Pork Chops Hongroise Recipes

PORK CHOPS HONGROISE

Steps:

• 1. Sprinkle chops with salt & pepper. Saute in butter until browned on both sides. Add onion and garlic and cook until almost tender.
• 2. Sprinkle chops with thyme, add bay leaf and broth/wine. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes (depending on how thick the chops are). When chops are done, remove and keep warm.
• 3. Increase heat; reduce liquid in skillet by half. Remove bay leaf. Reduce heat and stirring constanly add paprika and sour cream. DO NOT let boil or it may curdle. Pour sauce over chops and serve.

HUNGARIAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Trim excess fat from chops and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute onion and garlic in butter until soft and golden. Push aside or remove from pan. Add chops and brown on both sides. Pour off fat. Lower heat, add boullion/broth and bay leaf. Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 1 hour. Transfer chops to a serving platter and keep warm. Reduce pan juices by half over high heat. Add sour cream and paprika and blend thoroughly with pan juices. Heat through but DO NOT BOIL. Pour sauce over chops.

PORK CHOPS WITH PAPRIKA IN CREAM SAUCE (CôTES DE PORC HONGROISE)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the pork chops on both sides with salt, pepper and paprika. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the pork chops. Cook until nicely browned on one side, about 10 minutes. Turn and saute until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Pour the fat from the skillet. Sprinkle the onion between the pork chops and cook briefly. Transfer the pork chops to a platter; keep warm.
• Add the wine to the skillet and cook, stirring, until the liquid is almost fully reduced. Add the cream and cook over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the pork chops with the sauce on top.

HUNGARIAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper.
• Sear chops in large skillet in oil or cooking spray.
• Remove chops to a plate.
• Sauté onions and garlic in drippings until onion is limp.
• Return chops to the skillet with broth, bay leaf, and paprika.
• Cover tightly and simmer about 1 hour.
• Remove chops from liquid again.
• Mix water and flour in a shaker and whisk into liquid.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Stir in sour cream, if desired.
• Return chops to gravy.
• Serve with mashed potatoes or hot cooked noodles.
• (Note: This was my mom's recipe for pork chops. I do not add the sour cream, myself, because I don't think it needs it. You might taste it before adding it, then decide).