Pan Roasted Pork Chops With Apricot Caramel Sauce Recipes

PAN-ROASTED PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT-CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet (preferably nonstick), mix sugar and water with wooden spoon. Heat over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, without stirring, until sugar turns dark golden brown and just begins to smoke (do not allow to burn). Remove from heat.
• Add apple, onion, garlic and cinnamon to skillet and stir to coat (sugar may clump and harden at first but will melt again when heated). Return to heat and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until some liquid escapes from mixture.
• Remove from heat and add vinegar (avert your head; the fumes from the vinegar can take your breath away). Stir and return to heat. Slowly stir in apple cider and broth (sugar may clump-that is okay, it will melt). When all liquids have been added, add bay leaves and thyme.
• Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp and brown. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels, crumble and set aside. There should be about 1 tablespoon bacon drippings remaining in pan. If there is more, pour off excess; if there is less, add a little vegetable oil.
• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Place pork in bacon drippings in skillet and cook 4 minutes or until brown. Flip and brown on other side, about 4 minutes longer. Cover skillet with lid or foil and place in oven. Roast 8 minutes or until slightly firm when touched and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 155°F (pork will continue to cook to 160°F when removed from oven). Remove pork from skillet and place on plate. Cover tightly with foil; set aside.
• The skillet used to cook the pork should have some cooking liquid in it. Place this skillet over medium heat. Pour the reduced sauce into skillet and stir to combine. Stir in apricot preserves and heat sauce to boiling. Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened. Remove skillet from heat. Beat in butter, 1 piece at a time, with wire whisk, adding the next piece only after the first has been completely beaten in and melted. When all of the butter has been beaten in, taste sauce and season with salt and pepper if desired. Remove and discard bay leaves and thyme sprig.
• Place pork on warm serving plates and top with sauce. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and the parsley.

PAN ROASTED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil. Season pork chops with salt, pepper, and Essence. Add pork chops to skillet and cook for 3 minutes per side. Place skillet in oven for 10 minutes or until pork chops are cooked to 150 degrees F. Serve with sauteed cabbage.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.
• Heat oil in large skillet. Add bacon and cook until fat is rendered. Add shallots and cabbage and cook until wilted. Add the sherry and heat through.

APRICOT CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a dry heavy saucepan (about 3-quart capacity) cook sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork until melted and then swirling pan, until sugar is a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add 3 cups water down side of pan (it will bubble up and steam). Return pan to heat and simmer, stirring, until caramel is dissolved.
• Add apricots and simmer, covered, until soft, about 10 minutes. Cool mixture 10 minutes and in a blender purée with remaining 1 cup water and vanilla until very smooth. Sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce to warm.

APRICOT-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix the apricot preserves, wine, and ground ginger together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until brown on each side, and no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Remove chops from the skillet. Reduce heat to medium low. Using the same skillet, pour in the apricot preserves mixture and simmer until thickened, about 4 minutes. Return pork chops to the skillet, turning to coat each side in the sauce; cook 1 minute.

PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with garlic pepper blend. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chops in oil on each side. , Combine the preserves, chives and salt; spoon over chops. Reduce heat; cover and cook until a thermometer reads 145°, 5-6 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with sauce.

CRISPY APRICOT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly brush a rimmed baking sheet with oil; set aside.
• Tear bread into large pieces; place in food processor. Pulse until large crumbs form. Drizzle with oil; pulse once or twice, just until crumbs are moistened (you should have about 1 1/2 cups crumbs).
• Season pork chops generously with salt and pepper; spread one side of each chop with 1 teaspoon jam. Dividing evenly, sprinkle breadcrumbs over jam, and pat them on gently.
• Transfer pork, coated side up, to prepared baking sheet. Bake until crust is golden and pork is opaque throughout (meat should register 150 degrees.on an instant-read thermometer), 14 to 16 minutes. Serve immediately.

APRICOT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the pork chops into a casserole dish. Mix onion soup mix, Russian dressing and apricot preserves together.
• Pour mixture over chops and bake for 1 hour.

PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mist a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Warm oil in a lare skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add chops and cook until nicely browned, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer chops to prepared baking dish and cook through in oven, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how thick the chops are.
• Pour off fat from skillet and add chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula to pick up any browned bits on bottom of skillet.
• Boil rapidly until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add apricot jam and bring mixture back to a boil.
• Cook sauce, stirring, until thick and syrupy, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in mustard.
• Lower heat on stove to medium and returned cooked pork chops to skillet along with any accumulated juices in baking dish.
• Turn pork chops several times in sauce to coat.
• Spoon remaining sauce over chops and serve hot.

PAN-ROASTED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400*.
• Mix together the first 7 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Heat skillet over med.-high heat until hot.
• Add oil; heat until hot.
• Rub chops generously with seasoning mixture.
• Add seasoned pork to hot oil; cook 2 minutes or until brown on one side.
• Turn pork chops; place skillet in oven and bake 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink in the center.
• *Tip: You'll have extra rub, which will make this a really quick meal the next time you make this recipe.

QUICK APRICOT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Thaw pork chops if frozen. Place in an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. , Pour apricots over the chops. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.