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Chop with mushrooms and pork cheese in the oven

Baked Pork Chops with Mushrooms and Cheese

Tender meat under a golden cheese crust! These pork chops are baked in the oven with mushrooms and cheese, and they come out juicy and full of flavor. This is a dish you can serve not just for a weeknight dinner — it's just as welcome on a holiday table!

Lyalich

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Chop with mushrooms and pork cheese in the oven

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pork

300

Onion

Mushrooms

100

Hard cheese

100

Sour cream

100

Vegetable oil

Salt

Ground black pepper

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 33 % 10 g

Fats 57 % 17 g

Carbohydrates 10 % 3 g

209 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make baked pork chops with mushrooms and cheese? Gather all your ingredients. Pork tenderloin works best, or, like mine, a boneless loin. Turn the oven on to preheat to 350°F (180°C) while you get everything else ready.
Step 2:

Rinse the pork under cold water and pat it dry with a paper towel. Cut the meat into two portions. Sometimes there's a thin white membrane running along the edge of the meat. When you fry it, that membrane tightens up and curls the pounded chop into a little bowl with raised edges. To keep that from happening, make a few cuts through it along its whole length with a sharp knife.
Step 3:

Cover the piece of pork with a sturdy sheet of plastic wrap and pound it well with a meat mallet on both sides. This breaks up the bonds between the fibers, so the meat turns tender and stays large after cooking.
Step 4:

Pour the vegetable oil into a skillet and heat it up. Add the chop and sear it for 2–3 minutes per side. Take it off the heat and transfer it to a plate. Searing this way seals the juices inside, which keeps the meat nice and juicy.
Step 5:

Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil and lay the meat in it. Any dish will do, but it should be just a little bigger than the meat you put in it.
Step 6:

Peel and rinse the onion. To keep from tearing up while you slice it, soak the onion in cold water first. Finely chop the onion and scatter it over the seared meat. You could also use red onion, shallots, or even scallions or leeks.
Step 7:

Wipe the mushrooms (I'm using button mushrooms) clean with a damp cloth, slice them, and layer them over the onion. You can use wild mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, or even frozen ones — just thaw them first and squeeze out the excess liquid.
Step 8:

Spread the sour cream over the onion and mushrooms. Use fresh, mild sour cream that isn't too tangy — that's the key to the meat tasting great.
Step 9:

Grate the cheese on a coarse or fine grater and sprinkle it over the top of the meat. Any cheese works, but the sharper the cheese, the more flavorful the chop will be.
Step 10:

Put the dish of chops in the hot oven and bake the meat for about 40 minutes, until done. Keep in mind that baking time depends entirely on your oven, so it may take more or less time than it did for me.
Step 11:

Take the pork chops out of the oven and serve them right away. Any side goes well with these chops, but they're especially good with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables.
Step 12:

Enjoy!

Keep in mind that every oven is different. The temperature and cooking time may vary from what's given in the recipe. To make any baked dish a success, get to know how your own oven behaves!
Every oil is only good up to a certain temperature — its smoke point, where the oil starts to burn and forms harmful compounds, including carcinogens. For how to gauge frying temperature and pick the best oil for the job (and which ones to skip), read more here.
If you're using a ready-made spice blend, be sure to read the ingredient list on the package. These blends often already contain salt, so keep that in mind or you risk over-salting the dish.