Pork and Raspberry Sauce

It was pork night in the house of Lucidz last night, and I didn't feel like having anything heavy.

Either in a fever dream or in a different life, I've had pork with a raspberry sauce before... Wifey doesn't recall so, that is embarassing.

Anyways, heres what I got.

Pork:
1tsp Dried Thyme chopped finely or ground
1tsp Dried Sage ground
Sea salt
Black pepper
Olive oil

Sauce Ingredients:
2 tbsp Orange Juice
2 tbsp Chambord
1.5 tbsp white wine vinegar
1.5 tbsp balsamic
2 tbsp butter
1/2 shallot minced
1 glove garlic minced
Chicken broth (Optional)

Let the pork come to room temperature with all your herbs and salt and pepper rubbed into it.

Step 1: Put one tbsp butter in a sauce pan. Let melt completely

Step 2: Drop in shallots and garlic into butter, allow to become translucent

Step 3: Mix in all liquids for the sauce into the sauce pan, bring to a simmer, allow to reduce. Stir often.

Step 4: Preheat a heavy bottomed pan such as a cast Iron skillet on medium-high heat.

Step 5: While sauce reduces, place some olive oil in a paper plate (or real plate if you just like cleaning shit) Rub the pork in the olive oil on both sides, allowing it to coat.

Step 6: put the pork in the pan, allow to cook for about 4 minutes on each side or to desired doneness.

Step 7: Remove pork to plate, cover with foil, allow to rest.

Step 8: Taste your sauce, it should be sweet, with the hint of raspberry from the chambord. If it is too sweet, feel free to add chicken broth to taste.

Step 9: Place sauce in bottom of a plate, top with Pork, serve.