Coconut Mushroom Pork Chops

For me, one of the hardest things about being a primal eater is cultivating creativity when it comes to meat. I don't mind eating the same salad or drinking the same shake every day, but I like my evening meals to have some diversity. Pre-paleo days I experimented a lot with different sauces on the same cuts of meat. Although I'm branching out a little, the bone-out pork chop is one of the easiest to work with, so this week I tried a new sauce with the simple chop. The dry rub thyme really made this dish sing, and the coconut mushroom sauce was yummy!

Coconut Mushroom Pork Chops:

Ingredients:

• 6 pork chops
• salt, pepper, thyme
• coconut oil
• 1 large onion
• 10 oz sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup coconut milk

Season pork chops with salt, pepper, and thyme on both sides. Sear in coconut oil a few minutes on each side. Remove from pan, and saute chopped onion and mushrooms in more coconut oil. Add garlic, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano. Pour in chicken broth, bring to a boil then reduce heat. Add chops back to pan, simmer covered 10 minutes. Pour in coconut milk and increase to medium-high heat and cook an additional 10 minutes.