Pork chops and clams are a classic combination that delivers both flavor and elegance to your dinner table. This hearty dish is sure to impress your guests, yet it's easy to prepare and can be ready in under an hour.
The pork chops are first seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, then browned in a skillet. Once the pork chops are cooked through, they are removed from the skillet and set aside. Clams are then added to the skillet and cooked in the pork chop drippings until they open. The pork chops are then returned to the skillet and simmered in a flavorful sauce made with white wine, lemon juice, and butter.
Serve the pork chops and clams over rice or pasta, and enjoy a delicious and satisfying meal. This dish is also versatile and can be customized to your liking. For example, you can add other vegetables to the skillet, such as sliced mushrooms or bell peppers. You can also use different types of pork chops, such as boneless, center-cut pork chops or pork loin chops. And if you don't have white wine on hand, you can use chicken broth instead.
No matter how you choose to prepare it, pork chops and clams is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is sure to please everyone at your table. So next time you're looking for a quick and flavorful meal, give this recipe a try.
PORK CHOPS WITH CLAMS
I found this little recipe in the back of a Portuguese magazine. It is so good that I just couldn't keep it all to myself, so thought I would share it with all of you. Try and use fresh clams if at all possible,if not you will have to make do with the frozen ones. Truly hope you enjoy it!
Provided by Mia 3
Categories Meat
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the clams into a large bowl with water and salt for a couple of hours, so all the sand can be removed.
- Season your chops with salt and pepper to your own taste, and fry them in a pan, making sure oil is nice and hot.( when ready set aside in a casserole).
- Meanwhile peel onion, garlic and tomatoes. Slice the onion and tomatoes, and chop the garlic very finely.
- In a large skillet pour in the olive oil and add in garlic, once oil is heated add in the onion and stir till it starts turning a golden colour, at this stage add in the wine, tomato paste,tomatoes, bay leaf, and chopped parsley or cilantra ( what ever you like the best). Keep stirring everything, season with salt to your own taste and add in pepper flakes.
- Meanwhile drain will your clams pass them through running water to make
- sure all sand has been removed.
- Place clams into tomatoes mixture, and when they are all open, pour over
- the chops that are already in a casserole dish.
- Sprinkle a little more parsley or cilantro over top for garnish, serve with what ever meet your fancy.
PORK CHOPS AND CLAMS IN GARLIC BROTH
In this hearty variation on a common Portuguese stew, thick-cut pork chops mingle with briny clams in a white-wine broth.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Season both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper, and set aside on a plate for 10 minutes. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven or a large, deep saute pan over medium-high heat. Add pork chops, and cook, flipping once, until browned, 10 to 12 minutes total. Transfer pork chops to a plate, and cover with parchment paper and then foil to keep warm.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pot over medium-high heat. Stir in tomatoes, onion, garlic, a pinch of salt, the bay leaves, paprika, and red-pepper flakes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes and onion have softened, 12 to 14 minutes.
- Add wine, and raise heat to medium-high. Bring to a simmer, stirring to scrape up browned bits. Stir in stock. Return to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 10 minutes. Stir in cilantro, and add clams to pot. Cover, and cook until clams open, 3 to 5 minutes (discard any that have not opened after 5 minutes). Discard bay leaves.
- Return pork chops to pot. Turn to coat with sauce, and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer pork chops and clams to a deep platter, and pour broth over top. Serve immediately.
ROPEWALK NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Slowly cook salt pork in a skillet until fat is rendered; strain off fat drippings. Pour fat drippings and butter into a large stockpot; cook over low heat until butter is melted. Add onions, celery, and garlic to the pot; cook on medium-high heat until the vegetables are transparent. Add flour, stir and cook for about 5 minutes. Then add chopped clams, diced potatoes, clam juice and milk; bring to a boil. Simmer and stir for 15 to 20 minutes. When stirring, flavor with celery salt and hot sauce. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Serve, garnished with chopped parsley.
PORK AND CLAMS
Provided by Emeril Lagasse
Categories main-dish
Time 9h
Yield 4 main servings or 6 appetizer
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small food processor, combine garlic, salt, pepper flakes and paprika. Process until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the oil and process until smooth. In a glass mixing bowl, toss the meat with the pureed mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator, to marinate at least 8 hours, overnight if possible. In a cataplana (or a large saute pan with a lid), over medium heat, add the remaining 1/2 cup of oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions. Season with salt. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the pork and saute for 4 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a simmer. Add the clams, and season with salt. Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally. Remove from the heat and leave covered for 5 minutes. Remove any shells that do not open. Stir in the parsley. Serve in individual serving bowls with crusty bread.
PORK CHOPS WITH SALTED PLUMS
This weeknight affair pairs savory pork with a sweet-and-sour mixture of sliced plums and red onions. When a recipe has so few ingredients, it's important that they be of the highest quality possible. The pork chops here will deliver most of the fat, so make sure they're well marbled (bone-in loin or rib chops both work). As for the plums, this is one of the rare occasions in which underripe is preferred to perfectly ripe, so they maintain texture after they get briefly tossed in the skillet, and also deliver plenty of acidity for the pan sauce.
Provided by Alison Roman
Categories dinner, quick, weekday, meat, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Season pork with salt and pepper; set aside.
- Combine the plums and onion in a medium bowl along with vinegar and fish sauce, if using. Season with salt and pepper and try a plum; they should be relatively tangy and salty. Add more vinegar or salt, if needed, and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and cook, without moving, until well browned on one side, 4 to 6 minutes. Flip chops and cook until well browned on the other side, another 3 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer pork chops to a cutting board to rest. Add plum and onion mixture to the skillet and remove from heat. Give everything a toss, just to deglaze the skillet and scrape up any of those browned bits, slightly wilting the onion and letting some of those plum juices run free.
- Slice pork chops to your desired thickness and transfer to a large serving platter. Scatter with plum mixture, top with mint and give everything a drizzle of olive oil before serving.
GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH CLAMS AND CHORIZO
Categories Chicken Onion Pork Shellfish Tomato Vegetable Roast Backyard BBQ Dinner Meat Pork Chop Sausage Seafood Clam Grill/Barbecue Gourmet Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 (main course) servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cut 1/4 inch off tops of garlic heads and put heads, cut sides up, on a sheet of foil. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and wrap tightly in foil, then roast in oven until garlic is soft when pierced with tip of a knife, about 45 minutes.
- While garlic roasts, heat remaining 1/4 cup olive oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Add bay leaves and cook, stirring, until leaves begin to brown, about 10 seconds. Reduce heat to moderate, then add onion, carrot, celery, and chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, cloves, red-pepper flakes, and black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add wine and bring to a boil, then add broth and reserved clam juice. Simmer, uncovered, until reduced to about 2 cups, about 15 minutes.
- While tomato sauce simmers, squeeze pulp from garlic cloves and force through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl using a rubber spatula, discarding solids. Whisk purée into tomato sauce. Discard bay leaves and cloves, then keep sauce warm while grilling chops.
- Prepare grill for cooking. If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal. Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill rack for 3 to 4 seconds. If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderate.
- Pat pork chops dry and sprinkle on both sides with salt. Grill pork chops on lightly oiled grill rack, covered only if using a gas grill, turning over once, until thermometer inserted 2 inches into center of a chop (do not touch bone) registers 145°F, 12 to 14 minutes total. Transfer chops to a plate and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
- Add clams to sauce and cook just until clams plump and edges begin to curl, 30 to 45 seconds. Stir parsley into sauce along with any meat juices accumulated on plate.
- Serve chops topped with clams and sauce.
PORTUGUESE PORK ALENTEJANA
An original Portuguese recipe with pork and clams.
Provided by John Pacheco
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Portuguese
Time 7h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In large bowl, combine wine, paprika, salt and pepper, blend well. Add garlic cloves, bay leaf, and cubed meat, turn meat in marinade to coat pieces. Marinate for 6 hours, turning occasionally.
- Drain pork; reserve marinade. Pat cubes completely dry. Discard garlic and bay leaf. Melt 1 teaspoon of oil in large skillet. Add pork cubes, stirring frequently so that the meat colors quickly and evenly. Transfer with slotted spoon to a bowl.
- Pour reserved marinade into skillet and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping off any brown particles clinging to the inside of pan. Boil briskly uncovered until marinade is reduced to 1 cup. Pour over pork and set aside.
- In 6 to 8 quart pan, heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil; add onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently until onion is soft but not brown. Add garlic, tomatoes and crushed red pepper. Simmer, stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
- Spread the clams, hinged side down, over the tomato sauce; cover the pan tightly and cook over medium to high heat for ten minutes or until clams open. Stir in reserved pork and juices. Simmer for 5 minutes to heat thoroughly. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.8 calories, Carbohydrate 11.9 g, Cholesterol 73.7 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 28.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 1297.8 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
Tips:
- Choose high-quality pork chops: Select thick, bone-in pork chops for the best flavor and texture.
- Brine the pork chops: Brining helps tenderize the pork chops and infuses them with flavor. Use a simple brine made with water, salt, sugar, and herbs.
- Sear the pork chops: Searing the pork chops creates a flavorful crust and helps lock in the juices. Sear the pork chops in a hot skillet over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes per side.
- Use a flavorful cooking liquid: The cooking liquid adds flavor to the pork chops and clams. Use a combination of white wine, chicken broth, and clam juice. You can also add herbs, spices, and vegetables to the cooking liquid.
- Cook the pork chops and clams together: Add the clams to the skillet with the pork chops and cook until the clams open. This will take about 5 minutes.
- Serve the pork chops and clams with a flavorful sauce: Serve the pork chops and clams with a simple sauce made with butter, lemon juice, and parsley. You can also add a splash of white wine or clam juice to the sauce.
Conclusion:
Pork chops with clams is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. By following these tips, you can create a flavorful and memorable dish that your family and friends will love.
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