First we got the veggies prepped. So we peeled and chopped 3 pounds of yellow potatoes, placed them in a pot, covered them with water and added a teaspoon or so of salt.
We also washed and trimmed 1 pound of green beans.
Next we took 4 pork chops with bones and smothered them with mustard and Demerara sugar.
We also poured 2 cups of veggie broth into a pot and added a couple of rosemary sprigs.
Now every thing was ready to turn on the stove. For real for real. We started all four burners and turned the oven to 350F. In one pot we got water to boil, in another the potatoes, in a third the broth. On the fourth burner we placed that cat iron skillet, got it nice and hot, added olive oil, and placed the pork chops in it. We seared the meat from both sides. For maybe ten minutes or so.
Then we shoved the skillet, meat and all, into the oven for another ten minutes.
When the water was boiling we added the beans for just about 6 minutes.
The only thing left were the potatoes. We drained them and mashed them up with more butter, heavy cream, salt, and a couple handfuls of Parmesan to taste. That was it: Green beans, mashed potatoes, sauce and pork chops
Oooooh yes. Goodness on a plate. A good mouthful of heartwarming comfort.
