Indulge in the delectable flavors of pork chops elevated with a luscious cranberry pan sauce in this culinary masterpiece. Tender and juicy pork chops are seared to perfection, then simmered in a vibrant sauce made from fresh cranberries, savory herbs, and a hint of sweetness. This dish is a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds and make your dinner table shine. Accompanying this main course are three exceptional recipes that will complete your culinary journey. Learn how to whip up a creamy and flavorful mashed sweet potato dish, perfect for soaking up the luscious cranberry sauce. For a refreshing contrast, prepare a vibrant and tangy cranberry-apple salad, bursting with the goodness of fresh cranberries and crisp apples. And to satisfy your sweet cravings, create a delightful cranberry-orange upside-down cake, a delightful dessert that combines the tartness of cranberries with the citrusy zest of oranges. These recipes are meticulously crafted to complement each other, offering a harmonious balance of flavors that will leave you and your loved ones utterly satisfied.
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CRANBERRY GLAZED PORK CHOPS
This main dish is simple enough for a weeknight, but the cranberries also make it a perfect choice for a Christmas dinner. It's colorful, juicy and easy. After all, it comes together in less than 30 minutes so you're out of the kitchen and with your family at the table in no time. -Roxanna Chan, Albany, CA
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add pork chops; cook 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove from pan; keep warm., In same skillet, add cranberries, water and chili sauce. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, 4-6 minutes or until berries pop, stirring occasionally. Serve with pork chops; sprinkle with onion.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 528mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.
CRANBERRY PORK CHOPS II
Sweet cranberry pork chops simmered to perfection.
Provided by CHRISTYJ
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a skillet, brown chops slowly in oil; drain.
- Add cranberries, sugar, salt and pepper to chops with 1/2 cup water to start. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for about 45 minutes or until tender but not dry. Add water if necessary to keep chops from drying out.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 229 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 37.1 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 409.1 mg, Sugar 26.5 g
PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, easy, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Sprinkle the chops on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Peel the orange and cut it crosswise into 4 slices of equal thickness. Cut each slice into 8 equal-size pieces. Put the cranberries and orange pieces into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend well but coarsely. There should be about 1 1/2 cups.
- Dredge the chops on both sides in flour and shake off excess.
- Heat the oil in a heavy skillet large enough to hold the chops in one layer. When the oil is quite hot add the chops and cook until nicely brown on one side, about 8 minutes. Turn the chops and cook until browned on the other side, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat. Cover and simmer 12 minutes.
- Transfer the chops to a warm serving platter and pour off the fat from the skillet.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet and when it is melted add the onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the brown sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the vinegar and tomato paste and stir until blended. Add the cranberry and orange mixture and the broth. Stir to blend. Add any liquid that has accumulated around the chops. Let simmer about 1 minute. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Pour the sauce over the chops and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 535, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 878 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY MUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- Arrange the pork chops in a single layer in a shallow dish. In a small bowl, add the mustard and cranberry sauce and stir to combine. Brush the mustard mixture evenly over both sides of the chops. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 12 hours, turning occasionally.
- Coat a large frying pan over medium heat with nonstick cooking spray. When the pan is hot add the chops. Partially cover and cook for 10 minutes. Uncover, turn the chops over and cook uncovered on the second side until the meat is cooked through but still juicy, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer to a serving platter.
- A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
- Wash and pick over the cranberries. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the water and the sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the cranberries and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the cranberries burst, about 10 minutes. Stir in the pecans and the mustard and transfer to a small bowl. Let cool completely at room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until ready to use. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Yields: 2 1/4 cups
PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE & STUFFING
Bake pork chops on a layer of sweet and sour cranberry sauce for Pork Chops with Cranberry Sauce & Stuffing! Cranberry sauce isn't only good with turkey, after all. Plus, our pork chops with cranberry sauce is prepped in just 10 minutes.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375ºF.
- Prepare stuffing as directed on package.
- Spread cranberry sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with chops and stuffing. Cover.
- Bake 30 to 35 min. or until chops are done (145ºF), uncovering after 25 min. Remove from oven. Let stand 3 min. before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 2 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 640 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 28 g
PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY-THYME PAN SAUCE
Categories Sauté Cranberry Pork Chop Fall Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 2 servings; can be doubled
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Sauté pork until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate. Add wine to same skillet. Bring to simmer, scraping up browned bits in bottom of pan. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Return pork and any juices to skillet. Cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Transfer pork to plates. Spoon sauce over and serve.
PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRIES
This meal is a proven winner to fix. I never have leftovers. I farm with my dad and brother, but in my spare time I love to work in the garden, play with my beagles and make crafts.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar and 1-1/2 cups water. Cook and stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil; boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add cranberries; cook 5 minutes longer or until the berries pop. Skim off foam if necessary. Stir in barbecue sauce and remaining water; set aside. , Season pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chops on both sides in oil; drain. Pour the cranberry sauce over chops. Cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove chops and keep warm. , Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with pork chops.
Nutrition Facts :
PAN-ROASTED PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRIES AND RED SWISS CHARD
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Prepare Swiss chard:
- Cook shallots and garlic in butter in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add chard stems and center ribs and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add leaves and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer chard to a heavy saucepan and wipe out skillet.
- Cook pork chops:
- Pat chops dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chops, about 3 minutes per side.
- Transfer skillet to oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally 2 inches into meat registers 155°F, 7 to 9 minutes. Transfer chops with tongs to a platter, leaving fat in skillet, and cover chops loosely with foil to keep warm.
- Make sauce:
- Sauté shallots in fat remaining in skillet over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add wine and deglaze by boiling over high heat, scraping up brown bits, until reduced by half. Add cranberries and stock and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to burst, about 2 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and thyme and simmer, stirring, until berries are collapsed, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter until incorporated, then season with salt and pepper.
- Assemble dish:
- While sauce is cooking, reheat chard over moderate heat, stirring. Divide among 4 plates and top with chops, then spoon sauce over.
CRANBERRY-MAPLE PORK CHOPS
These tender, juicy pork chops with their sweet sauce and hint of maple syrup are company-special, but quick and easy enough for weeknights. Serve with rice or roasted potato wedges. -Heather Bates, Athens, Maine
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chops in butter. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, combine the cranberry sauce, jelly, ketchup and soy sauce; cook and stir until blended. Return chops to the pan; drizzle with syrup. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until meat is tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 495mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (39g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.
Tips:
- Use thick-cut pork chops for a more flavorful and juicy result.
- Season the pork chops generously with salt and pepper before searing.
- Sear the pork chops in a hot skillet until they are browned on both sides. This will help to seal in the juices and prevent the pork chops from drying out.
- Cook the pork chops in a preheated oven until they are cooked through. The internal temperature of the pork chops should reach 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make the cranberry pan sauce while the pork chops are cooking. This will allow the flavors to meld together.
- Serve the pork chops with the cranberry pan sauce and your favorite sides.
Conclusion:
This recipe for pork chops with cranberry pan sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for any occasion. The pork chops are juicy and flavorful, and the cranberry pan sauce is sweet and tangy. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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