Elegant Pork Chops Food

ELEGANT PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place the roast in a shallow roasting pan. Mix together the mustard and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar; spread over the roast.
• Roast for 3 hours in the preheated oven, basting with 1/4 cup of apple juice every 30 minutes. Roast is done when the internal temperature reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• During the last hour the roast is cooking, combine the prunes, apricots, red wine, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup of the juices from the roasting pan, and cloves in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Spoon the fruit around the roast in the roasting pan during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
• When the roast is done, place it onto a serving platter and spoon the fruit around it. Remove 1/4 cup of the drippings from the roasting pan, and mix with the cornstarch. Stir into the pan of drippings, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring gently until thickened and no longer cloudy, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a gravy boat or serving bowl.
• Slice the roast, and pass the sauce for guests to serve themselves.

ELEGANT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, brown pork chops in oil on both sides over medium heat; set aside. In an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish, combine the soup, milk, rice and seasonings. Top with pork chops. , Cover and bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

PORK CHOPS STUFFED WITH SMOKED GOUDA AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
• In a small bowl, combine the cheese, bacon, parsley, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.
• Lay the chop flat on cutting board, and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket into the pork, going all the way to the bone, but leaving the sides intact. Stuff cheese mixture into pocket, and close with a wooden toothpick. Brush meat with oil, and season with salt and more black pepper.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes on each side, or until pork is done. Careful not to overcook!

EASY AND ELEGANT PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Mix bread crumbs and olive oil in bowl to reach consistency that would be moist enough to stick to the meat when pressed. Place pork on a shallow cooking sheet. Press the crumb mixture onto all sides of the meat until there is no pink showing, usually 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake for at least 35 minutes until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) or until there is no pink when the pork is cut. Let the pork rest for 10 minutes, then cut into 1/2 inch slices.

NEAPOLITAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Brown Pork Chops in Olive Oil and Garlic.
• Remove Chops and saute mushrooms and peppers in the same pan (more oil may be necessary).
• Add remaining ingredients along with Chops and simmer covered for 1 hour.
• Serve over fettucine.

TUSCAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• combine first 3 ingredients in a shallow dish; dredge pork chops in flour mixture.
• Cook pork chops in hot oil over medium high heat 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Remove chops from skillet.
• Add garlic to skillet, and saute 1 minute.
• Add vinegar and broth, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skilled; stir in tomatoes and capers.
• Return pork chops to skillet; bring sauce to a boil.
• cover, reduce heat, and simmer 4-5 minutes or until pork is done.
• Serve pork chops with tomato mixture.
• Garnish, if desired.

CREAMY PORK CHOPS MARSALA

Steps:

• Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until foaming subsides. Cook pork for 3-4 minutes per side, until browned and centers read 145 degrees F with a meat thermometer. (Very thin chops might need as little as 2 minutes per side.) Transfer to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add shallots and mushrooms to pan with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper. Sauté until mushrooms are soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir 2 tablespoons flour into the mushroom mixture and cook for 1 minute. Add Marsala and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes, until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Stir in thyme, rosemary, and heavy cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add pork back to the pan with any accumulated juices and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Transfer pork chops to a platter and spoon sauce over the top. Garnish with chopped fresh herbs and if desired, a squeeze of lemon juice.
• Serve with mashed potatoes or noodles.

ELEGANT PORK MARSALA

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, mix flour and pepper. Dip pork chops in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess., In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, heat oil over medium heat. Add pork chops; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove from pan; keep warm., In same skillet, add mushrooms, onion and bacon to drippings; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine; increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and broth until smooth; add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with pork.

PORK CHOPS WITH CAPER, VERMOUTH, AND CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound the chops just a little, to about 3/4 in thick; season with salt and pepper, then dredge lightly in the flour.
• Heat the oil and 1 TBS of the butter in a large skillet; sear the chops (about 2 minutes on each side), then remove to a plate.
• Add the remaining butter to the skillet, and when it has melted, add the onions and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the vermouth and the water; reduce heat and simmer for about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the crushed bouillon cube and the capers; return chops to the pan and pour in any accumulated juices.
• Reduce heat again to a gentle but steady simmer; cover and cook for about 6 minutes.
• Turn the chops and cook an additional 5 minutes, covered, then remove them to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Increase heat and bring to a boil, cooking until the liquid is reduced by half (1-2 minutes).
• Remove from heat and stir in the cream and any accumulated juices from the waiting chops; mix well.
• Serve sauce over chops, with parsley sprinkled over all.

ELEGANT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in skillet on medium high heat.
• Add apples and saute until golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add liqueur and bring to a boil.
• Add broth, 2 tablespoons parsley, honey and orange peel.
• Simmer until liquid is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat.
• Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Position rack 6 inches from heat source and preheat broiler.
• Sprinkle pork with salt& pepper, to taste.
• Arrange pork chops on baking sheet or broiler pan.
• Broil until pork is no longer pink on inside, about 7 minutes per side.
• Transfer pork to plates.
• Spoon hot sauce over pork.
• Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons parsley over top.

HERBED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet.
• Over medium-high heat, add chops and cook until golden brown on both sides (2 to 4 minutes) Reduce heat to low and cook, turning often until chops are cooked through (10 to 12 minutes) Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Add remaining ingredients to the skillet and increase heat to high.
• Bring to a boil and cook, stirring up bits stuck to pan, until thickened (1 to 2 minutes) Serve sauce over chops.
• Variation 1: Replace lemon juice and water with 3/4 cup dry white wine.
• Variation 2: Replace lemon juice and water with 3/4 cup heavy cream and 3/4 cup chicken broth and replace dried thyme with dried tarragon.

ELEGANT LEMON PORK CHOP BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown pork chops on both sides. Remove chops and place them in a shallow baking dish.
• Combine the ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar. Pour mixture over chops, spreading to cover evenly. Cut 6 slices from the lemon, and lay one slice on top of each chop. Squeeze the juice from the remaining portion of lemon over the chops.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Uncover and bake for 10 minutes more.

ELEGANT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Put pork chops into a baking dish and season with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, whisk 1/2 cup brown sugar, soysauce, molasses and 1 cup water and pour over meat. Cover with plastic wrap and let pork chops marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Heat oven to 375. Drain pork chops and transfer to a 9 X 13 baking dish. Whisk together remaining brown sugar, ketchup, chili sauce, French dressing, mustard and 1/3 cup water in a small bowl. Pour sauce over pork chops and bake, turning pork chops and basting wtih sauce occasionally, until pork chops are tender and sauce has thickened, about 45 minutes. Let pork chops rest for 10 minutes before serving. If you want thicker sauce, remove chops, keep warm and boil or add arrowroot to thicken more.