Blue Cheese Butter Pork Chops

A super easy recipe for thick cut pork chops. As a bonus, they look really fancy, too! Done on the grill, or very nicely in the broiler pan (that's how I did mine, given the fact that I don't have a grill). The blue cheese butter is a very smooth complement, not too rich, but tasty. Serve with grilled Parmesan asparagus, and potatoes or something simple like a baked potato and green salad.

What you need:

for the pork
4 bone-in chops, each about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick
2 garlic cloves
salt
freshly ground pepper

for the butter
4 Tbs butter, room temp.
1 oz. blue cheese, crumbled, room temp.
1 Tbs. toasted walnuts, chopped
1 Tbs thinly slivered fresh basil (or, 1 tsp. dried basil, crushed in the palm of your hand)
salt
freshly ground pepper

1. Rub chops with garlic, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Preheat grill to high OR preheat oven to broil
3. Brush grill or broiler pan with oil, cook chops about 6-8 minutes a side. Chops will be nicely browned on bottom when ready to turn. Internal temp. when done will be about 160 degrees.
4. Let chops rest about 2 minutes after cooked. Place a pat of butter on each and serve.
5. Butter: Mash butter and cheese together, stir in walnuts and basil and season with salt and pepper.