Gluten Free Honeyed Thyme Pork Chops

Sweet and tangy, these honeyed thyme pork chops are perfect for a spring alfresco dinner!

Yield 2 servings

Honeyed Thyme Pork Chops

These honeyed thyme pork chops are perfect for the lovely spring weather we'll soon be enjoying! They'll be best eaten outside with a chilled glass of white wine, but, in case winter sticks around longer than any of us want, you could eat them on the sofa, watching your favorite TV show. While snow falls. We did.

What I love about them is the amazing flavor they have. A lot of ingredients go into what's a really simple dish starting with fresh orange juice and ending with super fancy French mustard with oranges and chestnuts. (Although, in the absence of such mustard, you could just use your normal dijon.) But, these pork chops are tender and the earthy taste of thyme is delicious with the honey. And there's just a little bit of smoked paprika. Especially important if you make these in the grill/broiler on your oven and not outside.

I've not shown it in the photos, but I served these pork chops with fluffy rice and steamed, crunchy green beans. I like my green beans crunchy and fresh-tasting. They work well with the pork. No matter what you serve with them, the pork cooks up in less than 20 minutes and if you let them marinate the night before, they'll be unbelievably tender.

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Ingredients:

For the honeyed thyme pork chops
1 tsp onion powder/granules
1 tsp garlic powder/granules
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp Maille mustard with orange and chestnut or Dijon mustard
1 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp honey
4 pork chops
juice of a large orange
fresh thyme
salt
pepper

Instructions:

Honeyed Thyme Pork Chops

1. Whisk to combine the honey, orange juice, olive oil, onion and garlic powders, mustard, salt, pepper and paprika in a bowl.
2. Stir in fresh thyme leaves.
3. Marinate the pork chops in the honey and thyme for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. If marinating for more than 2 hours, marinate in the fridge.
4. Grill or pan fry the pork chops until cooked through.
5. Serve with rice and vegetables.

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