Janets Pork Chops With Fresh Tomatoes Recipes

PORK CHOPS WITH FRESH TOMATO, ONION, GARLIC, AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and cook until golden brown. Set aside.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in the skillet. Season pork chops with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and place in the skillet. Cook to desired doneness. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in the skillet. Return onions to skillet, and stir in tomatoes, garlic, and basil. Cook and stir about 3 minutes, until tomatoes are tender. Mix in balsamic vinegar, and season with salt and pepper. Top chops with the onion and tomato mixture, and sprinkle with feta cheese to serve.

BRAISED PORK CHOPS WITH TOMATOES, ANCHOVIES AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse pork chops and pat dry with a paper towel. Season generously with salt and pepper. In a large, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, place 1 tablespoon oil. Sear chops until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet and sauté onion and rosemary until onions are golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
• Add tomatoes, anchovies and remaining salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes begin to break down, about 8 minutes.
• Add pork chops to skillet, spooning sauce over chops. Cover skillet and transfer to oven to bake until a thermometer inserted into center of meat reads 145 degrees, about 15 minutes. Allow chops to rest for 5 minutes in pan. If desired, serve with polenta, noodles or rice to soak up sauce.

PORK CHOPS WITH FRESH TOMATOES, ONION, GARLIC, AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in the onion and cook until golden brown; remove onions and set aside.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in the same skillet.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper, and place in the skillet.
• Cook to desired doneness.
• Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in the skillet.
• Return onions to skillet, and stir in tomatoes, garlic, and basil.
• Cook and stir about 3 minutes, until tomatoes are tender.
• Mix in balsamic vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.
• Top chops with the onion and tomato mixture, and sprinkle with feta cheese to serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH SEASONED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Arrange sliced onions on the bottom of a casserole dish.
• Lay pork chops over onions.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• If you use the mushrooms put them on top of pork chops then cover with tomatoes.
• Bake, covered for 1 hour.
• Remove cover and bake for 30 minutes longer.

PORK CHOPS WITH TOMATOES AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown pork chops in butter on each side. Season with salt and pepper. Layer with onion, green pepper and tomato. Sprinkle with basil, thyme and additional pepper. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 20 minutes or until meat juices run clear.

ROASTED PORK CHOPS WITH TOMATOES, MUSHROOMS, AND GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish, toss tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and olive oil with salt and pepper to taste. Mix lightly with hands to coat all ingredients with oil, and spread the tomato-mushroom mixture to the edges of the dish, leaving the center free for the pork chops.
• Combine 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, cumin, ground coriander, oregano, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, ground paprika, sugar, and crushed red pepper in a bowl to make a spice rub.
• Sprinkle the pork chops with the spice rub, working the rub well into both sides of the meat. Place pork chops in the center of the baking dish, surrounded by the tomato and mushroom mixture.
• Roast in preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center and mushrooms are tender, about 45 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer pork chops to a serving dish and top with roasted tomato-mushroom mixture and all pan juices to serve.

JANET'S PORK CHOPS WITH FRESH TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Place 2 tbsp fat in large electric skillet, cook pork chops in hot fat until brown on both sides. Add salt and pepper.
• 2. Place onion slices, pepper rings, and tomato slice on each chop; season with salt and pepper.
• 3. Cover skillet tightly. Cook at 275 degrees for 20 minutes, adding 1/4 cup water as needed. Yield 8 servings.