You don't have to follow a keto diet to thoroughly enjoy a nutritious and delicious low-carb meal. All you have to do is to brown a few pork chops in your trusty skillet and bake them in the oven while the irresistible combination of bacon and onions caramelize on the stove top - filling the air with an inviting and familiar aroma that you may remember from your grandmother's kitchen.
Only basic cooking skills are needed to create a meal that will receive praise from all around the table. After all, a handful of simple ingredients can entice people to chow down, using their hands to eat if necessary.
The secret is in the sauce... In this case, the sauce is caramelized onions. Don't rush this step, or you will end up with cooked onions that do not quite have the same flavor sensation.
For best results, use your largest skillet, so the chopped onions are not overcrowded in the pan (just like when browning mushrooms) - and cook them slowly over medium heat. Don't try to speed up the process by turning up the heat, lest the onions burn and become bitter.
If you are feeling really ambitious, you can caramelize an extra onion or two and freeze those portions for later, or refrigerate some for later in the week to go along with a hearty steak or a breakfast frittata.
Add a warm spinach and pear salad to your meal, and the flavors will harmonize beautifully.
Caramelized Onion and Bacon Pork Chops Recipe
Serves: 4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 bone-in pork chops
- 4 bacon slices, chopped
- 2 onions, sliced
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. cooking fat
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Season the pork chops to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat the cooking fat in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brown the pork chops in the skillet for about 2 minutes per side and transfer to a baking dish.
- Place in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cook the bacon pieces in the skillet until cooked, about 4 to 5 minutes; remove from the pan, setting bacon grease aside.
- Add the onions to the skillet and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and give everything a good stir.
- Add the bacon back to the skillet, and pour in the chicken stock.
- Stir everything, and cook until most of the juice evaporates.
- Serve the pork chops topped with the caramelized onion-bacon mixture.
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Caramelized Onion and Bacon Pork Chops Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 bone-in pork chops
- 4 bacon slices chopped
- 2 onions sliced
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. cooking fat
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Season the pork chops to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 4 to 6 bone-in pork chops
- Heat the cooking fat in a skillet over medium-high heat.1 tbsp. cooking fat
- Brown the pork chops in the skillet for about 2 minutes per side and transfer to a baking dish.
- Place in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cook the bacon pieces in the skillet until cooked, about 4 to 5 minutes; remove from the pan, setting bacon grease aside.4 bacon slices
- Add the onions to the skillet and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.2 onions
- Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and give everything a good stir.2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- Add the bacon back to the skillet, and pour in the chicken stock.¼ cup chicken stock
- Stir everything, and cook until most of the juice evaporates.
- Serve the pork chops topped with the caramelized onion-bacon mixture.
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