Saucy Spiced Pork Chops Food

SPICE-RUBBED PORK CHOPS WITH SORGHUM BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the ketchup, sorghum, vinegar, mustard, ancho powder, habanero and some salt and pepper in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Set aside about 1/2 cup for serving; keep warm.
• Prepare a grill for medium-high indirect heat. Brush the top of the pork chops lightly with canola oil, and rub the oiled side with the spice rub. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Place the chops rub-side down over direct heat on the grill and cook until charred, about 4 minutes. Brush the tops with canola oil, flip, and cook for 1 minute, just to brown the bottom a bit. Brush the tops generously with barbecue sauce; shift them over to indirect heat and cook, covered, until a meat thermometer registers an internal temperature of 150 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Remove the chops from the grill, brush them with more of the sauce and let rest, loosely tented, for 10 minutes. Serve with the reserved BBQ sauce.
• In a bowl, whisk together the ancho, coriander, mustard, paprika, pepper, salt, chile de arbol, cumin and oregano until blended. Store in a cool, dark place, tightly covered, for up to 6 months.
• Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

SAUCY SPICED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chops; cook 4 min. on each side or until browned on both sides. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add onions and bacon to skillet; cook and stir on medium heat 7 min. or until onions are crisp-tender and bacon is crisp. Drain; return to skillet. Stir in tomatoes, chiles and peppers. Add chops. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on low heat 6 to 8 min. or until chops are done (145°F). Remove from heat; top with cilantro. Let stand, covered, 3 min.
• Serve chops with rice.

THICK PORK CHOPS WITH SPICED APPLES AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl combine the water, brown sugar, sea salt, apple juice concentrate, peppercorns, and thyme. Give it a good stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Transfer the mixture to an extra-large re-sealable plastic bag. Submerge the pork chops in the brine, seal up the bag, and put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours to tenderize the meat. Do not brine longer than that or the meat will break down too much and get mushy.
• Remove the pork chops from the brine and pat them dry with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of the meat with salt and pepper. Put a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add a 3-count drizzle of olive oil and get it hot. Lay 2 pork chops in the pan (most likely only 2 of these massive pork chops will fit comfortably) and brown 4 minutes per side. Remove the pork chops to a large baking pan; brown the remaining 2 chops and add them to the others in the pan. Put the baking pan in the oven and roast the chops for 30 minutes. The pork is done when the center is still rosy and the internal temperature reads 140 to 145 degrees F when tested with an instant-read thermometer.
• While the chops cook, melt the butter in a clean skillet over medium-low heat. Add the apples and thyme and coat in the butter; cook and stir for 8 minutes to give them some color. Toss in the raisins and add the apple juice, stirring to scrape up the brown bits. Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and dry mustard; season with salt and pepper. Squeeze in the juice from the lemon to wake up the flavor and simmer for 10 minutes or until the apples break down and soften. Spoon the spiced apples over the pork chops.

SAUTEED SPICE RUBBED PORK CHOPS WITH PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Make rub: mix all ingredients together in a small bowl or jar (You can store it for a couple of months in a tightly sealed jar.)
• Coat the chops generously with spice rub and let marinate for up to 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator. Let refrigerated meat come to room temperature before cooking. Scrape off any excess rub and pat the chops dry.
• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over high heat. When the pan is hot enough to sear the chops but not burn them, add the chops. They should make a gentle hissing sound when they hit the pan, not an explosive sputter. Adjust the heat if the pan seems too hot or remove the pan from the heat for 30 seconds or so (count this time as part of the overall cooking time). Sear the chops on one side for 1 to 2 minutes, or until beginning to brown lightly. Turn the chops over and sear for 1 minute more.
• Reduce the heat so that the chops continue to sizzle -- do not turn the heat so low that there are no more sizzling sounds (if the heat is too low, the chops will sweat and juices will exude from the meat and leave it dry. Cover the pan and cook for 3 to 4 more minutes more on the other side. The chops are done when the meat is firm but not hard when pressed with a finger. Better still, test them with an instant-read thermometer -- the meat should register 145 to 155 degrees and will still be acceptable at 160 degrees. For the juiciest results, remove the chops from the pan when they register 145 degrees, cover loosely with foil, and let them rest for 5 minutes or so before serving, to stabilize the juices.
• To make the pan sauce: pour off all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan, leaving any meat juices. Adjust the heat to medium and add garlic. Stir, cook for 30 seconds, then add remaining ingredients, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil and reduce it over high heat until it just turns syrupy. Put the pork chops back into the pan and turn them several times in the sauce to transfer the flavors -- this should take no more than 30 seconds. Serve chops with sauce

SPICY MEXICAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat oil on high heat. Add chops and brown one one side (about 3-4 minutes), then turn. Remove to plate.
• To skillet, add onion, garlic and spices and sauté, stirring occasionally until softened. Add tomatoes with liquid and corn kernels, stirring occasionally.
• Add chops back to skillet. Bring all to boil, then reduce heat, cover partially, and simmer 30-40 minutes or until chops are done. Taste to correct seasoning and add pepper and cilantro, if desired.
• Serve with rice (spoon tomato and corn sauce over the top) and sprinkle with grated Monterey Jack cheese if desired.

SPICY MAPLE-SAUCED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a non-stick oven-proof skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until glistening.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together maple syrup, soy sauce and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Boil for five minutes or until mixture begins to foam, reduces by half and thickens to the consistency of corn syrup. Remove from heat, cover saucepan and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine spices (garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, ginger, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. Rub mixture evenly over both sides of pork chops.
• Brown pork chops in hot oil for 2 minutes on each side or until medium brown in color and slightly crispy when pricked with a fork. Remove from heat.
• Spoon 1/3 of maple sauce over top of each chop, allowing to drizzle down over sides.
• Place skillet, uncovered, in oven and roast chops for 10 minutes.
• With oven mitts, remove skillet from oven and spoon 1/2 of remaining sauce over chops. Return to oven for an additional 10 minutes or until chops are cooked through.
• Spoon remaining sauce over chops just before serving. The sauce will be cool and very sticky at this time but will melt nicely when spooned onto chops.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!

SAUCY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place chops in 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended; pour over chops.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until done (145ºF). Remove from oven. Let stand 3 min. before serving.