Best 20 Sweet Sour Pork Chops Recipes

TENDER SWEET 'N' SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with pepper. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm. , Add the water, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce to skillet; stir to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Return chops to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until meat is tender.

EASY SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over high heat. Sear the pork chops until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer the pork chops to a slow cooker. Mix the brown sugar, ketchup, onion, and lemon juice in a bowl; spoon over the pork chops.
• Cook on Low until the pork chops are very tender, 4 to 6 hours.

GRILLED SMOKED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET AND SOUR GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan to medium-high.
• In a plastic resealable bag, big enough to fit the chops, mix together the sugar, honey, oil, lime juice, and red pepper flakes. Add the pork chops and let marinate for at least 20 minutes.
• Remove the pork from the marinade. Lightly brush the grill with oil. Put the chops on the grill and cook until grill marks form, about 2 minutes. Rotate the chops 90 degrees, and grill for 2 minutes more, to create diamond grill marks. Flip and cook another 2 minutes. Remove from grill to a serving platter and serve.

SWEET-AND-SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place pork chops in a 13x9-in. baking dish. In a bowl, combine pineapple juice, ketchup, honey, vinegar, mustard and salt. Pour over the chops. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake about 30 minutes longer or until the meat is tender. Remove chops to a serving platter and keep warm. Strain pan juices into a saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water; add to pan juices. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Serve immediately over chops.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cook bacon in a 4- to 5-quart wide heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Measure fat and, if less than 2 tablespoons, add enough vegetable oil to bring total to 2 tablespoons. Heat fat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, stirring occasionally, until it begins to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add cabbage and turn with tongs until coated with fat. Stir in red-wine vinegar, water, sugar, caraway seeds, 3/4teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and braise cabbage over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pat 2 pork chops dry and sprinkle both sides with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total). Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown seasoned chops, turning over once, 5 minutes total, and transfer to a shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Season remaining 2 chops and brown in oil remaining in skillet in same manner, transferring to baking pan. Roast chops in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally 2 inches into center of a chop (do not touch bone) registers 145°F, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir half of bacon into cabbage, then finely chop remaining bacon for sprinkling.
• Let chops stand in pan, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes. Serve chops over cabbage, with any pan juices spooned over and sprinkled with bacon.

SWEET-N-SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops all over with salt and black pepper and add to hot pan. Cook chops 2 minutes per side, until golden brown. Add apricot preserves, soy sauce and ginger and bring to a simmer. Partially cover and simmer 5 minutes, until pork is cooked through. Remove from heat and stir in scallions.

MARY'S SWEET AND SOUR SPARE RIBS OR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Cut meat up, and place in a large roasting pan. You can use as much meat as you want to cover the bottom of the roaster.
• Cook for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Drain off fat. Salt and pepper the meat.
• Combine water, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar and chili powder; pour over the meat and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• When cooked thicken with 2 tbsp of cornstarch.(I mix the cornstarch with a little water and then pour it in the sweet and sour mixture, its a little easier).

GLAZED SWEET AND SOUR GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small saucepan, combine all glaze ingredients. Cook over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated and flavors are blended, stirring occasionally.
• Sprinkle both sides of each pork chop with garlic-pepper blend, paprika and salt.
• When grill is heated, place pork chops on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until no longer pink in center, turning once or twice and brushing with glaze during last 5 minutes of cooking time.
• Bring any remaining glaze to a boil. Serve warm glaze with pork chops.

BAKED SWEET-SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first five ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, brown pork chops in oil; drain. , Line an 8-in. square baking dish with foil; coat the foil with cooking spray. Place pork chops in prepared pan; sprinkle with half of the green pepper, onion and carrot. Pour sauce over all. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with the remaining vegetables. Baste with sauce in pan. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Serve with rice if desired.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place chops in glass baking dish.
• Mix honey, chili sauce and soy sauce in a bowl.
• Pour mixture over pork chops and bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until no longer pink inside.
• I always make mashed potatos and use the left over juices as a gravy.

PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown pork chops in a little oil or coat the pan with cooking spray.
• Mix together brown sugar, vinegar, water and soy sauce.
• When pork chops are browned, pour the sauce over them and let it come to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer. For 1/2" chops, cook 45 minutes. For thicker pork chops, cook 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove chops to a plate.
• Stir 1 teaspoons of cornstarch in 1 tablespoons water and add to liquid in the pan. Stir until it thickens and clears. If you want a thicker sauce, add a little more cornstarch.
• Return the chops to the pan, turning to coat in the sauce. Let cook for a couple of minutes.
• Serve with rice.

PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR APPLES

Steps:

• Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and heat over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; sauté 4 minutes. Sprinkle pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon oregano; turn pork chops and sauté just until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to plate; cover with foil.
• Heat oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple and onion wedges and remaining 1/2 teaspoon oregano. Sauté until apples and onion are tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Return pork and any accumulated juices to skillet. Pour apple juice and vinegar over; cook until pork is heated through and liquid is slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pork and apple mixture to plates and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chops with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Cut each apple into quarters. Peel the quarters, and discard the core of each.
• Dredge the chops in flour. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet, and add the chops. Cook until well browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn the chops, and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• Remove the chops, and add the quartered apples. Cook about 2 minutes, turning the apples often. Remove the apples, and pour off the fat from the skillet.
• Add the shallots and vinegar and cook briefly, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add the broth and honey. Cook about 1 minute, and stir in the tomato paste.
• Return the chops and apples to the skillet. Bring the sauce to a boil, spoon the sauce over the chops, and cover closely. Cook 10 minutes. Transfer the chops and apples to a serving dish, and pour the sauce over.

SWEET AND SOUR BARBECUE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• You can use 6 medium size chops or 8 smaller ones to make this.
• Mix the first five ingredients together and pour over pork chops.
• Cover and let simmer for about one hour; uncover and turn up the heat until sauce is thick.
• Watch this closely because the sauce will go from very thin to thick quickly.
• Turn chops about every 15 minutes.
• I made the sauce and used Boneless Chicken Breast. I baked this in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes and thicken the sauce with a little corn starch.

SWEET & SOUR GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Put pork chops on a plate; drizzle with oil; season generously with salt and pepper; let sit for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, build a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill to medium-high heat. Combine vinegar and honey in a 1-qt. saucepan and cook over medium heat until reduced to 1/4 cup. Stir in butter and rosemary and set aside.
• Put pork chops on grill and cook, occasionally turning and basting with balsamic mixture, until browned and cooked through, 12-14 minutes. Transfer to a platter and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

GLAZED SWEET-AND-SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small saucepan, combine all glaze ingredients, chili sauce, honey, rice vinegar, dry mustard. Cook over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated and flavors are blended, stirring occasionally.
• Sprinkle both sides of each pork chop with garlic pepper blend, paprika and salt.
• When grill is heated, place pork chops on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until no longer pink in center, turning once or twice and brushing with glaze during last 5 minutes of cooking time.
• Bring any remaining glaze to a boil. Serve warm glaze with pork chops.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Mix soy, chili sauce, and honey. Place pork chops in a greased casserole. Pour sauce over all. Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking for 15 minutes more. Serve over rice or fried rice.
• 3. OPTIONAL: When you uncover dish you may add 1/2 cup sliced green bell pepper and 1/2 cup drained canned pineapple chunks. Continue baking as above.

CARAWAY DUSTED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450. Cook bacon until crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels. Meanwhile, generously season pork chops wit salt and ground caraway, coating both sides. Sear chops in bacon fat until browned on one side, 5 minutes. Place on baking sheet, seared side up and bake in oven until medium, 20 - 25 minutes. Toast caraway seeds in pan with remaining bacon fat over medium low heat, about 2 minutes. Add shallots and let sweat until softened, 4 minutes. Add cabbage and season with salt. Toss to coat with bacon fat and sweat until tender, about 30 minutes. Add apple cider vinegar and cider and cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add apples, stir, cover and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Place 1 chop on each plate with cabbage and top with crumbled bacon.

CLEVER CONNIE'S SWEET & SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Set the oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Trim excess fat off the pork chops.
• Add oil to frying pan and heat on high.
• Add garlic and swirl around for 30 seconds- don't let it brown or burn.
• Lower heat under frying pan. Brown the chops on both sides.
• Remove chops and place in an ovenproof baking dish in a single layer.
• Scrape the garlic and "brown bits" from the frying pan onto the top of the chops.
• Mix remaining ingredients together well and pour over the chops.
• Place chops into the oven.
• Lower heat to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Leave chops in the oven for 2 hours or more.
• When the chops come from the oven - the longer the better - the meat will fall from the bones and the fat is easily removed.
• Shred the pork and return it to the "sauce".
• Leave the meat in the oven until you are ready-to-serve.
• Serve over rice.

CROCK POT SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Brown pork chops on both sides and set aside but keep warm.
• Cut up the green peppers and onions.
• Stir fry in a bit of oil until soft/tender but still a little crisp.
• Pour in the crushed tomatoes and the diced tomatoes juice and all.
• Add the drained green beans and mix inches.
• Stir on low for about 10 minutes making sure they don't boil too vigorously.
• Add the ketchup and stir together.
• Add the brown sugar and stir.
• Add the vinegar and stir.
• Add the soy sauce, flour and water that have been mixed well getting out all the lumps so it is smooth.
• Turn the heat down low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Place half the sauce in crock pot.
• Top with pork chops arranged so they overlap.
• Top with remaining sauce.
• Cook on LOW heat for 6-7 hours.
• Remove lid and sprinkle with sharp grated cheddar cheese.
• Replace lid and let cook until cheese melts.
• Serve with rice or noodles.