Orange And Rosemary Brined Pork Chops With Applesauce Recipes

ORANGE-AND-ROSEMARY-BRINED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, salt, bay leaves, orange zest, peppercorns, rosemary, and 4 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar and salt are dissolved. Reduce to a simmer and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; let cool completely. Pour over pork chops in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate, turning once, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Remove pork from brine; discard brine. Pat chops dry; let stand 15 minutes. Heat a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and swirl to coat. Add pork, working in batches, if necessary, and cook until bottoms are deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chops (without touching bone) registers 138 degrees, about 3 minutes more. Let rest 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve with applesauce.

APPLESAUCE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and apple slices in the melted butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion and apple to a bowl.
• Place pork chops in the same skillet; cook over medium heat until pork chops are browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
• Mix applesauce, brown sugar, mustard, and cinnamon into onion and apple mixture.
• Place pork chops in a 9x9-inch baking dish; season with salt and black pepper. Spoon applesauce mixture over pork chops; cover dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops are no longer pink in the center, about 30 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

ORANGE-BRINED PORK CHOPS WITH HERB RUB

Steps:

• In large nonmetal bowl, combine all brine ingredients; mix well. Add pork chops. Cover bowl; refrigerate 6 to 8 hours to marinate. In small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients; mix well. Set aside.
• Heat grill. Remove pork chops from brine; discard brine. Pat pork chops dry with paper towels. Rub brown sugar-herb mixture into both sides of pork chops.
• When ready to grill, place pork chops on gas grill over medium-high heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium-high coals. Cook 20 to 25 minutes or until no longer pink in center, turning once.

BRINED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• For brine:
• Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Stir until sugar and salt dissolve. Add pork chops to brine. Top with plate to submerge pork. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.
• For pork:
• Drain brine from pork chops. Pat pork dry. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add pork and cook until brown but not cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add pork onion to same skillet. Cover and cook until onion is soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add apples and sauté until pale golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in broth and cider, then Calvados, raisins and ginger, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cream and mustard. Bring sauce to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add pork. Cover; cook 3 minutes. Turn pork over and cook until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 150°F, about 3 minutes longer. Transfer pork to plates.
• Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes longer. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over pork and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH ORANGE ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chops to 1/4-inch thickness. Combine panko crumbs, rosemary and zest in shallow bowl. Mix mayo and mustard until blended; brush onto both sides of chops. Dip chops, 1 at a time, in panko mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each chop. Discard any remaining panko mixture.
• Melt 1 Tbsp. butter with 1 Tbsp. oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add 2 chops; cook 5 min. on each side or until done (145ºF). Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining butter, oil and chops. Wipe skillet clean with paper towel.
• Cook dressing and orange juice in skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally. Spoon over chops.

ORANGE-AND-HONEY GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together orange zest and juice, vinegar, honey, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place pork, orange wedges, and rosemary in a shallow dish or zip-top bag and coat with marinade. Refrigerate pork at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Remove pork, orange wedges, and rosemary from marinade; transfer pork and oranges to a wire rack set on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Season pork with salt and pepper. Transfer marinade to a small saucepan, simmer over medium until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Heat broiler, with rack in upper third of oven. Broil pork and oranges 3 minutes, then flip pork, brush with reduced marinade, and add rosemary. Broil until pork is lightly charred and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Brush with more reduced marinade and serve.

ORANGE ROSEMARY PORK CHOP

Steps:

• Season pork chops with rosemary, salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chops and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutres per side.
• Remove to a serving platter and cover to keep warm.
• Add onion and garlic to the pan; saute until soft.
• Add broth and orange juice, scraping to remove any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Pour over pork chops and serve over rice.

ROSEMARY PORK CHOPS - BRINED

Steps:

• We started with frozen pork chops. I'm unsure how this affects the timing, but it is an easy way to defrost meat!
• To make the brine, mix one cup of hot water with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Mix well.
• Place pork chops into a gallon size ziplock bag, and add 2 cups of cold water. Pour the brine into the bag. shake and massage the bag to mix well.
• Place the meat bag into the refrigerator to sit for 4-6 hours. Occasionally take the bag out and massage the meat a bit to distribute flavors.
• After the brining time, take the meat out to rinse the bag and meat in cold water. If you are not going to cook immediately, place the pork chops back into the bag and refrigerate for another day or so.
• To cook, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• sprinkle the bread crumbs on the pork chops lightly.
• Sear the pork chops in the oil for a minute, then reduce heat to medium until done. We like it best when the breadcrumbs are nicely browned.
• Enjoy!