Pork chop agrodolce

Agrodolce means sour (agro) and sweet (dolce) in Italian, so these juicy pork chops are glazed in an easy sweet and sour sauce. The key to thickening the sauce is cold butter, so make sure your butter is chilled and not room temp.

Typically when you say "pork chop", I say "not interested." The majority of pork chops, at least that I've encountered, have been dry and ...

Eric and I joke sometimes that we have a philosophy that we refer to as “The Champion Quotient.” This is what we call the things we make or do that require minimal effort but have maximum results. You know how some things, whether meals or crafts or house projects, look like they took a lot of work but actually didn’t? Those are the types of dinners (and crafts and house projects) we really love. This is one of them. I love ordering pork chops when we dine at nice restaurants. Since we don’t…

This easy, elegant sauce is the perfect accompaniment to cuts of pork. This easy, elegant sauce is the perfect accompaniment to cuts of pork, such as our Pan-Seared Thick-Cut, Bone-In Pork Chops. Using maple syrup as a sweetener in place of sugar contributed viscosity, enhancing cling, and an attractive glossiness. Plump raisins added pleasing texture, and minced shallot and red pepper flakes amped up the savoriness, keeping the sauce from becoming cloying.

Click here for a PDF of this recipe without photos. Agrodolce – essentially Italian sweet and sour sauce – is made by reducing balsamic vinegar and sugar (or, in this case, honey). You…

This is a fast weeknight meal with balanced rich flavor (agrodolce means "sweet and sour") without adding tons of additional fats.

Honey and balsamic vinegar are the sweet and sour agents in these Italian-style grilled pork chops.

Sweet, sour and tangy agrodolce complements these fatty, rich pork chops.

Italian-born chef and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis is heading back to her native land for Season 2 of “Giada in Italy” on the Food Network. The season premiere at noon on Sunday t…