Quick Curried Chops And Fruity Relish Recipes

QUICK CURRIED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork chops.
• If desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In a large frying pan over medium heat, cook pork chops on both sides in margarine or butter until no pink remains.
• Remove pork chops from the pan.
• Add apple slices to frying pan and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir parsley, flour, curry powder, bouillon granules and pepper into drippings.
• Add milk all at once.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly (just a few minutes).
• Stir in wine or water.
• Return pork chops to frying pan and heat through.
• Good served with rice.

MOM'S FRUIT RELISH

Steps:

• This recipe requires a lot of prep work; I recommend you prepare it with a friend and split the bounty!
• Have ready a large preserving kettle.
• Peel tomatoes, seed, and dice; place in kettle.
• Peel pears, core, and slice 1/4 inch thick; place in kettle.
• Peel peaches, remove pit, and slice 1/4 inch thick; place in kettle.
• Peel and finely chop onions; place in kettle.
• Remove seeds from red peppers and dice; place in kettle.
• Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil; let mixture simmer (NOT a gentle simmer) until it is thick; this will take two to three hours.
• Stir frequently.
• Discard spice bag and ladle relish into prepared, hot sterilized canning jars and seal.
• My mother-in-law never processed this, and neither do I; if you can it in pint jars and want to process it; I recommend a 10-minute boiling water bath.

GRILLED RIB PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET AND TANGY PEACH RELISH

Steps:

• In a wide 6- to 8-quart pot whisk together 8 cups water, salt, and sugar until salt and sugar are dissolved.
• Add pork chops to brine and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Prepare grill for direct-heat grilling over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas; see Grilling Procedure below).
• Remove pork chops from brine, discarding brine, and pat chops dry with several layers of paper towels. Season chops with pepper.
• Oil grill rack, then grill chops, covered only if using a gas grill, turning over occasionally and moving around if flare-ups occur, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes total.
• Move chops to area with no coals underneath (if using gas, turn off a burner and move chops to area over shut-off burner) then cover with lid, and grill, turning and brushing with liquid, until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of chop as close to bone without touching it registers 145°F for slightly pink meat, about 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Transfer chops to a platter and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve chops with peach relish.

QUICK CAJUN CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine paprika, salt, sage, cayenne, and black peppers and garlic powder.
• Coat chops well on both sides with the seasoning mixture.
• Heat butter over high heat just until it starts to brown.
• Put chops in pan, reduce heat to medium.
• Fry on both sides until dark brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.

SWEET CURRIED LAMB CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan, add chops, brown well on both sides (I always well cook the chops at this stage).
• Arrange browned/cooked chops in a single layer in an oven-proof dish.
• Add onions to remaining pan drippings, cook 1-2 minutes, remove from pan, and put on top of chops.
• Place flour, sugar, curry, mustard and ginger in saucepan, mix well.
• Add vinegar, blend until smooth.
• Add water, tomato sauce and chutney, stir constantly over heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Pour thickened sauce over the chops and onions, cover.
• Bake in moderate oven for 1.5-2 hours or until chops are tender.
• Stir in chopped parsley (To save time you can microwave the whole lot at this stage until the chops are tender, also cooking the chops well at the beginning will also save time).