Pork Chops With Ginger Pear Sauce From Simply Recipes

PORK CHOPS WITH GINGER PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Season porkchops with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and just cooked through, two to three minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. Pour off fat from the pan.
• Add vinegar and sugar to the pan and stir to dissolve the sugar. Cook over medium-high heat until the syrup turns dark amber, 10 to 20 seconds. Pour in wine and bring to a simmer while stirring.
• Add broth, pears and ginger to the wine-vinegar sauce bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, turning the pears occasionally, for 4 minutes. Add scallions and cook until the pears are tender, about 2 minutes more.
• Mix together the water and cornstarch into a slurry and add to the pan. Stir until the sauce thickens. Reduce heat to low and return the pork and any accumulated juices to the pan; turn to coat with the sauce.
• Serve immediately.

PORK CHOPS W/ PEARS, LEEKS & GINGER

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops on both sides with the salt and pepper.
• In a skillet heat oil over a medium heat and add the pork chops. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until slight hint of pink remains in the centre of the chop. Place aside.
• Add pears, leeks and ginger to skillet. Sprinkle with the sugar. Let cook stirring occasionally until the leeks and pears are starting to turn brown.
• Pour in stock and vinegar. Simmer for 5 minutes or until pears are soften and sauce is reduced slightly.
• Return pork to skillet and simmer for another 2 minutes until pork is cooked through.

PORK WITH PEAR AND GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim fat from porkchops.
• In larg non stick skillet heat oil (med heat).
• Cook pork 3-5min per side.
• Transfer to dish and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Add the lemon juice and the sugar to the pan and stir contantly abd cook until golden.
• Stir in wine and chicken broth.
• Add pears and cook uncovered for 5-7 minutes or until tender.
• Mix cornstarch with 2 tsp water.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add ginger.
• Return pork chops to skillet and heat through.
• ***I serve this with rice.