German Pork Chops Recipes

GERMAN PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the pork chops on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Place the chops into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix the sauerkraut, apple, onion, brown sugar, and caraway seeds in a bowl until well combined, and spread the sauerkraut mixture over the pork chops. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink inside, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

GERMAN STYLE PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Coarsely chop onion.
• In a plastic bag, combine the flour, 1/2 tsp thyme and salt and pepper. Shake to mix.
• Add the pork chops and shake lightly to coat. Remove the chops and reserve the excess flour.
• In a large skillet warm oil over med-high and add chops. Cook until well browned(about 7 minutes per side). Remove chops and set aside to a plate (cover loosely with foil to keep warm).
• In same skillet, cook the onion, mushrooms and garlic over med-high heat, stirring for about a minute. Add 1 tbsp of reserved flour and cook until flour is no longer visible (about a minute).
• Stir in beer, chicken broth and remaining 1 tsp of thyme and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, add the pork chops then cover and simmer for 8 minutes, turning chops halfway through.
• Uncover skillet and cook for another 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly and the chops are cooked through.
• Serve with noodles or potatoes.

PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown chops on all sides and remove from pan.
• Add the garlic, onion, sauerkraut, caraway seed, apple juice, and salt and pepper to taste to the hot skillet. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Lay browned pork chops on top of sauerkraut mixture, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

BAKED GERMAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place the pork chops in a single layer in an ovenproof 13"x9" baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix the remaining ingredients, EXCEPT the sour cream. Evenly pour this over the chops.
• Cover and marinate the chops at least 3 hours in the refrigerator.
• Bake the chops, uncovered, in the marinade in a preheated 325 degree F. oven for 1 hour or until tender and done.
• When done, stir sour cream into pan juices and heat through but DO NOT boil.
• Serve chops with sour cream gravy and buttered noodles or mashed potatoes or dumplings.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork chops in butter on both sides. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. , In a bowl, combine the sauerkraut, applesauce, onion, garlic, brown sugar, caraway seeds and cinnamon. Spoon over chops. , Cover and bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until meat juices run clear.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS & POTATOES

Steps:

• Use egg and a tablespoons of water stirred for egg wash in a shallow bowl for dipping pork chops.
• Create special bread crumb mix by taking 1-1.5 cups dry bread crumbs (I use Italian flavor, but any will do) - add salt, pepper, garlic powder (I like Lawry's), parmesan cheese, paprika, and lemon pepper - a few shakes of each to color and season crumbs.
• Dip pork chops in egg wash, then coat with bread crumb mixture, then place in hot frying pan with a tablespoons or two of garlic olive oil and butter mixed for flavor. Fry till just slightly golden on each side, don't worry about how done they are yet, they will get more cooking later.
• Remove pork chops and set to side. Use same frying pan to add sliced onion, and fry with some garlic oil until they turn golden and caramelized. Add sliced potatoes and fry along with onion, seasoning all with salt and pepper as you like.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add fried onion-potatoes to bottom of 9x12 casserole dish. Place browned breaded pork chops on top of potatoes. Cover all tightly with foil.
• Place dish with pork chop, potato-onion mixture in oven. Bake covered for about 45 minutes Take off foil.
• Can take foil off last few minutes and bake to crisp top a bit, if you like. Pork Chops will be incredibly moist and soft, potatoes will taste sweet and a bit greasy, but in a good way. Flavor from pork chops will have added to potatoes.

GERMAN FLAVORED GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Toast caraway seeds in small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Combine all glaze ingredients in medium bowl; mix thoroughly and set aside. Following illustrations below, trim chops and slash through fat and silver skin with sharp knife, making 2 cuts about 2 inches apart in each chop (do not cut into meat of chops). Pat chops dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper.
• 2. Heat oil in heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until smoking. Add pork to skillet and cook over medium heat until well browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Turn chops and cook 1 minute longer; transfer chops to plate and pour off any oil in skillet. (Check internal temperature of thinner chops; see note above.) Return chops to skillet, browned side up, and add glaze mixture; cook until center of chops registers 140 degrees on instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; transfer chops to clean platter, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.
• 3. When chops have rested, add any accumulated juices to skillet and set over medium heat. Simmer, whisking constantly, until glaze is thick and color of dark caramel (heatproof spatula should leave wide trail when dragged through glaze), 2 to 6 minutes. Return chops to skillet; turn to coat both sides with glaze. Transfer chops back to platter, browned side up, and spread remaining glaze over chops. Serve immediately.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT FROM THE GEHOS

Steps:

• Dry the pork chops. Salt and pepper them, then dredge them in flour.
• In a medium hot, seasoned cast iron skillet (or pan you can use on top of the stove and in the oven), brown the chops. Remove them to a dish.
• Add the sauerkraut to the pan and stir up the meat juices into it. Add the wine and water, and the juniper berries. (You may use all wine or all water!) The liquid should just come to the surface of the kraut, or just under. Sprinkle on some salt and pepper. Add the optional caraway, if you like. Using a fork, quickly blend everything.
• Bury the pork chops back into the sauerkraut. Cook in a 325 F oven for 40 minutes. Lift out the chops; check the liquid level. Add more liquid if little remains; you don't want the kraut to dry out and burn the pan its final 20 minutes in the oven.
• Arrange the chops on top of the sauerkraut. Return the dish to the oven and cook another 20 minutes. At the end of cooking, little liquid should remain to transfer to your dinner plate. The pork should have browned again. If the kraut should become dry, cover with foil to avoid scorching.
• Serve with boiled or mashed potatoes and a green vegetable. You can make this during the final 20 minutes the pork chops cook.
• *note: if using a very salty, brined sauerkraut, you must rinse it several times.