Savory Lavender Pork Chops Food

LAVENDER PORK STEAKS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat.
• Pour oil into a large, resealable plastic bag. Add lavender, rosemary, and thyme; let stand for 10 minutes. Place steaks in bag with marinade, and marinate for 5 minutes.
• Lightly oil grate. Remove steaks from marinade, and arrange on grill. Cook, turning once or twice, for 20 to 30 minutes, or until done.

SAVORY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients.
• Dredge pork chops in flour mixture.
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown chops in oil on both sides, about 8 minutes.
• Combine the sauce ingredients; pour over chops.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until meat is tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over chops when serving.

SAVORY LAVENDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• lay pork in 13x9 baking dish.
• sprinkle generous amounts of lavender flower, rosemary (preferably ground), marjoram, salt & pepper to taste.
• drizzle a small amount of honey over the top of the pork.
• turn over and repeat the seasoning on the other side.
• sprinkle a small amount of brown sugar over the top of the pork before placing into the oven.
• cook at 35o degrees for about 30-45 minutes depending on the thickness of the pork.

SAVORY HERB PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large zip-lock freezer bag, stir together ¼ cup apple juice, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and mustard; add in pork.
• Seal bag, and shake well to coat; chill 30 minutes, turning once.
• Remove pork from marinade, discarding marinade.
• Pat pork dry; sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
• Cook pork in hot oil in a big skillet over med-high heat 3 minutes on each side; remove pork from skillet.
• Cook onion and garlic in hot drippings, stirring constantly 1 minute.
• Add in remaining ¾ cup apple juice to skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from bottom of pan.
• Stir in rosemary, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, and remaining ½ teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Bring onion mixture to a boil; decrease heat to med-low and simmer 3-5 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half.
• Add pork to onion mixture, turning to coat.
• Cover and cook 5-10 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 155°.
• Remove from heat, and place pork on a serving platter; cover with foil and let stand 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together ¼ cup water, 1 tablespoon flour, remaining 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar in skillet until smooth.
• Bring to a boil over med-low heat; decrease heat to low and simmer 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened and bubbly.
• Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.

SAVORY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, cavendars greek seasoning, mustard, and pepper in a small bowl, stirring well.
• Dredge the chops in the flour mixture; cook in oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until browned on both sides. Remove the chops, and discard the drippings.
• Combine the water, soy sauce, ketchup, and orange marmalade.
• Return the chops to the skillet, and pour the sauce over the chops. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until the chops are tender, turning once.
• Sprinkle with green onion slices.

APRICOT GINGER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix together the preserves, soy sauce, ginger and water. Reserve 1/4 cup.
• Marinate the pork chops in the mixture for one hour turning once to make sure all of the pork gets seasoned. Do not use a metal bowl to marinate.
• Remove chops from marinade and place on a broiler pan previously sprayed lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Discard used marinade.
• Broil the pork chops about 5 inches from heat until juices run clear (about 4-5 minutes each side).
• Spoon or brush the reserved mixture on the pork chops and broil for one minute longer.
• Serve.
• Always make sure pork is fully cooked before eating!

STUFFED SAVORY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Cut a slit in the middle of the meat to make a pocket, making certain that you cut the pocket all the way to the bone the full length of the pork chop so that you have plenty of room for lots of stuffing.
• Make a stuffing by adding the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mixing.
• Let the stuffing sit for about 5 minutes so that the dry bread will absorb the liquid.
• Stuff the pork chop with all the stuffing.
• You can keep mounding it inside the pocket so that the the meat actually forms a mound.
• Thread a long piece of button thread or cooking cord through the large needle.
• Stick the needle through one side of the meat then through the other side and knot the thread.
• Using an overcast stitch gently sew the entire pocket shut.(Do not pull too tightly).
• In a hot skillet with a light coating of oil, brown both sides of the meat on both sides.
• Turn heat down to medium low, cover with a lid and simmer for about 1 hour until the meat is tender. (Add a few tablespoons of water while simmering only if needed.).
• Serve with a nice green salad and a hot vegetable.