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Pork Chops with Stewed tomato sauce

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Pork chops with stewed tomato sauce

This is a delicious, fast, super healthy weeknight dinner.  The secret ingredient is sweet pepper relish.  It balances out the tartness of the stewed tomatoes.  The sauce is so good!  You could easily substitute chicken for the pork.

Enjoy!

sweet relish

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Pork Chops with Stewed tomato sauce
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 (14½-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 4 boneless pork chops
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 garlic cloves, forced through a press
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons sweet relish
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a pan on high. Nonstick or stainless works.
  2. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. When the pan is hot, add the pork chops. Let the pork chops cook for 5 minutes. Do not move them, you want to create a caramel brown color. Flip the pork chops and cook for 3 minutes more. Remove the pork chops and tent with foil.
  3. To the same pan (do not clean the pan!). Add the onions and reduce the heat to medium. Stir and cook for 5 minutes, scraping up the brown bits.
  4. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes if using and season with salt and pepper. Stir well and cook for 1 minute.
  5. Add the tomatoes and relish to the pan. Stir well. Add the pork chops and any juices that have accumulated back to the pan and simmer for 3 minutes or until pork chops are done (145).

 

Cuban Mojo Marinated Pork Chops

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cuban mojo marinated pork

I am in search of new grilling and marinade recipes.  Sometimes it is easy to get stuck doing the same ol same ol every day.  This marinade is a little sweet and tangy at the same time.  It would also be great on chicken or swordfish.  We all agreed it should be in the rotation!

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Cuban Marinated Pork Chops
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¾ cup orange juice
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • 1 cup cilantro
  • ¼ mint
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 1 Tbsp oregano
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 1 Tbsp orange zest
  • 8 pork chops
Instructions
  1. Place extra virgin olive oil thru cumin in a food processor and run until it is finely chopped. Add the marinade to a zip lock bag. Add the zest to the bag and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add the pork chops and marinate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
  3. Grill at high temperature until cooked through, 8- 10 minutes.

 

Chimichurri Pork Tenderloin

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pork chimichurri

Chimichurri Sauce is a parsley, garlic herb sauce that is served with beef in Argentina.  It’s usually used to both marinate the meat and then on the side as a sauce with the grilled meat.  Think of it as Argentina’s pesto sauce.  The traditional recipe is just parsley but you can add cilantro, oregano, or a mix of fresh herbs.  Get the basic recipe down pat and then experiment. Continue reading Chimichurri Pork Tenderloin →

Brandied Peach Pork Chops

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brandied peach pork chops

Yesterday was Sunday and I had free time and made Chicken with Zucchini Spaghetti for Bill and I for lunch.  I told him I didn’t know what I was making for dinner, but wanted to “make something really good”.  He said well after this great lunch the bar is set high 🙂  I took out on my walk and was trying to think of what to make and had absolutely no idea.  Does that ever happen to you?  I was stuck.  I called him and said ok, chicken, pork or steak? Continue reading Brandied Peach Pork Chops →

Banh Mi-Pork Meatball

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banh miLast Friday the sandwich of the night was a Banh Mi Pork Meatball Sandwich.  Banh Mi is a Vietnamese street food staple.  It’s on a classic french baguette, with a creamy spicy siracha sauce, savory pork meatballs and a crunchy sweet & spicy slaw made with carrots and daikon radish.  All the flavors come together in a totally delicious sandwich!

I used the recipe from Bon Appetit and followed it exactly.  It was perfect!  Get the recipe here Banh Mi Pork Meatball Sandwich.