During the busy holiday season, I like to have some simple yet elegant meals in my arsenal like Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions and the recipe I am sharing today for Black Pepper and Sage Pork Chops with Cranberry Compote. This savory, sweet and elegant dish comes together easily and is perfect for holiday entertaining or even a busy weeknight.
Pork chops are one of those foods that you can’t go wrong with. Just about everyone loves pork chops and this recipe is no exception. Pork chops that are well seasoned, breaded and fried, then topped with a delicious cranberry compote. Yum! I’m wishing I had a plate of this right now.
Black Pepper and Sage Pork Chops with Cranberry Compote
Ingredients:
4 Pork Chops
2⁄3 cup flour
1 Tbsp rubbed sage
2 tsp ground black pepper
salt and pepper
2 eggs
2 Tbsp oil
Cranberry Compote:
12 oz cranberries
1⁄3 cup water
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1⁄3 cup sugar
1⁄3 cup brown sugar
1⁄2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp orange rind
To make compote:
Add cranberries and water to sauce pan. Cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
Increase heat to medium low. Stir in vinegar, sugars and black pepper. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat.
For pork chops:
Pat pork chops with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
Combine flour, sage and ground black pepper in a shallow dish. Stir to combine.
Season pork chops lightly with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, lightly beat eggs.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Dip each pork chop into egg. Then, cover with flour mixture. Shake off excess. Working in batches, add pork chops to pan and cook for 45 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Transfer to paper towels.
Serve pork chops topped with compote.
I hope you’ll give this pork chop recipe a try. I promise you’ll be glad that you did.
What are some of your favorite pork recipes?
Black Pepper and Sage Pork Chops with Cranberry Compote
Ingredients
- 4 Pork Chops
- 2 ⁄3 cup flour
- 1 Tbsp rubbed sage
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- salt and pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp oil
For the Cranberry Compote:
- 12 oz cranberries
- 1 ⁄3 cup water
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 ⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 ⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 1 ⁄2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp orange rind
Instructions
To make compote:
- Add cranberries and water to sauce pan. Cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium low. Stir in vinegar, sugars and black pepper. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat.
For pork chops:
- Pat pork chops with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Combine flour, sage and ground black pepper in a shallow dish. Stir to combine.
- Season pork chops lightly with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, lightly beat eggs.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Dip each pork chop into egg. Then, cover with flour mixture. Shake off excess. Working in batches, add pork chops to pan and cook for 45 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Transfer to paper towels.
- Serve pork chops topped with compote.
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My pork chops tend to be so plain. This recipe sounds delicious and very flavorful! I’d love to try it!
Pork and fruit is the best combination. Love the breading 🙂
Yum! Anything with cranberries is awesome. This looks so good!
We aren’t big into cranberries but I love the look of that seasoned pork chop.
I am always looking for new ways to make pork chops and this is one way I Haven’t had them before. It sounds delish!
Wow! Your dish looks stunning, I’m hungry already lol. I can’t wait to try your recipe ^_^
This is such a great recipe to make pork chops and the Cranberry Compote looks so delicious! I will be making this for dinner soon.
I really like making my own cranberry sauce. It tastes so much better than the canned. Yours looks great.
boy oh boy does this look lip smackin’ good. I haven’t had pork chops in too long, and this cranberry compote makes them even better – must do!
Oh wow this looks delicious – I could just imagine it being the perfect evening meal. x
This looks so yummy and would make a perfect holiday main dish!
Oh this looks really good. I’d love to try this combo. The cranberry flavor sounds really nice.
Those pork chops look so good! I have a sage and apple pork chop recipe that is a family favorite.
That looks really good. I need to try this for our next family gathering.
I think this is really fantastic! I wanna grab it from my screen lol.
This looks and sounds tasty. I love the juxtaposition of cranberry and meat.
I usually just toss my chops on the grill, but this look like a recipe I need to try asap! It especially looks tasty for the holiday season!
This will be perfect for dinner tomorrow. I will have to get what i need to make it. It looks so delicious.
This loks like such a yummy way to make pork chops. I can not wait to try it
The pork chops look absolutely delicious! I love it when fruits are incorporated in a dish. Gotta try this.
We are having pork chops tomorrow night and I think I will give this a try. I love trying to change things up a little when it comes to pork and this really looks delicious.
These look delicious. I am not sure about the compote but the pork chops look AMAZING!
Looks good. I never tasted anything like this one so I am so curious on how it taste like. Will have to save this recipe.
Great flavors in this dish. Sage, pepper and cranberries would go together well.
Pork chops are a favorite around here, too! So easy, so fast, and so many ways to eat them. I love the combination you have here – so festive and perfect for the holiday season!
This would be a great dish to serve around the Holidays! It looks delicious!
This looks like such a tasty combination, I can hardly wait to try it. Love the savory and tart-sweet in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been getting into making different versions of cranberry compotes lately, and your idea of serving it up on top of some pork chops sounds just wonderful! Don’t know why I never thought of that pork and cranberry combo – bet it tastes scrumptious. 🙂
This sounds really good. I love anything with cranberries and this just looks like a holiday time meal.
This recipe looked so good, I copied it down. I am going to make it the weekend. I thank you so much for the share.
I love pork chops and I’m always looking for new ways to spice them up. This looks delish!
These pork chops look divine! I love the addition of cranberry compote… very festive for the holidays!
We love pork chops but I don’t think I have ever had them breaded before. It sounds amazing!!! Can’t wait to give these a try! Thanks for sharing on the Thursday Favorite Things link up 🙂
These look so delicious! I love the idea of a compote.