Wolfgang Puck's Pork Chops

Servings: 4
Difficulty: Moderate
Cook Time: 1-30 min

Ingredients
4 2-ounce boneless, center-cut pork chops, about 1/4- inch thick each
2 cup mashed potatoes
1 1/2 cups orange juice
2 tbsps. chicken stock (can substitute water)
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsps. butter, softened
2 juice oranges, with zest of one orange reserved
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Directions
Zest one orange. Then peel the orange with a knife and slice horizontally into 8 thin slices. Peel second orange with a knife and cut it into sections between membranes. Reserved for garnish.

Heat olive oil till smoking in a heavy-bottomed stainless steel pan over high heat. Season pork chops generously with salt and pepper. Add chops and sear until nicely browned on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove chops from pan and allow to rest on a plate.

Use orange juice to deglaze pan. Add chicken stock (or water) and soy sauce. Reduce this until it coats the back of a spoon, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and swirl in the butter and orange zest to make a rich sauce.

Spread two cups of mashed potatoes in the center of a decorative platter. Place pork chops on top of mashed potatoes, and arrange orange slices around them. Top pork with orange sections and spoon sauce over the entire platter. Serve immediately