Spiced Pork Chops With Maple Braised Greens Recipes

EASY MAPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork chops in the preheated skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Arrange seared chops into a casserole dish.
• Whisk maple syrup, water, onion, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, salt, and pepper together in a bowl to dissolve the chili powder; pour over the pork chops.
• Bake in preheated oven until the chops are no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.

SPICED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add pork chops, a few at a time; seal bag and toss to coat. , In a large skillet, brown chops in oil on both sides. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, water and brown sugar; pour over chops. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

SPICY MAPLE-SAUCED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a non-stick oven-proof skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until glistening.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together maple syrup, soy sauce and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Boil for five minutes or until mixture begins to foam, reduces by half and thickens to the consistency of corn syrup. Remove from heat, cover saucepan and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine spices (garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, ginger, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. Rub mixture evenly over both sides of pork chops.
• Brown pork chops in hot oil for 2 minutes on each side or until medium brown in color and slightly crispy when pricked with a fork. Remove from heat.
• Spoon 1/3 of maple sauce over top of each chop, allowing to drizzle down over sides.
• Place skillet, uncovered, in oven and roast chops for 10 minutes.
• With oven mitts, remove skillet from oven and spoon 1/2 of remaining sauce over chops. Return to oven for an additional 10 minutes or until chops are cooked through.
• Spoon remaining sauce over chops just before serving. The sauce will be cool and very sticky at this time but will melt nicely when spooned onto chops.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS WITH COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Season each chop with salt and pepper, then dust with flour. Heat a cast iron skillet just large enough to hold the pork over a medium heat. Add the reserved pork fat and brown the pork chop well-approximately 4 minutes per side. Remove the chops from the pan and set aside. If the pan is dry, add another tablespoon of fat. Add the onions and peppers. Increase the heat to medium high in order to brown the vegetables well. Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Remove pan from the flame and stir in the hot hock stock until thickened and smooth. Bury the pork chops in the gravy. Cover the skillet and place in a 300 degree oven. Cook 2 hours, or until pork is very tender;
• Collard Greens: Place hock stock in a large sauce pot over a medium high heat. Bring hock stock to a rapid simmer. Pack collards into the stock with the onion and jalapeno. Simmer 2 hours. Season to taste with salt, pepper and malt vinegar.;
• Ham hock stock: Place ham hocks in a stock pot large enough to hold the hocks, leaving 6 inches of free space at the top of the pot. Pour enough cold water over the hocks to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a rapid simmer over a medium high heat. A thick foam will build on the top of the stock. Carefully remove all of the foam. Reduce heat to low and simmer 6 hours. Constantly skim the clear fat that builds at the top of the stock. Reserve the fat for cooking.

MAPLE GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add pork chops and turn to coat. In a large ovenproof skillet, cook chops in butter over medium heat until a thermometer reads 145°, 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. , Meanwhile, in the same skillet, bring the vinegar to a boil. Reduce heat; add maple syrup. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually add to maple mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Place chops on a broiler pan; sprinkle with brown sugar. Broil 4 in. from the heat until sugar is melted, 1-2 minutes. Drizzle with maple glaze.

MAPLE-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a medium skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup, brown sugar, and honey; bring to a simmer. When glaze is rapidly simmering, turn off heat.
• Pour water into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Place pork chops in the water and surround with peach and bell pepper slices. Slowly pour glaze over chops, peaches, and peppers.
• Bake in the preheated oven, turning halfway, until pork is slightly pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES & SPICED MAPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in spice rub together and sprinkle over chops top and bottom.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spray an oven proof, non-stick skillet with lid with cooking spray.
• Brown chops 3 minutes per side on medium high heat, uncovered. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Add apples and onions to skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until they start to brown.
• Place chops over apple/onion mixture.
• Pour in chicken broth, cover and cook about 20 minutes. The pork chops should reach 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Take the chops out of the oven and let stand for 10 minutes to completely cook the chops and not dry them out.
• After taking chops out of oven combine spiced maple sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until mixture reduces to desired consistency. We like ours thin, so we only cooked about two minutes.
• Pour sauce over chops and apples. Enjoy.