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Mustard-glazed Pork Chops

Pork chops glazed with mustard, apricot preserves, green onions, and soy sauce.

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Why it works: Mustard and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,259 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Mustard-glazed Pork Chops

Ingredients

Directions

Brown the pork

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

  2. Add pork chops and cook until lightly browned on both sides.

  3. Remove chops from skillet and drain fat.

Make the glaze

  1. In a small bowl, combine creamy mustard, apricot preserves, green onions, and soy sauce.

  2. Pour mixture into skillet.

  3. Cook over low heat, stirring until slightly thickened.

Finish and serve

  1. Return pork chops to skillet, turning to coat.

  2. Heat through.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

434Calories
30 gProtein
28 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Mustard + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Pork + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,214 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Pork + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,445 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Mustard + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,120 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Mustard + apricottop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together119 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Pork loin chops
Lean meat that browns in the skillet and carries the glaze.
Dijon-style creamy mustard
Adds sharp, tangy flavor and emulsifies with the other glaze ingredients.
Apricot preserves
Provides sweetness and helps the glaze caramelize and thicken.
Soy sauce
Adds salty, savory depth that balances the sweetness.
Vegetable oil
Conducts heat and helps the chops brown evenly without sticking.

The step that matters

Cook the glaze over low heat. Sugars in the apricot preserves scorch quickly at high heat, turning the glaze bitter before it thickens. Gentle heat with stirring lets the mixture reduce smoothly and coat the chops evenly.

Swap the apricot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, mustard, onion, sauce):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Apricotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, mustard, onion, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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