Cotes De Porc Marocaine Pork Chops With Spices Recipes

PORK CHOPS WITH PAPRIKA IN CREAM SAUCE (CôTES DE PORC HONGROISE)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the pork chops on both sides with salt, pepper and paprika. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the pork chops. Cook until nicely browned on one side, about 10 minutes. Turn and saute until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Pour the fat from the skillet. Sprinkle the onion between the pork chops and cook briefly. Transfer the pork chops to a platter; keep warm.
• Add the wine to the skillet and cook, stirring, until the liquid is almost fully reduced. Add the cream and cook over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the pork chops with the sauce on top.

SPICED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add pork chops, a few at a time; seal bag and toss to coat. , In a large skillet, brown chops in oil on both sides. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, water and brown sugar; pour over chops. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

COTES DE PORC MAROCAINE (PORK CHOPS WITH SPICES)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chops with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet large enough to hold the chops in one layer. Add the chops and cook until nicely browned on one side, about five or six minutes. Turn the chops and brown on the second side about five minutes. Pour off all the fat from the skillet.
• Return the skillet to the heat and scatter the onions and garlic around the chops. Cook briefly, stirring. Add the water and sprinkle the chops with cumin, paprika, turmeric and bay leaf. Cover closely and cook about 30 minutes over low heat. Serve the chops with the sauce poured over.

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD-CORNICHON SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. Add 3 chops to each skillet and sauté until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Cover skillets and cook until thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 145°F, about 9 minutes. Transfer chops to warm platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add half of water, shallot, and garlic to each skillet. Cook until shallot is soft, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add any juices from chops. Whisk in cornichons and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over chops. Sprinkle chops with parsley.
• *Cornichons are tiny brine-packed French pickles, available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.