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
About a MomIngredients
- 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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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.