Pork Chops Cooked with Sage

INGREDIENTS
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Whole Cloves of Garlic
Pork Chops
Salt & Pepper to Taste
10 Leave of Fresh Sage, cleaned

Sage (Salvia Officinalis) is not an ingredient that you see often in the US when it comes to cooking. It is native of the Mediterranean lands but can be easily grown at home.   Sage is an astringent, anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, uterine stimulant, and a carminative. It is said to relax peripheral blood vessels, and had a number of other uses.  So what better to cook with?

In a sauce pan, heat your extra virgin olive oil over medium low heat.  Add 2 whole cloves of garlic, sautee.  Add your whole leaves of fresh sage into the pan to flavor the oil more.  

Next get your pork chops, clean off the bone if you wish.  Add a little salt and pepper and cook for 6 mins on each side.   When you remove it from the pain drain the chops on a paper towel for a few minutes to remove the excess oil.  You can garnish the pork chops with the sage for presentation.