Bone-In Pork Chop with Pecorino-Garlic Butter

Ingredients

• ⅞ oz Butter
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 4 Parsley Sprigs
• 8 oz Carrot
• 2 Bone-in Pork Chops
• ¼ oz Pecorino Cheese
• 6 oz Peas
• 1 oz Honey
• ¼ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper
• and season both sides with ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of
• pepper.

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook Within: Keeping compound butter in the refrigerator will make it easier to work with once it’s time to plate Pecora means “sheep” in Italian which is apropos: the family of hard Italian cheeses called pecorino cheese is made from sheep’s milk.

2. 2

   Roast the Garlic: Halve garlic. Place garlic halves on a small piece of foil and toss with ½ tsp. olive oil. Make a foil pouch around garlic. Place directly on oven rack and roast until garlic is roasted and tender, 12-15 minutes. While garlic roasts, prepare ingredients.

3. 3

   Finish the Pork Chops: chops reach a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees, 8-10 minutes. While pork chops bake, cook

4. 4

   Prepare the Ingredients: Mince parsley, both stems and leaves. Peel, trim, and cut carrot into ½” pieces. Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season both sides with ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of

5. 5

   Cook the Vegetables: Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in pan used to sear pork chops over medium heat. Place carrots in hot pan and cook undisturbed until lightly charred, 4-5 minutes. Add peas, remaining butter, and honey to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until a glaze forms and coats vegetables, 3-4 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes (to taste) and salt (to taste) and garnish with remaining parsley.

6. 6

   Combine ¾ the butter, half the parsley (reserve: remaining of both for vegetables), pecorino, roasted garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a small medium-high heat. Place pork chops in hot pan and cook undisturbed until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. side up. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean.

7. 7

   Plate the Dish: Place serving of vegetables on a plate. Add a pork chop to the plate and garnish with a dollop of com- ¾ is added to compound butter and remaining is added to Half is added to compound butter and remaining garnishes way when it comes to red pepper flakes. Add a pinch at first, taste, and add more if desired. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time Ƀ Set butter on counter to soften

8. 8

   Mince parsley, both stems and leaves. Peel, trim, and

9. 9

   cut carrot into ½” pieces. Rinse pork chops, pat dry,