Vinegar Braised Pork Shoulder Chops Food

VINEGAR-BRAISED PORK SHOULDER CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid, heat oil over high. Season chops with salt and pepper. In batches, cook chops until browned on both sides, 5 minutes per batch, flipping once. Layer chops in pot and add vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar, and garlic. Cover, transfer to oven, and braise until cooking liquid is reduced by three-quarters and chops are tender, 40 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with pan juices.

SIMPLE BRAISED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the pork generously with salt and pepper on both sides.

BRAISED PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Using a spice grinder, grind the coriander and cumin seeds until they are a fine powder.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the pork shoulder with the ground spices and salt, then tie each piece so they cook evenly.
• Coat a Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Brown the first pork on all sides. Remove the pork from the pan and reserve. Ditch the fat in the pan and give a few drops of new oil. Repeat with the second pork and remove.
• Lower the heat to medium and toss in the fennel and onions and season them with salt and a sprinkle of crushed red pepper. Cook the onions and fennel until they are soft and very aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Add the wine and reduce by half. Stir in the mustard and add the bay leaves and thyme. Return the pork to the Dutch oven and add stock to the pan until it comes halfway up the side of the pork. Add salt if needed. Bring the liquid to a boil, cover and put the Dutch oven in the preheated oven.
• After 1 hour, turn the pork over and add more liquid to the pan if the liquid level has gone down. Cover and return to the oven for 1 hour.
• Turn the pork back over and return to the oven without the lid and cook for 45 more minutes. The liquid should concentrate.
• Remove the pan from the oven, remove the pork and reserve for 15 minutes, tented with aluminum foil. Skim any excess fat from the pan and reduce the pan juices, if needed.
• Slice the pork and serve with onions, fennel and juices.
• Wine Pairing Suggestion: Pinot Grigio

PORK CHOPS WITH VINEGAR

Steps:

• Pound pork chops to 1/4 inch thickness. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and brown pork on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Drain fat. Pour water, vinegar, salt, and pepper in pan. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook chops until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove chops from skillet, leaving juices, and place on a platter to keep warm.
• Mash the anchovy fillets together with 2 teaspoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon flour. Whisk this paste into the simmering liquid to thicken. Cook and stir until the liquid has thickened and the flour is no longer grainy, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour sauce over pork chops to serve.

BRAISED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, brown pork chops in olive oil, turning to brown on both sides.
• Add water and remaining ingredients.
• Cover and simmer for about 20-30 minutes until pork chops are tender.

BRAISED LAMB SHOULDER CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season lamb chops with salt and pepper. Sear lamb in hot oil until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove chops to a plate to drain, reserving drippings in the skillet.
• Saute onion and garlic in reserved drippings until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer drained lamb chops to a baking dish; add onion mixture. Sprinkle rosemary over the chops. Pour beef broth and red wine into the baking dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 3 hours.
• Remove lamb to a serving platter. Carefully drain liquid from baking dish into a saucepan and place over medium heat. Beat cornstarch and water together in a bowl using a whisk to assure no lumps remain; stir into the liquid in the saucepan. Add Worcestershire sauce and cook until the liquid thickens into a gravy, about 5 minutes.

LOVELESS CAFE'S BRAISED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium high heat.
• Brown pork chops on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together mustard, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic salt with 1/3 cup water.
• Pour over pork chops. Reduce heat, cover, and cook until tender, about 1 hour.
• Transfer pork to a serving platter.
• Raise heat to medium-high and cook sauce until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Pour sauce over pork chops; garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

PORK CHOPS IN BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND SHALLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan large enough to hold the chops in one layer, over medium-high heat.
• Season the chops with salt and pepper, and cook them through, approximately 5 minutes per side, or as needed according to the thickness of your chops.
• Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Add shallots to the pan and cook them, stirring, one minute.
• Add chicken broth, balsamic vinegar, and crumbled thyme.
• Cook stirring 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat, and add the butter.
• Stir till the butter has melted and is well incorporated into the sauce.
• Pour sauce over the chops, and serve.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH VINEGAR AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Pat the chops dry with paper towels and season them with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a heavy skillet and brown the chops for three to four minutes on one side. Turn the chops and brown them lightly on the other side for three to four minutes.
• Add the vinegar, chicken stock and rosemary. Scrape up the cooking juices and cover the pan. Cook over moderate heat for about five minutes, or until the sauce is reduced to a glaze and the chops are done.
• Place the chops on heated plates and spoon the glaze over the top.

PORK BRAISED IN PORT AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Rinse and season the pork with salt and pepper: Add a little rosemary to the initial rub for more flavor.
• Heat the oil over high heat in a heavy skillet large enough to hold all the pork.
• Put the pork in and sear it for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes per side.
• Remove the meat and set aside while preparing the sauce: keep warm.
• After removing the meat from the pan, pour off all but 1 tbsp of the fat.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the onions, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Saute for about 5 min.
• Deglaze the pan with the stock, wine, and vinegar, stirring well.
• Bring to a boil and re-add the pork; reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Cook 4-5 minutes, turn, and cook an additional 4-5 minutes, for a total cook time between 11-15 minutes.
• (If the pieces you're using are thicker than that, double the second cook time.) Keep warm again.
• Degrease the pan and reduce until its contents are just syrupy.
• Serve as sauce.