Maple Mustard Pork Chops

Wednesday are usually my crock-pot day.  I pop something in the crock-pot and then when I get back to the cafe after a long day at work and then time at the gym, there is NOTHING better than dinner waiting.  That being said, clearly I did not get anything in the crock-pot before I headed out the door this morning...  So there was nothing waiting to be devoured by the hungry masses, I mean the taste-tester and myself.  The Taste-tester had not even fed the dogs by the time I had gotten back...  At 8:33, I looked in the refrigerator to see what I could whip up, and I mean whip up fast!  I mean there were still evening chores to be done...  

I had thrown pork chops in the defrosting bin (also known as the crisper - but since we eat so MANY vegetables they don't fit in there and it's a food safety issue to have the raw vegetable below raw meat, we've switched them.  All raw fruits and vegetables ABOVE any uncooked meats (which now are housed in the lowest drawer in the fridge).  Plus, now fruits and veggies can't hide and become pools of discernible, slimy mush (ack!).  Anyways, I digress, back to what I really ended up making since there was nothing waiting for me in the Crock-pot.

Maple-Mustard Pork Chops with Kale!  It was wonderful and simple.

Ingredients:

1 TBS Coconut oil (or other oil for browning meat)

4 Pork chops (boneless is what I used, but use what you got)

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup white cooking wine

1/4 maple syrup

2 TBS spicy brown mustard

2 cups Kale (despined)

Directions: 

Heat pan over medium to medium-high heat  You want to get a good sear on the meat.

While the meat is browning, de-spine the Kale and cut/shop into smaller, bite-size pieces.    

Mix together the wine, maple syrup, and mustard to make the simmer liquid.  

Once the meat is browned, but not fully cooked through, pour over the meat and reduce heat to medium-low.  

Then add the Kale over top and place a cover on the plan.  

Simmer on medium-low for about  8-10 minutes.  

When the kale is wilted and meat is cooked through, mix kale into the sauce and serve.  

Enjoy!  

(Had there been more time, we would have had another vegetable with this)