Pork Chops With Mandarin Orange Salsa Food

MANDARIN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Drain oranges, reserving juice; set oranges aside. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and 3 tablespoons reserved juice until smooth; set aside. In another small bowl, combine the onions, brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, salt, cinnamon, cloves and remaining juice; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet, brown pork chops in butter on both sides. Add onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, turning chops once., Remove pork and keep warm. Discard cloves. Stir cornstarch mixture into pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in oranges. Serve with pork chops.

MANDARIN ORANGE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add pork chops and saute until golden brown on both sides.
• Stir together vinegar, orange juice, brown sugar and ginger.
• Pour over pork chops in skillet.
• Turn up heat and boil liquid for about 2 minutes or until about half the liquid is left in the pan.
• Remove from heat and remove chops from skillet.
• Add mandarin oranges to the sauce.
• Spoon sauce over pork chops before serving.

SALSA SKILLET PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Brown chops on both sides in batches., Return all chops to pan. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 6-8 minutes or until thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

MOJITO PORK CHOPS WITH MANDARIN ORANGE & ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Drain mandarin oranges and reserve juice. Zest limes, cut in half and juice. Stem and coarsely chop mint. Peel shallot and thinly slice. Pat pork chops dry and season both sides with half the lime zest and a pinch of pepper.
• Place reserved mandarin orange juice, half the lime juice, all of the olive oil except for what is needed for the pan to cook the pork chops, honey, mint (reserve a pinch for garnish), remaining lime zest and a pinch of pepper in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly; set aside 1 tablespoon dressing for each pork chop.
• Heat 1-2 teaspoon olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Place pork chops in pan and cook until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to prepared baking sheet. Pork chops will finish cooking in a later step.
• Place baking sheet in oven and roast until pork chops reach a minimum internal temperature of 145°F, 8-10 minutes. Rest 5 minutes. While pork chops rest, make salad.
• Stir dressing to recombine. Add arugula, mandarin oranges and shallots (to taste) to dressing. Toss to coat. Plate dish as pictured, topping pork chops with remaining dressing. Garnish salad with slivered almonds and remaining mint. Bon appétit!

MANDARIN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In large skillet, brown chops in oil; remove from pan.
• In skillet, add remaining ingredients except orange segments and green pepper; cook and stir until slightly thickened.
• Add chops; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until tender.
• Add orange segments and green pepper; heat through.
• Cheers, Doreen Doreen Randal, Wanganui.
• New Zealand.

MANDARIN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine rosemary, garlic and pepper; rub over roast. Place roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. , Arrange oranges over roast. Combine glaze ingredients; brush over roast. Bake 30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°, brushing often with glaze. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

MARINATED GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Mix together oil, juices, garlic, salt, pepper and thyme.
• Place pork in large resealable plastic food storage bag.
• Seal bag and shake to evenly distribute marinade.
• Refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• To make salsa, combine oranges, cucumber, onion and parsley in a small bowl; toss lightly, adding salt to taste.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
• Remove pork from marinade and discard marinade.
• Grill or broil pork 8 minutes on each side or until pork is no longer pink in center. Serve with salsa.

MANDARIN GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Brown pork chops on both sides in hot oil.
• Drain mandarin oranges, saving juice.
• Combine 1/2 cup juice with remaining ingredients; pour over pork chops.
• Pour oranges over all.
• Cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes or until chops are tender.