CAST IRON SKILLET SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

Cast Iron Skillet Sweet and Sour Pork Chops image

An ever-so-easy way to add a little zip to pork chops cooked in a cast iron skillet. Serve over buttered rice for a quick and easy dinner.

Provided by BirgitJ

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian

Time 35m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
1 cup pineapple juice
½ cup raisins
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
½ tablespoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pinch seasoned salt, or to taste
2 raw chop with refuse, 151 g; (blank) 5.3 ounces bone-in pork chops
2 tablespoons salted butter

Steps:

Combine tomato paste, pineapple juice, raisins, brown sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, ginger, red pepper flakes, and seasoned salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
Rinse pork chops and pat dry. Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 5 to 8 minutes total. Do not drain the skillet.
Pour in the tomato paste mixture, reduce heat, and let simmer until sauce thickens to a gravy consistency and pork is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 598.3 calories, Carbohydrate 92.4 g, Cholesterol 74.1 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 1141.6 mg, Sugar 64 g