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Black Iron Skillet Chops

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 4 thick boneless pork chops
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

1. Place pork chops in zip lock bag. Seal bag and hit the pork chops with a meat mallet to tenderize.
2. Heat olive oil and butter in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper; add to the skillet, and brown, about 4 minutes per side.
4. Turn the chops one more time, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook an additional 10 minutes.
5. Place pork chops in an oven-proof dish; cover with foil and set aside until sauce is completed.
6. Make Cream Sauce

Mushrooms and Tennessee Whiskey Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

1. 3 TBSP olive oil
2. 3 TBSP butter
3. 1 pound mushrooms, sliced
4. 1/2 cup yellow onions, minced
5. 2 large garlic cloves, minced
6. 1-1/2 cups chicken stock
7. 1/2 cup heavy cream
8. 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
9. 1/3 cup Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
10. 1 teaspoon cornstarch
11. Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
12. 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

Directions:

1. Drain grease from skillet; add butter and olive oil.
2. Sauté onions and mushrooms in butter and olive oil in the same large skillet on medium high heat until the mushrooms are browned (10-15 minutes.)
3. Add garlic and continue sautéing for 2 minutes.
4. Mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons chicken stock in a small bowl and set aside.
5. Add the remaining chicken stock, vinegar, and whiskey to the skillet; boil slowly until sauce is reduced by over half, stirring frequently.
6. Add the cornstarch mixture; stir continually and cook an additional minute or two.
7. Add the cream and simmer several minutes until the sauce thickens, stirring frequently.
8. Add salt and pepper and add basil.
9. Add pork chops to the sauce; cover and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.