Mediterranean Pork Chops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 boneless pork loin chops (1 to 1 1/2 pounds) or 4 pork loin chops with bone, cut 1/2 inch thick (1 to 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
3 garlic cloves, minced (1 1/2 teaspoons minced)

Preparation

Sprinkle chops with kosher salt and pepper; set aside.
In a small bowl combine rosemary and garlic.
Sprinkle rosemary mixture evenly over both sides of each chop; rub in with your fingers.
Place chops on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast chops in a 425\u00b0 oven for 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350\u00b0 and continue roasting about 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted through side of chop registers 160\u00b0F (make sure tip of thermometer does not touch bone).