Description
Sous Vide Thick Cut Pork Chops with a simple pan sauce. Perfect medium pork - juicy with a hint of pink in the middle.
Ingredients
Scale
Brine
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 2 tablespoons table salt
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Chops
- 4 thick cut bone-in pork chops
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Pan Sauce
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 2 cups chicken broth
- Juices from sous vide bags (optional)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brine the pork chops: In a container large enough to hold the pork chops, dIssolve the salt and sugar, then submerge the chops. Brine the chops in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, preferably 4 to 8 hours.
- Sous Vide the pork chops: Remove the pork chops from the brine, and pat dry with paper towels. Vacuum seal the chops in medium (quart) vacuum pouches. Set the sous vide to 140°F/60°C, drop the pork chops in the sous vide, and cook for 1 to 4 hours.
- Sear the pork chops: While the chops are cooking sous vide, preheat the pan over medium-high heat. (I preheat my cast iron pan in a 425°F oven for at least 20 minutes, then move it to the stove top over medium-high heat.) Remove the chops from the vacuum bags, saving as much liquid in the bags as possible, and dry the chops with paper towels. Swirl the vegetable oil into the pan, coating the bottom, then add the pork chops. Sear the chops until they are browned, about 1 minute a side. Remove to a platter.
- Make the pan sauce: Add the garlic clove and rosemary sprig to the pan and cook until just fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk in the chicken broth, scraping any brown bits loose from the bottom of the pan. Add the juices from the sous vide bags (optional step). Bring to a boil and boil vigorously until reduced by half, about 5 minutes, skimming any foam from the top of the sauce. Remove from the heat, discard the garlic clove and rosemary sprig, and then whisk in the butter. Taste the sauce and add salt and pepper if needed. You want the sauce to be heavily seasoned, and it will need pepper, but watch the salt - the sous vide bag juices are already salty from the brine. Pour the sauce from the pan into a serving bowl, add the juices from the bottom of the pork chop platter, and serve, passing the sauce at the table.
Notes
Adding the sous vide bag juices to the sauce is optional - it will foam up and look ugly, but I like the added flavor.
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Sous Vide
- Cuisine: American