Tomato Smothered Pork Chops Recipes

MOM'S EASY PAN FRIED PORK CHOPS AND TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, paprika and sugar.
• Dry pork chops with paper towels and rub spice mixture all over them. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook bacon pieces until crisp. Remove bacon to drain on paper towel, without removing the fat from your skillet.
• Depending on the amount of fat in your pan, remove some until you have enough fat to cook the pork chops in, 2-4 tablespoons approximately. We usually use some paper towel to soak some up, if necessary.
• Increase your heat a little and cook each pork chop until brown on one side only, 5 minutes.
• Remove pork chops from skillet and place on plate, browned side up. Wipe out your skillet if desired or necessary. We usually do.
• Reduce heat back down to medium and add oil. Heat until oil is shimmering or a drop of water flicked in it dances.
• Add mushrooms, onion, celery, and garlic and cook until tender, about 7 minutes.
• Add flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and cook, continuing to stir for another 2 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, tomato sauce, thyme, bay leaves, and cooked bacon and bring to boil.
• Place pork chops, browned side up, in your skillet.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• The timing will change depending on the size of your pork chops. Check to make sure your pork chops are cooked with a meat thermometer, about 150 degrees.
• Remove chops from skillet and add salt and pepper to the gravy to taste.
• Add more thyme, garlic, paprika if you desire.
• Remove your bay leaves.
• Serve gravy on top of your pork chops and some rice or mashed potatoes if you desire! Enjoy!

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Season both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper
• Heat oil and butter in a Dutch oven (or heavy pot) over high heat. Add pork chops and brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Remove pork chops to platter and reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions, carrots, and celery to pot and sprinkle with salt. Cook and stir until onions start to turn translucent.
• Add tomato paste and cook and stir until the mixture starts to caramelize, about 2-3 minutes. Add cornstarch and stir for about 2 minutes.
• Add white wine and raise heat to medium high.
• When sauce comes to a simmer, cook until sauce reduces a bit. Add bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, ground cloves and capers.
• Add chicken stock and return to simmer. Add pork chops back to pot and bring mixture to a slow simmer. Cover and cook until fork tender about 90 minutes, periodically spooning sauce over chops while cooking.
• Serve pork chops with plenty of sauce and garnish as desired.Enjoy!

TOMATO PORK CHOPS I

Steps:

• Heat enough oil to just cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium high heat. Dredge the pork chops in flour, add to pan and brown well on both sides. Remove chops and set aside.
• Add the onion and bell pepper and cook and stir for 5 minutes, or until almost tender. Return pork chops to skillet and pour in the tomato sauce. Allow the sauce to start bubbling and then reduce heat to low.
• Simmer for 30 minutes and season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.

PORK CHOPS WITH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut the onion into thick slices and arrange them on the bottom of a casserole dish. Lay the pork chops over the onions. Season the chops with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover the chops with the mushrooms and pour the stewed tomatoes over all.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Remove cover and bake for 30 more minutes.

TOMATO PORK LOIN CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat, and quickly brown the pork chops on both sides. Transfer chops to platter, and keep warm.
• Reduce skillet heat to medium, and cook the onion until tender. Mix in the sugar, chili powder, fennel, red pepper flakes, and oregano. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, and Worcestershire sauce, and bring to a boil.
• Return the pork chops to the skillet. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 10 minutes. Remove cover, and continue cooking 15 minutes, or to desired doneness.

STEWED TOMATO PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt and black pepper on both sides and add to skillet. Brown pork chops, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and cover with aluminum foil.
• Add onions and garlic to the hot skillet. Cook and stir until softened but still crisp, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, capers and liquid, rosemary, red pepper flakes, oregano, and basil. Bring sauce to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes to meld flavors.
• Pour any accumulated juices from the plate with the pork chops into the sauce in the skillet and stir. Add cooked pork chops and cover with sauce. Simmer until warmed through, about 5 minutes more.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS WITH TOMATO AND CREAM

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from the chops and dredge with flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat butter in a large, deep skillet and brown chops on both sides. Place onions on top of chops, cover skillet securely and cook over very low heat for 1 1/2 hours, or until very tender but not falling off the bone.
• Remove chops to a deep serving platter. Add tomato puree and cream to onions in skillet and boil, uncovered, until the mixture has a saucelike consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with mashed potatoes.

TOMATO-SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Arrange pork chops (they don't have to be defrosted) in crock pot.
• Place onion slices on top of pork chops.
• Pour tomatoes over all.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook on lowest setting in crock pot for 4-8 hours.
• To serve, spoon over hot rice.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine sugar, salt, sage and pepper; rub mixture onto both sides of pork chops. Coat chops well with flour.
• Heat a large heavy skillet, add oil and butter.
• Sauté pork chops until browned on both sides; remove from skillet and set into a baking dish.
• Add onion, sauté until just tender adding garlic and mushrooms after first 5 minutes.
• Sauté 10 minutes until softened.
• Add chicken stock, tomato paste, Worcestershire and heavy cream to pan, bring to simmer. pour over pork chops, Cover and bake 45 minutes- 1 hour, or until very tender.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and Grease a 9" X 16" dish.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over high heat.
• Season chops with salt and pepper. Sear chops 2 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish and top with quartered mushrooms.
• Add onions and bacon to same skillet and cook over medium heat until onions are translucent and bacon is crisp, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• Add flour and paprika to skillet and increase heat to medium/high.
• Stir in whipping cream and broth, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Stir in tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour sauce over mushrooms and chops.
• Bake uncovered until chops are tender 20-25 minutes.
• Serve sauce over rice or mashed potatoes.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in a non-stick skillet coated with vegetable spray until tender. Add pork chops, and brown on both sides. Add 1/2 cup of water, and bring to a boil.
• Whisk together, flour, chicken broth, and browning sauce until smooth. Add to skillet, stirring well. Cover and cook over low heat 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.

TOMATO SMOTHERED PORK STEAKS (OR CHOPS) FOR THE CROCK-POT

Steps:

• Cut each steak into 2 or 3 pieces and trim excess fat.
• Pour one can of tomatoes into the bottom of a 6-7qt Crockpot. Top with 1/3 of each of the ingredients, ending with a layer made from half the pork steak pieces.
• Make another layer of 1/3 of everything, ending with the rest of the pork steaks.
• Finish with the remaining ingredients.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Remove pork steak pieces carefully (they will probably break up so tongs will work better than a fork).
• Use a slotted spoon to scoop out the veggies and serve them over pasta or rice.
• Top with Parmesan.
• Tip: If you chill the flavorful juices to remove the fat you'll have a delicious starter for soup.
• Note: I do not recommend using an extra-lean cut such as boneless pork loin for this. Extra lean meat tends to dry out in long cooking even when submerged in liquid this way.
• Note: This should be just as good made with beef chuck or chicken thighs.

PORK CHOPS WITH SEASONED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Arrange sliced onions on the bottom of a casserole dish.
• Lay pork chops over onions.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• If you use the mushrooms put them on top of pork chops then cover with tomatoes.
• Bake, covered for 1 hour.
• Remove cover and bake for 30 minutes longer.