe.

Recipe Notes

This is a great recipe and one where you really should use fresh herbs. While fresh is always going to make your food taste better, some recipes can get by just fine with dried herbs. The rule of using 1/3 the amount of dried herbs to fresh works in recipes where the herbs play a supporting role and aren’t the flavor that is being focused upon. When the herb is center stage, as in this recipe, it’s best to use fresh.

"There is poetry in a pork chop to a hungry man."

Philip Gibbs, Writer