Pork Chops With Poblano Pepper And Onion Cream Sauce Atkins Food

PORK CHOPS ITALIANO

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and set aside.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the pork chops, browning on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Place the pork chops on a plate, then drain all but 1 tablespoon of drippings from the skillet. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Pour in the tomatoes, then season with basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Transfer the pork chops back to the skillet; cover and simmer until the pork chops are tender and no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. Stir in some water if the mixture becomes too dry. Place the bell pepper on top of the pork, then add the reserved mushrooms. Continue to simmer until the bell pepper is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.

POBLANO-AND-CHEESE-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450˚ F. Microwave the sweet potatoes 8 minutes. Transfer to a small rimmed baking sheet and bake in the oven until the insides are soft and creamy, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, char the poblano directly on a stovetop burner over medium-high heat (or broil the poblano), turning, until blackened in spots, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board, discard the stem and seeds and thinly slice. Combine in a bowl with the cheese, scallion, garlic, lime zest and a pinch each of salt and pepper.
• With your knife parallel to the cutting board, cut a long slit into the meaty side of each pork chop going almost to the bone, 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep. Stuff the pork with the poblano mixture and season with salt, pepper and the cumin.
• Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook, turning once, until well browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Carefully add the chicken broth and transfer the skillet to the oven. Cook until the pork is cooked through but still a little rosy near the bone, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Divide the pork chops and sweet potatoes among plates. Cut a slit in the top of each sweet potato and squeeze the ends together to open. Top with the butter and season with salt and pepper. Top the pork with the pan juices and serve with lime wedges.

PORK CHOPS WITH CHARRED ONION AND POBLANO

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a simmer in a saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the rice, smashed garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, 16 to 18 minutes; set aside.
• Meanwhile, toss the poblano, onion, pear, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper on a rimmed baking sheet. Broil, stirring occasionally, until softened and charred in spots, 8 minutes; set aside.
• Season the pork with salt, pepper and the thyme. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork; cook until well browned, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to a plate. Add the poblano mixture and sliced garlic to the skillet. Cook until the garlic softens, 2 minutes. Add the broth and cook, scraping up any browned bits, 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in the vinegar and half of the cilantro. Season with salt.
• Fluff the rice, discard the smashed garlic and stir in the remaining cilantro. Season with salt. Serve with the pork and poblano mixture.

CREAMY POBLANO PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Remove visible fat from chops & sprinkle with Emeril's seasoning.
• Heat olive oil in frying pan & quickly brown the chops on both sides.
• Remove meat to a baking dish & add onion & poblano to oil. Cook & stir till both soften, 3-4 minutes.
• Add minced garlic & cook for another 2 minutes.
• Pour in wine to deglaze the pan.
• Stir in soup & cilantro. Heat through.
• Pour sauce mixture over pork chops, cover tightly with foil & bake for 45 minutes.
• Before serving, garnish with additional cilantro sprigs, if desired.

ONION-AND-PEPPER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Dust the pork chops on both sides with the flour; season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until golden brown, 4 minutes. Flip; cook until lightly golden on the other side, 2 more minutes. Remove to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium high; heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the skillet. Add the bell peppers, onion, chopped garlic, pepperoncini, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 10 minutes. Stir in the pepperoncini brine and chicken broth. Return the pork to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium low; cook, flipping the pork halfway through, until cooked through and the liquid is reduced, 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Combine the butter, grated garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt; spread on the bread. Transfer to a baking sheet and broil until toasted, 1 minute. Slice the bread and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with the pork chops and vegetables.

PORK CHOPS WITH POBLANO PEPPER AND ONION CREAM SAUCE - ATKINS -

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large skillet over med-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Season pork with salt and pepper, and cook 4-5 min each side, until golden brown.
• Transfer pork to plate and keep warm.
• Reduce heat to med-low.
• Add poblano chilis, onion, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-7 minute.
• Stir in cream and waer and bring to simmer.
• Add pork chops and cook for 2 min each side.
• Transfer to platter and pour cream sauce on top.

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.

PORK CHOPS IN APPLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown pork chops in oil over medium high heat, remove.
• Add apples and onions, saute until apple is tender, remove apple and reserve.
• Add apple juice, bouillon granules, thyme and pork chops, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add apple and simmer until heated through.
• Remove apple and chops to a serving platter.
• Add cream, bring to a boil and cook until sauce is slightly reduced.
• Season to taste and pour over chops.

PORK CHOPS IN ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Season pork chops with salt& pepper; coat with flour.
• heat oil in a heavy saucepan.
• fry pork chops in oil, 3 mins.
• on each side, Add onions, cook for another 5 minutes turning once.
• Pour in wine& beef broth, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch with a little bit of cold water, add to broth mixture and cook until thick& bubbly.
• Pour over pork chops and serve with rice.

PORK CHOPS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER CREAM

Steps:

• Pat chops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add chops and cook until well browned and meat registers 145 degrees, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to serving platter and tent with foil.
• Add onion to empty skillet and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in broth, cream, roasted peppers, and sugar and simmer, scraping up any browned bits with wooden spoon, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Off heat, add any accumulated pork juices back to pan and stir in basil. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over chops. Serve.

APPLE ONION SAUCE FOR PORK

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet, medium high heat.
• Add apples and onions, cook until glossy 3-4 minutes.
• Add sugar& salt.
• Reduce heat to very low cover& cook until almost tender, 30 min, stir frequently.
• Stir in the Sherry.
• Continue cooking until the mixture is very soft.
• Transfer to food processor and mix doing on/off.
• Do not over process.
• Serve while hot.

PEPPERCORN PORK CHOPS WITH WARM PICKLED PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Place all peppercorns on a cutting board and use the flat bottom of a heavy pan to crush them as finely or coarsely as you like. Transfer crushed pepper into the pan.
• Make 3 cuts through the fat on each pork chop and season generously with salt. Apply a generous coating of crushed peppercorns to both sides, pressing into the meat firmly as you do, until fully coated.
• Transfer chops to a rack set over a pan and let sit out at room temperature for 1 hour, turning halfway through and reapplying crushed peppercorns as necessary. Or, place in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 hours.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pepper relish while the chops are dry-brining: combine poblano pepper, orange and red bell peppers, garlic, salt, cayenne, and rice vinegar. Mix to combine and cover with plastic wrap. Leave on the counter for 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat until very hot and starting to shimmer. Add pork chops and sear for 5 minutes per side. Use tongs to turn chops while you brown the edges for another 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium if the pan is too hot and begins to smoke. Chops should firm up and spring back to the touch. Do not overcook. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
• Turn off the heat and transfer chops to a plate. Cover loosely with foil and let rest.
• Add chicken broth to the hot pan. Turn heat to high and bring to a rolling boil. Add pickled pepper relish and stir with a spoon, scraping all the bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until liquid in the pan reduces by about half, about 3 minutes.
• Turn off the heat. Add cold butter and any accumulated juices from the plate of pork and stir until butter has melted.
• Serve pork chops with plenty of hot pickled pepper relish over top.