Normas Pork Chops With Apples Recipes

SKILLET PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon oregano, salt and pepper. Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops, about 3 minutes per side; remove from pan., In same pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add apples, onion and remaining oregano; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until apples are tender., Reduce heat to medium; stir in applesauce and vinegar. Return chops to pan; cook, covered, 4-6 minutes or until pork is tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

NORMA'S APPLE STUFFING PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Ask someone in the meat department at your grocery store to split your pork chops for you or cut them yourself when you get home.
• Place a tablespoon of vegetable or olive oil in a heavy skillet over med-high heat.Sprinkle both sides of each pork chop with the coriander and salt & pepper to taste.
• When oil heats, add the pork chops and brown on both sides until golden brown on the outside of each pork chop. Do not fully cook chops.
• Remove pan from stove and place chops on a platter and let cool.
• Place another fry pan onto the stove over med-high heat;add butter, chopped celery and onions and cook until onions become clear.Remove from stove
• Place stuffing mix in a large bowl and add onion and celery along with your chopped apples. Add your parsley, salt and pepper to taste and stir until all is mixed well.
• Stuff each pork chop full of stuffing mixture and place stuffing pocket side up in a 9 X 13 baking pan. (If you lay the chops down; the dressing will mix with the gravy and fall out of the chops)
• Pour gravy over all and cover with foil and place in a pre-heated oven at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and remove foil. Place pan back into oven and let cook for another 30 minutes until bubbly and well done.
• Remove from oven and place on a large serving tray along with the gravy.
• Serve with your favorite side dishes and enjoy.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Trim the chops of excess fat. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a 14-inch cast-iron skillet (if you have a smaller one, you'll need to work in batches) over high heat, and then swirl in the olive oil. Lay in the pork chops and don't move them for a few minutes, to assure a good golden sear forms. Turn and brown well on the second side for a total of about 10 minutes. Transfer the chops to a warm plate.
• Swirl the butter into the pan. Add the onion and apples. Saute until the onion slices are lightly caramelized and the apples have begun to soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in the beer or other liquid. Return chops to the pan.
• Cook until the pork is tender, about 15 more minutes (depending on the size of the chops), turning halfway through and covering the chops with the apple mixture. If the apple mixture needs a little thickening, transfer the chops to the warm plate again and simmer the mixture on high for a few minutes to reduce. Serve the chops over rice or mashed potatoes with a large spoonful of the apple-onion mixture over the top.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil on each side. Season with salt and pepper; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onions and apple wedges until crisp-tender. , Combine mustard and brown sugar; brush over chops. Return to the skillet; cook for 4 minutes or until meat juices run clear.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE

Steps:

• Trim most of fat from chops andsprinkle on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Quarter, core and peel apples.
• Heat oil in skillet large enough to hold chops in one layer. Cook until nicely browned on one side, 2 or 3 minutes. Turn and cook again until browned, 2 or 3 minutes more.
• Continue cooking chops about 15 minutes, turning often. Arrange quartered apples around the chops. Cover closely and continue cooking 5 minutes.
• Transfer chops and apples to warm platter and cover with foil. Pour off fat from skillet. Add onions and stir until wilted.
• Add brown sugar and vinegar and stir. Add cubed tomato and broth. Stir to dissolve brown particles that cling to skillet. Cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add any liquid that accumulated around the chops. Cook until sauce is reduced to about 3/4 cup.
• Pour hot sauce over chops and apples and serve.

NORMA'S PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• 1. Peel and core apples and slice into a saucepan with butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and cook until tender.
• 2. Remove from heat and set aside.
• 3. Heat olive oil in frying pan.
• 4. Spread both sides of each pork chop with garlic salt, pepper and cardamon and add pork chops to hot pan.
• 5. Cook until brown on one side and turn to cook and brown the other side.
• 6. Remove pan from burner and add apples on top of each pork chop. Pour wine into bottom of pan and light with a match watching not to burn yourself.
• 7. Return pan to cook top when fire is out and lower heat and cover with a lid.
• 8. Heat for 30 minutes or until wine looks like thick syrup.
• 9. Remove pork chops from pan onto a serving platter and top with the apples and wine syrup.