Tropical Pineapple Lime Pork Chops Food

PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season the pork chops on both sides with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and sear for 4-5 minutes, or until golden on one side.
• While the chops are searing, add the pineapple tidbits, honey, soy sauce, and garlic to a medium-sized bowl.
• Flip the chops over then pour the pineapple sauce into the pan. Continue to cook the pork chops until they reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit and the pineapple sauce has reduced and thickened a little, about 10 minutes. If the pineapple sauce is getting too thick, add a splash of water.
• Serve the pineapple pork chops with a little cilantro over the top.

TROPICAL PINEAPPLE & LIME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Place pork chops in a large plastic bag or sealable container. Zest lime from 2 limes and reserve. Squeeze juice from all 3 limes and combine with remaining ingredients and pour over chops. Seal and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight, turning chops occasionally.
• 2. Preheat grill to medium heat. Remove chops from marinade and discard marinade. Place chops on grill, close lid and cook 6-8 minutes per side.
• 3. Top with grated lime zest. Serve with grilled sweet potato wedges and a nice salad.

PORK CHOPS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Combine the rice and 1 2/3 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, cut off a 2-inch piece of the pineapple and grate it on the coarse holes of a box grater into a large bowl. Stir in the ginger, vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder. Add the scallions and pork chops and turn to coat; let marinate at room temperature, 10 minutes. Rub the remaining pineapple with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder.
• Preheat a grill to medium high. Grill the pork chops until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Grill the scallions and pineapple, turning occasionally, until charred, about 3 minutes.
• Roughly chop the pineapple and scallions and transfer to a bowl. Add the red pepper flakes and a splash of soy sauce and toss. Serve the pork chops with the pineapple salsa and rice.
• Photograph by Justin Walker

TROPICAL PINEAPPLE & LIME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place pork chops in a large plastic bag or sealable container. Grate peel from 2 limes and reserve. Squeeze juice from all limes and combine with remaining ingredients and pour over chops. Seal and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight, turning chops occasionally.
• Preheat grill to medium heat. Remove chops from marinade and discard marinade. Place chops on grill, close lid and cook 6-8 minutes per side.
• Top with grated lime peel. Serve with grilled sweet potato wedges and salad.

SLOW-COOKER TROPICAL PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 5 ingredients. Add pork, arranging chops to sit snugly in fruit mixture. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender (a thermometer inserted in pork should read at least 145°), 3-4 hours., In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. To serve, remove pork chops from slow cooker. Using a slotted spoon, serve fruit over pork. Sprinkle with herb mixture.

TROPICAL PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a medium size pot, add the first 8 ingredients; stir to combine.
• Cover and simmer over medium heat, for about 10 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally.
• Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
• Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, cook chops, onion, and garlic in oil until the chops are browned.
• Add water and reserved sauce.
• Cover and cook on medium-low for 20-25 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, adding more water if needed.
• Stir in pineapple and heat through.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

BEST GRILLED PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together plum sauce, pineapple juice, ginger, rice vinegar and salt.
• Set aside 1/4 cup of the sauce and put it in the fridge.
• Pour the remaining sauce in a shallow glass pan. Add the pork chops and turn them to coat well. Cover with saran-wrap and let marinate in the fridge for 1 hour. (You can prepare the pork chops until this step and cover them and put in the fridge until the next day).
• Preheat the bbq to medium heat. Ligthly oil the grill and put the pork chops and baste with the marinade. Close the cover and cook for about 10 minutes or until that the pork chops are browned but lightly pink inside. (turn the pork chops and baste with marinade at mid cooking).
• While the pork chops are cooking, put the pineapple slices on the grill of bbq and cook for about 2 minutes on each side or until that they have marks. Serve the pork chops with pineapple slices.

TROPICAL GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• With a mortar and pestle, mash together the garlic, chili powder, cayenne, and cardamom seeds. Mix in enough water to form a paste.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in spice paste, and cook until it begins to bubble, about 30 seconds. Stir in vinegar; cook without boiling for 2 minutes. Stir in sugar until it dissolves. Mix in mango, salt, cilantro, lemon juice, and jalapeno; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in applesauce and pineapple; simmer 10 minutes more. Season with white pepper. Place in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• To prepare marinade, mix 2/3 cup of the salsa with soy sauce and 1/3 cup vinegar. Place pork chops in a large resealable plastic bag, and pour marinade over chops. Seal tightly, and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Drain marinade from bag, and heat in a saucepan until boiling.
• Lightly oil grill grate. Place pork chops on the hot grill. Cook 10 minutes, or to desired doneness, turning once and basting occasionally with the boiled marinade.
• Warm remaining salsa over medium-low heat. Serve pork chops topped with the salsa.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup of the juice for marinade.
• Combine all marinade ingredients; use 2/3 cup to marinate pork, and reserve the rest for basting.
• Let meat marinate for at least 3 hours.
• Grill pork chops on medium heat for 8 minutes on each side.
• Grill pineapple for a total of 5 minutes.
• Baste both pork and pineapple with reserved marinade.
• Place one or two pineapple slices on each pork chop.

GARLIC-LIME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix salt, Italian seasoning, black pepper, chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, paprika, and onion powder together in a bowl. Sprinkle spice mixture generously on both sides of pork chops.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook pork until no longer pink in the center and golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer pork chops to a serving plate, reserving juices in the skillet.
• Add lime juice and garlic powder to the same skillet and mix into leftover juices. Stir to combine and pour over the pork chops.

GARLIC-LIME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Rinse pork and place in dish to marinate. Stab pork with a fork till there are plenty holes. Cut the lime in half and squeeze both halves over the pork. Sprinkle salt & pepper and garlic powder over one side of pork. Cover and place in fridge for 20-30 minutes.
• In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil and green onions over medium heat.
• Place pork chops in skillet seasoned side down and sprinkle adobo and creole seasoning on top side of pork. (go heavy on the creole seasoning for a spicy kick).
• Cover and cook for about 7 minutes.
• Uncover and turn pork over. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Continue turning pork over every 5 minutes until pork is completely cooked.
• Serve with rice.

BBQ LIME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix the marinade in a large "Ziplock" bag or in a shallow glass dish.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade.
• Add pork chops to the marinade, coat the chops on both sides.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat BBQ to medium heat.
• Brush chops with reserved marinade and grill turning once.
• Cook for approx 10 minutes each side or until no longer pink.
• Place on platter and garnish with lime slices.