Baked Cuban Pork Chops Recipes

CUBAN-STYLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix mustard, lime juice and adobo seasoning. Lightly pound pork chops with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness; spread both sides with mustard mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 3-4 hours., Grill pork, covered, over medium heat 3 minutes. Turn pork and top with ham; grill 2 minutes longer. Top with cheese and cilantro; grill, covered, 30-60 seconds longer or until cheese is melted and a thermometer inserted in chops reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with mayonnaise, mustard and pickles.

CUBAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season the chops with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a mortar, crush the 4 cloves of garlic, 1/4 teaspoon oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon cumin together into a paste. Rub the chops with the garlic paste, place in a medium sized shallow bowl or baking dish, and pour half of the sour orange mixture on top. Cover with sliced onions and pour rest of sour orange mixture on top. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
• Remove chops from the marinade, pat dry, and reserve marinade.
• In a large pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot and brown the chops quickly on both sides.
• Add the sherry and reserved marinade, including the onions, to the pan with the pork and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until pork is tender, about 20 minutes.

BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine the panko, oil, Parmesan, Italian seasoning and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Put the pork chops in a large bowl and toss to coat with 1 tablespoon water. Place the pork chops in the bag and shake well to coat, pressing the breadcrumb mixture firmly into the meat.
• Place the pork chops on a wire rack set on a baking sheet and top evenly with any breadcrumbs remaining in the bag. Bake until the breadcrumbs are dark golden and the internal temperature of the chops registers 145 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer (avoid touching bone), 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately with lemon wedges if using.

CUBAN PORK CHOPS WITH MOJO

Steps:

• In a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag, combine 1 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup lime juice, and vinegar. Add pork and let it sit and marinate for about 1 hour in refrigerator.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine all dried spices. Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and rub with the dry spice mixture.
• Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Place the pork chops in the pan and sear on 1 side until brown. Flip over and turn the heat down to medium-low. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Then add the garlic and continue to cook until garlic begins to brown. Pour in the remaining 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup lime juice, and white wine. Simmer until the liquid is slightly reduced and begins to thicken. The chops should be cooked through.
• Remove the chops from pan and put on a warm plate. Continue to reduce juices in pan by half. Pour over the chops and serve immediately.
• Garnish with watercress, tomatoes and avocado.

CUBAN PORK CHOPS WITH MOJO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in frying pan over medium heat.
• Add garlic, cumin, and oregano, cook 1 minute.
• Quickly add lime juice, and bring to boil until slightly thickened.
• Add salt and pepper, set aside to cool.
• Place pork chops in shallow bowl, cover with sauce, coating chops.
• Marinate for 1 hour in fridge.
• Grill or broil chops until well done, and reheat remaining sauce.
• Transfer chops to plate and pour sauce over chops.

EASY BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with oil.
• Scatter onions evenly into the baking pan. Place pork chops on top of onions in the pan.
• Combine maple syrup, mustard, garlic, red pepper, chili powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Pour mixture evenly over pork chops. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chops are no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

CUMIN-BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Sprinkle the pork chops on both sides with salt, then brush each side with mustard. Rub the cumin and pepper into the mustard.
• Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add the pork chops and brown for 2 minutes on each side. Put the skillet in the oven and bake until the chops are just cooked through, about 12 minutes. Divide among 4 plates and serve.

CUBAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Brown lightly salted pork chops in oil at medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes.
• Turn chops, adding garlic, lime juice and water to the skillet.
• Cook uncovered turning once or twice till done and syrupy juices remain (6-8 min).
• Spoon sauce over chops, sprinkle with cumin and fresh pepper.
• Serve with rice, and vegetable of your choice.
• SIMPLE & DELICIOUS!