I love me some pork chops and I LOVE BLACKBERRIES. This is such a savory and flavorful meal. The sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish and it compliments the pork chop so well. The reduction is so tasty you could eat it straight! I understand blackberries are only in season until the beginning of fall, so using frozen will work too!! The most important step is brining the meat and letting it soak for at least an hour.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

Blackberry Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes

L.Slezinger

Savory Pork Chops with a Blackberry balsamic reduction. Served with roasted sweet potatoes.

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Prep Time 1 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 2

Course Main Course

Servings 2

Equipment

Nutribullet or blender
skillet or oven friendly pan

Ingredients

Pork Chop Brine

2 Boneless or Bone-in Pork chops I prefer bone in
2 tbsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp garlic minced
2 sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme

Balsamic reduction

6 oz Fresh blackberries thawed frozen will work too
1/2 cup balsamic
1/4 cup red wine
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp salted butter

Sweet Potatoes

2 sweet potatoes peeled and cut in one inch wedges
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tbsp garlic minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

In a ziplock bag or a sealed container , add the salt, pepper, garlic and thyme and submerge the pork chop so it’s fully covered with water. Mix it well so the salt dissolves and covers the pork chop thoroughly.
Refrigerate for at LEAST an hour.
take out and pat dry. let sit until room temp
Preheat oven to 350. Start on your sweet potatoes.
get out your skillet and place 3 tbsp olive oil in it. Turn to medium high heat
Put black pepper on both sides of your pork chop.
Brown on each side for 5 minutes.
Place in oven for 30 minutes (flip halfway through)
Start your reduction. Blend your blackberries (I use a nutribullet) and place in a pan with balsamic. Turn heat up to a boil and add all the other ingredients. Boil for 5 minutes while stirring. Then let cool .
When the Pork chops are ready they will be at 145°F.
Serve the pork chop with the reduction on top. Pair with the sweet potatoes and dinner is ready!

Sweet Potatoes

Pre-heat oven to 425°F
Peel and cut two sweet potatoes to about 1 in. chunks .In a large mixing bowl, mix the red pepper flakes, thyme, garlic, salt, 2 tbsp olive oil. Put the sweet potato chunks in dish and toss with the oil mixture.Put sweet potato chunks into a baking pan then into the oven for 30 minutes.

Notes

Adjust the recipe as needed for more people:)

Keyword balsamic, blackberry, pork, porkchops, sweetpotatoes

Blackberry Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes