Sweet Sour Apple Pork Chops Food

PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR APPLES

Steps:

• Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and heat over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; sauté 4 minutes. Sprinkle pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon oregano; turn pork chops and sauté just until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to plate; cover with foil.
• Heat oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple and onion wedges and remaining 1/2 teaspoon oregano. Sauté until apples and onion are tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Return pork and any accumulated juices to skillet. Pour apple juice and vinegar over; cook until pork is heated through and liquid is slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pork and apple mixture to plates and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chops with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Cut each apple into quarters. Peel the quarters, and discard the core of each.
• Dredge the chops in flour. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet, and add the chops. Cook until well browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn the chops, and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• Remove the chops, and add the quartered apples. Cook about 2 minutes, turning the apples often. Remove the apples, and pour off the fat from the skillet.
• Add the shallots and vinegar and cook briefly, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add the broth and honey. Cook about 1 minute, and stir in the tomato paste.
• Return the chops and apples to the skillet. Bring the sauce to a boil, spoon the sauce over the chops, and cover closely. Cook 10 minutes. Transfer the chops and apples to a serving dish, and pour the sauce over.

SWEET AND SPICY APPLE-MUSTARD PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet sprayed with nonstick spray, cook pork chops over medium-high heat until browned on both sides.
• Combine apple butter, mustard, cumin, salt and pepper.
• Spoon over pork chops.
• Reduce heat, cover, and cook until meat is just slightly pink in the middle, about 10 minutes.
• Remove chops and keep warm.
• Leave sauce in skillet.
• Add apples, onions and vinegar to skillet.
• Stir.
• Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, until apples and onions are tender.
• Spoon apple mixture over warm pork chops and serve.

TENDER SWEET 'N' SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with pepper. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm. , Add the water, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce to skillet; stir to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Return chops to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until meat is tender.

BAKED SWEET-SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first five ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, brown pork chops in oil; drain. , Line an 8-in. square baking dish with foil; coat the foil with cooking spray. Place pork chops in prepared pan; sprinkle with half of the green pepper, onion and carrot. Pour sauce over all. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with the remaining vegetables. Baste with sauce in pan. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Serve with rice if desired.

EASY SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over high heat. Sear the pork chops until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer the pork chops to a slow cooker. Mix the brown sugar, ketchup, onion, and lemon juice in a bowl; spoon over the pork chops.
• Cook on Low until the pork chops are very tender, 4 to 6 hours.

CLEVER CONNIE'S SWEET & SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Set the oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Trim excess fat off the pork chops.
• Add oil to frying pan and heat on high.
• Add garlic and swirl around for 30 seconds- don't let it brown or burn.
• Lower heat under frying pan. Brown the chops on both sides.
• Remove chops and place in an ovenproof baking dish in a single layer.
• Scrape the garlic and "brown bits" from the frying pan onto the top of the chops.
• Mix remaining ingredients together well and pour over the chops.
• Place chops into the oven.
• Lower heat to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Leave chops in the oven for 2 hours or more.
• When the chops come from the oven - the longer the better - the meat will fall from the bones and the fat is easily removed.
• Shred the pork and return it to the "sauce".
• Leave the meat in the oven until you are ready-to-serve.
• Serve over rice.

SWEET AND TANGY APPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, honey mustard, mustard powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder together in a small bowl; rub onto pork chops and let sit on a plate for flavors to dissolve into pork chops, about 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add apple cider. Arrange coated pork chops in the skillet; cook until pork chops are browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).