Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Pork Chops

I'm not sure what to calls these, except good.  I'm not really a pork chop person, but we devoured these at my house.  It was really good served over rice.  Broccoli and sweet peas would be an excellent addition to this meal.  Don't be afraid of the long list of ingredients because most are seasonings that we all have in our cupboards.  This recipe called for soy sauce, but we are soy free here and unable to use it.  If you are making this and can use soy sauce it calls for 3/8 C.  You could then subtract the vinegar, 2 bullion cubes, molasses, ginger, 1/2 C + 1 Tbsp water....

1 1/2 lbs pork chops
1 Tbsp oil
2 tsp oil
3/4 C + 3 Tbsp water
3 beef bullion cubes
1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
3/4 tsp dark molasses
1/8 tsp ginger
pinch of pepper
1/4 tsp garlic salt
4 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp flour

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in pan and brown pork chops on both sides.
Combine 2 tsp oil, water, bullion, vinegar, molasses, ginger, pepper, garlic, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes and pour over pork chops.
Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, flipping pork chops half way through.  Watch the liquid level and add 1-2 Tbsp water if needed.
In pan, stir in flour dissolved in water.
Cook until thickened and serve over rice, if desired.