Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Pork Chops with Garlic-Thyme Sauce

Name: Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Pork Chops with Garlic-Thyme Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 , bone-in rib loin pork chops, 1 1/2 inches thick (about 12 ounces each) (see note); , Kosher salt and ground black pepper (see note); 1 - 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 large, shallot, minced (about 4 tablespoons); 2 medium, garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 3/4 cup, low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme leaves; 1/4 teaspoon, white wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 3 pieces; , Table salt and ground black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2009, America's Test Kitchen TV

Thick pork chops may boast a juicy interior or a nicely caramelized exterior—but rarely both. We wanted it all, in one recipe.

SERVES 4

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