Quick Curried Chops And Fruity Relish Food

QUICK CURRIED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork chops.
• If desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In a large frying pan over medium heat, cook pork chops on both sides in margarine or butter until no pink remains.
• Remove pork chops from the pan.
• Add apple slices to frying pan and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir parsley, flour, curry powder, bouillon granules and pepper into drippings.
• Add milk all at once.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly (just a few minutes).
• Stir in wine or water.
• Return pork chops to frying pan and heat through.
• Good served with rice.

QUICK CURRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, and cook 5 minutes, or until lightly browned, stirring frequently.
• Add coconut milk and broth. Whisk in tomato paste and curry powder. Bring to a boil.
• Add potatoes, reduce heat to medium, cover and cook 15 minutes, or until potatoes are still firm but almost done.
• Stir in green beans and cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes more, or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat.
• Stir in peas, cilantro and lime juice. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Serve with basamati brown rice if desired.

QUICK CAJUN CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine paprika, salt, sage, cayenne, and black peppers and garlic powder.
• Coat chops well on both sides with the seasoning mixture.
• Heat butter over high heat just until it starts to brown.
• Put chops in pan, reduce heat to medium.
• Fry on both sides until dark brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.

THREE-FRUIT RELISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, marmalade and lemon juice; mix well. Stir in the cranberries, raspberries and apples. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Stir before serving.

SWEET CURRIED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan, add chops, brown well on both sides (I always well cook the chops at this stage).
• Arrange browned/cooked chops in a single layer in an oven-proof dish.
• Add onions to remaining pan drippings, cook 1-2 minutes, remove from pan, and put on top of chops.
• Place flour, sugar, curry, mustard and ginger in saucepan, mix well.
• Add vinegar, blend until smooth.
• Add water, tomato sauce and chutney, stir constantly over heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Pour thickened sauce over the chops and onions, cover.
• Bake in moderate oven for 1.5-2 hours or until chops are tender.
• Stir in chopped parsley (To save time you can microwave the whole lot at this stage until the chops are tender, also cooking the chops well at the beginning will also save time).

HOME MIXED CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Spoon each of the spices into a spice jar, put the lid on, and shake it well to mix.
• OR, if you don't have such a jar on hand, mix by stirring in a small bowl.

MAPLE-GLAZED PORK CHOPS WITH ROASTED CORN RELISH

Steps:

• For corn relish.
• Fry bacon in a large skillet and set aside. Remove most of the bacon grease leaving about a tablespoon in the pan.
• Sautee the corn, onions, and bell pepper in the reserved bacon grease for about 5 minutes.
• Crumble the bacon on top and add the balsamic vinegar. Mix together.
• Salt and pepper to taste. Add more balsamic if you like the tang!
• For pork chops.
• Bring the maple syrup and balsamic vinegar to a simmer in a small sauce pan. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Add freshly ground pepper to taste.
• Preheat and oil grill. Grill smoked pork chops over medium heat basting with the maple syrup/balsamic vinegar glaze. It should only take about 3 to 4 minutes per side to heat through.

CURRIED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown lamb chops on both sides in oil. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the onion, apple and curry until tender. Combine the flour, salt, sugar and mustard; add to the pan. Gradually stir in broth and lemon juice until blended. bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat., Return chops to the skillet; cover and simmer for 15 minutes, turning once, or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Serve over rice.