Spiced Pork Chops with Sweet and Sour Glaze

My first attempt at home cooked pork chops:

Soooo good!

I'm one of those weirdos that watch the Food Network when I'm eating lunch--talk about producing major food envy.  Most times, what I'm eating is nowhere near as appealing as what's being cooked in front of me.  

Yesterday, I watched my Food Network favorite Giada De Laurentiis whip up pan seared pork chops with a agrodulce glaze.  It looked simple to prepare and downright delicious.  I decided it was high time to try my hand at pork chops, and I was going do it just like Giada did it.

I went to the grocery store this morning and picked up chops along with honey and scallions for the glaze.  It was helpful that my pantry was already stocked with the rest of the ingredients--see, I told you the recipe looked simple.

I came back home with my goods and immediately started cooking.  I sauteed a mix of spinach and kale with onions in olive oil in a big pan.  Once the greens were cooked, I plated them and then started cooking my seasoned chops (about 5 minutes each side).  While the pork chops were cooking, I made the glaze in a small saucepan.

I made the glaze to the measurements that Giada recommends--which serves 4, so I have extra glaze sitting in the fridge.  I'm thinking of using the leftovers on salmon tomorrow.  Yum!

After thirty minutes prep and cooking time, Bryan and I sat down to a lunch of epic proportions--these were some seriously big chops that I bought at the store.  I'm very happy with how the pork chops turned out.  They were juicy and perfect, and the glaze was a winner.  I usually shy away from homemade sauces, but this one was so easy and absolutely delicious--even without the rosemary (I decided not to purchase any from the store and hope that the sauce would turn out okay without it).

Homemade pork chops?  A total snap.  I'll be making these again sometime soon.