Baked Pork Chops w/Piquant Sauce

  • 4
  • 10 mins
  • 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Pork:
  • 4 pork chops, about 9oz each
  • olive oil
  • thyme sprigs
  • rosemary sprigs
  • 1/2 head garlic, separated into cloves (unpeeled)
  • salt and pepper
  • Sauce:
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, peeled and minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1 red chile, seeded and minced
  • 7oz cremini mushrooms, seeded and finely sliced
  • 14oz can chopped tomatoes
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400f. Place pork chops in a large, lightly oiled baking dish and scatter over the thyme sprigs, rosemary leaves, garlic cloves, and salt. Drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 20 minutes or until the pork chops are cooked through.

Make the sauce in the meantime. Heat the olive oil in a wide pan and add the onion, red bell pepper, chile, and mushroom. Stir over heat heat for 4 minutes until vegs begin to soften. Tip in the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and add sugar and splash of water. Simmer for 10-12 minutes until onions are tender and tomato sauce has thickened. Taste and season.

Take out chops and let rest in a warm place for 5 minutes. Then pour any pan juices into the sauce and reheat. Ladie a generous amount of sauce over the chops to serve.