Pork Chops with Maple-Mustard Sauce

Directions

Step 1 

Lightly salt pork chops.

Step 2

Heat butter over medium-high heat until foaming subsides, but be careful not to burn it.

Step 3

Add pork chops and cook them, turning occasionally.

Step 4

Remove them to a clean plate when they reach an internal temperature of 145. (You'll know when you get there because you are a cook who doesn't want to waste good ingredients, so you own this thermometer or one like it.)

Step 5

Reduce heat to low, and add syrup, mustard, and water to the pan.

Step 6

Stir until smooth, then spoon over pork chops.

The photo above features a plate made by Mark Shapiro