Cajun Comfort Pork Chops And Baby Lima Beans Recipes

BAKED LIMA BEANS & PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Soak limas in a large pot of water overnight
• 2. Cook in water the next day for 1 hour till tender
• 3. Drain some of the water, not all and pour limas into a large baking pan
• 4. Add catsup, brown sugar, dash of onion flakes, and a dash of parsley flakes.
• 5. Brown pork chops and put into limas

LIMA BEANS AND PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook lima beans in salted water until almost tender, and reserved 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Pour the lima beans into a large flat baking dish with the reserved liquid. Stir in the salt, pepper, sugar, mustard, parsley, savory, thyme, and chopped onion. Mix well.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chops and cook, turning once, until well browned. Place the chops on top of the beans.
• Mix bread crumbs with sour cream. Spread over chops. Cover dish and bake for 8 minutes. Uncover the chops and continue baking, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes more.
• Arrange the chops on a bed of the lima beans on a large platter and sprinkle with parsley. Serve.

CAJUN SPICED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix paprika, cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, sage, and garlic salt on a plate. Liberally coat each pork chop with the spice mixture.
• Heat olive oil and several pumps of non-stick, butter-flavored spray in a large skillet over high heat. Place pork chops in the skillet, reducing heat to medium. Cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

LIMA BEANS W/JOWLS OR SALT PORK (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Wash beans thoroughly, picking through to remove any stones or other foreign objects (such as dirt clods) Put beans in crockpot with 1 gallon water (or more if needed to cover to about 2" above level of dried beans. Turn crockpot on to high
• 2. Sear hog jowls in heavy skillet, then transfer to crockpot with beans Add stick of butter
• 3. Continue cooking on high for approximately one hour, checking to make sure beans are still completely covered by water Dried beans will absorb a lot of water while cooking At this time, add salt and pepper and stir well to blend
• 4. Turn crockpot to medium or low and cook for 6-8 hours until beans are tender and thickened into a sort of soup.
• 5. Good served with cornbread and fresh green or sliced onions.