Pork Chops A La Veracruzana Food

PORK CHOPS ALLA PIZZAIOLA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle the pork chops with salt and pepper. Add the pork chops to the skillet and cook until they are brown and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted horizontally into the pork registers 160 degrees F, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the pork chops to a plate and tent with foil to keep them warm.
• Add the onion to the same skillet and saute over medium heat until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their juices, herbes de Provence, and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes. Cover and simmer until the flavors blend and the juices thicken slightly, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and more red pepper flakes. Return the pork chops and any accumulated juices from the plate to the skillet and turn the pork chops to coat with the sauce.
• Place 1 pork chop on each plate. Spoon the sauce over the pork chops. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve.

PORK CHOPS ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Remove the pork chops from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dry the pork chops well on both sides using paper towels and season evenly with 1 teaspoon salt.
• Add the oil to the pan and heat an additional 30 seconds. Add the pork chops to the pan and cook, undisturbed, until deep golden brown and beginning to look cooked around the edges, about 5 minutes. Flip the chops, lower the heat to medium and cook, searing the edges as well, until golden brown and the center reaches 140 to 145 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate to rest and carry-over cook.
• Return the pan to medium heat and add the butter, shallots and garlic. Cook until fragrant and soft, about 1 minute. Add the spinach to the pan along with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often until wilted. Stir in the mascarpone, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water and bring to a simmer. Stir in any juices from the pork that have accumulated on the plate and cook for 2 minutes longer. Spoon the sauce over the pork chops and serve.

PORK CHOPS A LA VERACRUZANA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick sautee pan or skillet over medium heat. Place the pork chops in the pan in a single layer. Fry, turning once, until each side of the chops is slightly browned. (Note: if pork chops have a bit of nice fat on the edges, you won't need as much oil, and maybe none at all.)
• Remove the chops from the pan and keep warm. Add the sliced onion and green pepper to the pan and sautee, stirring often, until the onion has become translucent, but not brown.
• Return the chops to the pan. Add the tomatoes, olives, chopped jalapeño, jalapeño liquid, garlic, and oregano. Cover the pan with a lid at an angle so that plenty of steam can evaporate. Let everything cook gently, stirring once in a while, for about 10 minutes.
• Add salt or bouillon powder/paste (vegetable or chicken work well) to taste and cook for 5 more minutes, until all the ingredients are well-cooked.
• Serve your flavorful Pork Chops a la Veracruzana with rice or cooked potatoes, if desired.

GRILLED PORK CHOPS (CHULETAS ASADO A LA PARRILLA)

Steps:

• Rub both sides of chops with adobo.
• Place chops in a deep baking dish. In a separate bowl, mix together orange juice, lemon juice, vinegar, and garlic.
• Pour marinade over chops and turn to coat both sides of chops.
• Let chops marinate in refrigerator for at least one hour or overnight.
• Preheat your grill and grill pork chops over a low to medium low flame. Cook each side for about 10-15 minutes per side.
• The pork chops are done when meat is white and has reached an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.

MEXICAN PORK CHOPS (CHULETAS DE PUERCO A LA MEXICA

Steps:

• 1. Trim fat from pork chops. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in skillet and brown pork on both sides about 5 minutes over high heat. Remove meat and drain fat.
• 2. Mix the diced green chilies, chopped tomatoes, undrained corn and undrained kidney beans, the rice, salt and pepper in a skillet. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Put in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and put pork chops on top. Cover with foil, bake in oven at 350. Uncover and bake 10 more minutes til rice is cooked.

SNAPPER A LA VERACRUZANA

Steps:

• ONIONS:.
• In large sautépan, heat oil and butter or margarine, over medium-high heat; brown the onions, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
• Add raisins and sugar and cook another 2 minutes.
• Add vinegar, salt, pepper, & red pepper flakes, if adding, simmering until almost no liquid remains.
• SNAPPER FILLETS:.
• Rub fillets with salt and pepper and use 1/4 teaspoon cumin.
• In large skillet, heat olive oil, adding fillets and sear until golden brown on both sides, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer to serving plates or platter.
• Add garlic to pan and sauté for 1 minute.
• Stir in onions, reserving 1/2 cup for the bread, along with olives, capers, tomatoes, raisins, sherry and vinegar, stirring constantly until some of liquid evaporates.
• Add herbs. stock and remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons cumin and continue cooking until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat, gradually, adding butter or margarine and adjusting the seasoning.
• Spoon over snapper and top with toasted bread and reserved onions.
• Serve with fresh asparagus. Yummy!

VERACRUZ PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil to medium high heat and saute chops, about three minutes per side. Remove to plate and keep warm.
• Add onions to same pan and cook, about three minutes. Add peppers and celery and cook until vegetables are tender and onions are translucent and fragrant.
• Add the tomatoes and their juice and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer.
• Cover pork chops in tomato mixture, turning to coat all sides.
• Simmer on medium low heat until pork chops are done, (150 degrees internal temperature) about 8 minutes.
• Serve with brown rice.

EASY AND DELICIOUS MEXICAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and black pepper, and brown them on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Set chops aside.
• Mix the water, rice, tomato sauce, picante sauce, and taco seasoning in the prepared baking dish. Lay the chops into the rice mixture, and top with the green bell pepper slices. Cover the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chops are no longer pink inside and the rice is tender, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Uncover the dish, and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
• Return to the oven, and bake uncovered until the cheese is melted and bubbly, 5 to 10 more minutes.