Zesty Chops With Onions And Cheese Food

ZESTY CHEESE STEAK SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; saute until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ground beef, garlic, salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Add broth, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, jalapeno peppers and juice, and 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning; stir to combine, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl.
• Add cornstarch slurry to beef mixture and cook to desired consistency, 1 to 2 minutes. Taste and add additional Creole seasoning and pepper if needed. Turn off heat.
• Melt 1 slice of provolone cheese on top of the meat. Scoop the meat from under the provolone and place on a toasted bun. Repeat with remaining cheese and buns and serve immediately.

MISTAKENLY ZESTY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, honey, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and cool.
• Place the pork chops in a large, resealable plastic bag. Pour the soy sauce mixture into the bag, seal, and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 to 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain the pork chops, and discard remaining marinade. Arrange the pork chops in a baking dish, cover, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
• In a bowl, blend the ketchup, cocktail sauce, brown sugar, water, and mustard. Pour over the pork chops, and continue baking 30 minutes, to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

PORK CHOPS SMOTHERED WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle the chops with liberal amounts of salt and black pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the EVOO in a large skillet over medium-high to high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, add the chops and brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• While the chops cook, slice the garlic, onion and peppers.
• Remove the chops from the skillet and add the remaining tablespoon oil. Then add the fennel seeds, garlic, onions and peppers and toss to soften, 5 minutes. Next, add the tomato paste and stir 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with the wine, add the stock and stir. Nest the pork into the pan and move the peppers and onions on top of the meat. Place in the oven and roast to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes.

ZESTY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Coat the pork with the flour. Stir the picante sauce, brown sugar and apple in a medium bowl. Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned on both sides. Pour off any fat. Pour the picante sauce mixture over the pork. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the pork is cooked through.

ZESTY GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to med heat.
• Pierce both sides of chops several times with a fork.
• Place in a shallow dish.
• Combine dressing and mustard.
• Pour half of dressing sauce mixture over dish
• Refridgerate for at least 15 minutes to marinate.
• Grill chops 7 - 8 min per side or until chops are cooked through (160 degrees).
• Brush occasionally with reserved dressing mixture.

PORK CHOPS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CARAMELIZED ONION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in 1 tsp olive oil in medium sized, oven proof sauce pan over medium/medium high heat.
• Add red onion. Let cook, stirring constantly for 20 minutes.
• While onions cook, mix 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp minced garlic, the 2 tbsp chicken broth and 1 tbsp olive oil in a small bowl.
• Add 2 tbsp of chicken broth to onions at a time, letting sizzle and cook away. Repeat until no broth remains.
• Butterfly pork chops and sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.
• Spread goat cheese evenly inside each pork chop, leaving room around edges.
• Once onions are brown and caramelized, add a spoonful of onions to top of goat cheese in each pork chop. There will be onions remaining in the pan. Add lemon mixture to pan with onions and simmer, scraping down the sides of the pan.
• Close pork chops and dust with flour. If you are having trouble keeping them together, use toothpicks or mini skewers. However it is better if you can work without, as the escaped goat cheese comes in handy in the sauce later!
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in skillet over medium heat and cook pork chops for 2-3 minutes on each side, until seared and brown.
• Put pork chops and any drippings into the pan with the simmering onion/lemon mixture and place in oven.
• Cook for 20-25 minutes, depending on the thickness, or until cooked through but still tender.
• Remove pan from oven and place back on medium low heat. Remove pork chops and whisk in heavy cream and let come to a bubble. Add parsley. Spoon over pork chops and enjoy!

CHEESY CHOPS & CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8. In a large bowl toss the potatoes, onion, liquid and oil together. Season if you like. Tip the onion and potatoes into a large sauté pan and bake for 20-30 mins until the potatoes start to brown. Lay the chops on the potatoes and cook for 10 mins more.
• While the potatoes are cooking, mix the cheese, mustard and milk together. When the chops have had 10 mins, spread the cheese mixture over them and switch the oven over to grill. Place the pan under the grill and cook for about 5 mins until the cheese is bubbling and the potatoes are golden and crispy. Serve straight from the pan.

CHEESE & ONION PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat grill to high, then place the chops on a grill pan, rub with oil and season. Grill for about 6 mins on each side, until golden.
• Spread a little mustard over one side of each chop, then top with 1 tbsp onions. Mix the cheese and thyme, sprinkle over the chops, then grill until golden and bubbly.

ZESTY CHOPS WITH ONIONS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix together all marinade ingredients. Put chops in wide, shallow pan and pour marinade over them. Marinade 2-4 hours, refrigerated, turning chops every half hour or so. (Boneless chops may be marinated in a plastic, zipper bag but bone-in chops frequently puncture the plastic).
• Preheat grill to medium. Grill the chops 7-12 minutes on the first side then 5-7 minutes on the second side or until almost but not quite cooked to desired doneness. Remove from heat if topping is not finished.
• While chops are grilling, sauté onions in olive oil over medium-high heat until about half-cooked.
• Add jalapeños and cherry tomato halves and continue sautéing until onions are soft and beginning to brown.
• Turn grill to low heat. Top each chop with a pile of the onion mix and about 2 tbs shredded cheddar.
• Close the grill lid and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Use a pancake turner to remove chops to a large platter in a single layer.
• I suggest cornbread and a salad of cucumbers in sour cream for sides. Extra topping can be served on the side. You may even want to make extra for the purpose.
• If you like some heat but the jalapeños are too hot for you try the milder Anaheim peppers. If you don't like heat at all try some of the "Cubanelle" frying peppers or regular bell peppers.
• Note - I suggest cooking the chops to medium-well rather than well-done. Modern pigs are bred to be lean so modern pork is inevitably dry and tough when cooked as well done as was customary in the past.
• Note - Do not over-marinate. Beer marinades are apt to be bitter if the meat is soaked too long.
• Note - Try the topping on steak or chicken next time.