Best Pork Chops With Sweet And Sour Apples Recipes

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES, SWEET POTATOES, AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Quickly brown the pork chops on each side. Set aside.
• Arrange sweet potato slices in the bottom of a 3 to 4 quart slow cooker. Cover with the onion slices, then the apple slices. Sprinkle brown sugar, nutmeg and salt over the apples, and grind a little pepper. Place the pork chops on top of the pile, and cover with sauerkraut. Cover, and cook on Low for about 5 hours. It can go an extra hour without drying out though.
• Serve pork and vegetables with juice from the slow cooker spooned over them.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE AND CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine oil, thyme, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. Add pork chops, brush with the marinade, and set aside for 15 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook pork chops until browned on one side, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook until lightly browned on the other side and juices run clear, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer pork chops to a serving plate, cover, and keep warm.
• Reduce heat and add butter to the skillet. Add apple slices and cook until they start to change color, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer apples to the plate with the pork chops and keep warm.
• Stir apple juice, cream, and cornstarch together in a bowl. Add to the skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil while scraping brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook and stir until sauce starts to thicken, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour sauce over pork chops and apples.

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.

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 SOUR PINEAPPLE PORK

Steps:

• Cut pork into bite-size pieces and marinate for 30 minutes in mixture of soy, vermouth, garlic, ginger, and 2 tablespoons oil. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the sweet and sour sauce:
• In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients except the cornstarch mixture, blend well and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently until thickened. Be sure and bring your sauce to a boil before adding the cornstarch, otherwise the sauce may retain an unpleasant starchy taste.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove pork pieces from marinade and roll in cornstarch to coat well. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
• In a large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil on medium-high heat. Stir-fry red and yellow pepper and diced onion for 2 minutes, then add sweet and sour sauce and fold in fried pork. Let simmer for 2 minutes, arrange on serving platter and garnish with long strips of green onion and toasted sesame seeds.

PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR CIDER GLAZE

Steps:

• Pat pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chops until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes total.
• Stir together cider and brown sugar and add to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, turning chops once, until meat is almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer chops to a plate.
• Add vinegar and mustard seeds to sauce and boil, stirring to scrape up any brown bits, until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes. Return chops with any juices on plate to skillet and simmer until meat is just cooked through and sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.