Citrus Pork Chops Food

CITRUS PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper. In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chops for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned. , Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. In the same skillet, cook garlic for 1 minute. Stir in the orange juice concentrate, broth and Worcestershire sauce; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. , Pour 1/4 cup sauce over pork. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, basting twice with sauce. , Bring the remaining sauce to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Serve pork chops with sauce and rice.

CITRUS MARINATED PORK CHOPS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a large Ziploc freezer bag.
• Remove as much air as possible.
• Label and freeze.
• Defrost overnight in the fridge; pork will marinate as it defrosts.
• To serve, remove chops from bag and place in a non-stick skillet; reserve marinade.
• Cook for 5 minutes, or until brown, repeat for other side.
• Add marinade, and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for 7 minutes, or until chops are no longer pink in the middle. Transfer pork to a plate and cover. Turn heat to high and whisk for 3-5 minutes until sauce is thick. Spoon over pork. Pork Chops can also be made on the BBQ/Grill if desired.

CITRUS PORK CHOPS - OAMC

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a large Ziploc freezer bag.
• Remove as much air as possible.
• Label and freeze.
• Defrost overnight in the fridge; pork will marinate as it defrosts.
• To serve, remove chops from bag and place in a non-stick skillet; reserve marinade.
• Cook for 5 minutes, or until brown, repeat for other side.
• Add marinade, and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for 7 minutes, or until chops are no longer pink in the middle. Transfer pork to a plate and cover. Turn heat to high and whisk for 3-5 minutes until sauce is thick. Spoon over pork.
• OR cook on heated grill until done, baste with marinade while cooking.

TANGY CITRUS PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an 8 x 8 glass pan. Set aside.
• Sear pork chops until outsides brown. Place in glass pan.
• In separate bowl mix together remaining ingredients. Pour over pork chops.
• Bake for 40 minutes, turning chops every 10 minutes.
• Remove pork chops from oven and drain liquid into a saucepan. Leave chops in glass pan and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Place saucepan over med-low heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until sauce is your desired consistency. Place chops in sauce and flip several times until well coated and warmed.

SLOW-ROASTED PORK WITH CITRUS AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Pulse the garlic, oregano, thyme, coriander and cumin seeds, bay leaves, 2 tablespoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a food processor to make a thick paste. Trim off all but a thin layer of fat from the pork, then make deep slits all over the roast (about every 2 inches) with a paring knife. Rub the spice paste over the pork and into the slits.
• Mix the citrus juices, Worcestershire sauce and olive oil in a large glass bowl. Submerge the pork in the marinade and top with the onions and reserved orange and lemon peels. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature 1 hour before roasting.
• Preheat the oven to 450. Remove the citrus peels from the bowl and refrigerate. Place the pork on a rack in a large roasting pan (reserve the marinade and onions); roast, uncovered, about 1 hour. Add the marinade to the pan and pile the onions on top of the meat. Cover with foil, lower the oven temperature to 350 and roast 2 more hours. Uncover, place the citrus peels around the pork and continue to roast, basting occasionally, until the meat browns and a thermometer inserted into the bottom half registers 190, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• Transfer the pork to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes. Meanwhile, skim any excess fat from the pan juices. Slice the pork and serve with the onion and pan juices. Garnish with citrus peels.

CITRUS-GLAZED PORK WITH FARRO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the red onion; cook, stirring, until golden, 5 minutes. Add the farro, 2 1/2 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium; simmer until the farro is just tender, 25 minutes. Stir in the Brussels sprouts and cook until tender, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix the lime and orange juices with the honey. Season the pork with the cumin, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and oranges; cook, turning the pork, until browned, 5 minutes. Flip the orange wedges; add the juice mixture.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven; bake until a thermometer inserted into the pork registers 145 degrees F, about 15 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes, then slice and drizzle with the pan juices. Serve with the oranges and farro; top with pomegranate seeds.

CITRUS AND ROSEMARY GRILLED PORK

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl with whisk or fork.
• Pat chops dry with paper towels and rub with seasoning. Turn chops in marinade and let stand 15 minutes.
• Season chops with steak seasoning.
• Grill chops on indoor electric grill preheated to high for 6 to 7 minutes on each side, or pan fry over medium high heat for same time under a loose tin foil tent in a nonstick skillet.
• Serve chops with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Potatoes and Orange and Oregano Salad.
• Simmer the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and quartered potatoes 10 minutes in just enough water to cover.
• During the last 3 minutes of the cooking time on the potatoes, add the broccoli florets. Drain and return plumped tomatoes and cooked potatoes to the warm pan to dry out. Dress tomato-potato combo with parsley, oil, salt, and pepper.
• Yield: 4 servings Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes
• Remove skin and pith from oranges. Slice oranges in 1/4-inch thick disks. Arrange orange slices on a serving plate and sprinkle with the oregano, onions, and dress with the extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper. Serve.
• Yield: 4 servings Preparation time: 5 to 8 minutes

PORK CHOPS WITH CITRUS-CUCUMBER SALSA

Steps:

• Section fruit over medium bowl. (See tip.) Set fruit sections aside. Squeeze juice from membranes into blender. Add dressing, 1/2 cup cilantro and sugar; blend well.
• Chop fruit and remaining cilantro; place in medium bowl. Add cucumbers, onions, chiles and 2 Tbsp. of the dressing mixture; mix lightly.
• Cook 3 chops in large skillet on high heat 1 min. on each side or until evenly browned on both sides. Remove from skillet. Repeat with remaining chops. Return all chops to skillet. Add remaining dressing mixture; cook on medium-low heat 8 min. or until chops are done (145ºF). Remove from heat. Let stand 3 min. before serving with the fruit salsa.

CITRUS BARBECUED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat greased grill to medium heat. Place all ingredients except chops in saucepan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Place chops on grate of grill; cover grill with lid. Grill 25 to 30 minutes or until chops are cooked through, turning over after 15 minutes and brushing occasionally with the barbecue sauce mixture.

BALSAMIC CITRUS PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season both sides of the pork chops with the salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, juice, honey, cornstarch and thyme until smooth; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add seasomed chops. Brown chops for 2 minutes on each side.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add vinegar mixture to skillet.
• Cover and simmer chops for 10-15 minutes (more or less time, depending on the thickness of your chops).
• Serve with sauce poured over top.

BAJA CITRUS MARINADE (CHICKEN OR PORK CHOPS)

Steps:

• Whisk or stir together all ingredients.
• Place meat in a rectangular shaped pan or dish and pour marinade over all contents.
• Turn and move pieces to ensure best coverage of marinade. (Turn halfway through if you are at home.).
• Marinate for 4 or more hours (or overnight).
• Grill until cooked thoroughly!

PEPPERED CITRUS PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• BEAT egg with milk in shallow dish or pie plate; set aside. Mix salad dressing mix, flour and pepper in separate shallow dish or pie plate.
• DIP both sides of chops into egg mixture, then into dressing mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides.
• HEAT large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chops; cover. Cook 6 minutes; uncover. Continue cooking 5 minutes on each side or until chops are cooked through. Drizzle with lime juice before serving.

PORK CHOPS WITH CITRUS GLAZE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork chops in 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Combine the honey, lemon juice, orange juice, soy sauce and pepper; pour over pork., Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, turning once. Remove pork chops to a serving plate; keep warm. Whisk cold butter into cooking juices until melted. Serve with pork. Garnish with orange slices.

PEPPERED CITRUS-PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Beat egg and milk in shallow dish or pie plate; set aside. Mix dressing mix, flour and pepper in separate shallow dish or pie plate.
• Dip both sides of chops in egg mixture, then in dressing mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each chop.
• Heat large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chops; cover. Cook 6 min.; uncover. Cook 5 min. on each side or until chops are done (160ºF). Drizzle with lime juice.

CITRUS MARINATED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large, nonreactive bowl, combine all ingredients except the 1 teaspoon olive oil, pork chops, and butter; mix well. Add chops, and spoon marinade over them to coat. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes. Remove chops from marinade, reserving marinade. Brush pan with the teaspoon of oil; cook chops for 5 minutes on each side. Add marinade, lower heat, and cook, covered, for 7 minutes, turning chops once.
• Remove chops from pan, and set aside. Turn up heat to medium high; reduce liquid until thick. Remove from heat, stir in butter, and strain. Pour sauce over chops; serve immediately.

CITRUS-BRAISED PORK

Steps:

• Mix orange juice, onion, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, brown sugar, salt, oregano, cumin, lime zest, pepper, and bay leaves in a heavy Dutch oven. Add pork shoulder; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove Dutch oven from the refrigerator and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake pork in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 1/2 hours. Flip pork carefully. Replace foil and bake for 1 hour more. Remove aluminum foil. Continue baking uncovered, turning once halfway through, until pork falls apart and marinade is reduced, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Remove pork from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. Shred pork in the Dutch oven using 2 forks; mix shredded pork with the reduced marinade. Discard bay leaves.

CITRUS SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add pork chops; cook 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to plate.
• Reduce heat to medium; add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Add onion; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened. Add flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in broth and orange zest; heat to boiling. Add pork chops back to skillet; spoon sauce over top of pork. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes or until pork is cooked through (at least 145°F). Transfer pork chops to serving plate.
• Add orange juice, lime juice and sugar to sauce in skillet. Cook and stir about 1 minute or until hot. Pour over pork chops, and serve.