Smoked Pork Chops With Spicy Apricot Sauce Recipe 455

SPICY AIR FRYER PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine water, salt, and sugar in a bowl and stir until the crystals are dissolved. Add pork chops, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 4 hours.
• Remove pork chops from the brine and shake off excess. Discard the remaining brine. Pat chops dry with paper towels and place on a plate or cutting board.
• Combine chili powder, onion powder, salt, and white pepper in a small bowl. Distribute 1/2 of the rub mixture among the 4 chops and rub to coat the entire surface. Turn the chops and repeat. Allow chops to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine apricot all-fruit spread, hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic, chili-garlic sauce, and lime juice for the glaze in a medium, microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave mixture on high for 3 minutes, stirring halfway through. Carefully remove glaze and set aside.
• Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) if recommended by manufacturer. Spray each side of seasoned and rubbed chops with cooking spray.
• Place chops in the air fryer in a single layer and air-fry for 8 minutes, turning halfway through.
• Brush the tops of the chops with prepared glaze and air-fry until pork chops are no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Sprinkle chops with minced parsley, and serve with remaining glaze.

APRICOT HABANERO PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• For the pork chops: Season the pork chops with salt and pepper; set aside while making the glaze.
• Add the apricot preserves, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, orange zest and juice and habanero to a small pot and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened, 10 to 15 minutes; let cool. Divide the glaze between 2 bowls, reserving 1 bowl for basting and one for serving with the cooked chops.
• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat. Coat the grates with plenty of vegetable oil to help create a nonstick surface.
• Using a brush, coat the chops with the first round of glaze. Place them on the grill glazed-side down and grill without moving until the glaze begins to caramelize, about 5 minutes. Brush the tops with glaze, flip the chops, brush the other side with more glaze and continue cooking until the chops are caramelized, charred and sticky and the internal temperature registers 135 degrees F, another 7 to 10 minutes. Discard the basting glaze. Let the chops rest for 5 to 10 minutes, coating them once with the reserved serving glaze while resting.
• For the relish: Combine the mint, apple, bell pepper, scallion and lime zest and juice in a bowl and toss to coat.
• Top the pork chops with some green apple relish and serve with the remaining serving glaze and relish.

PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with garlic pepper blend. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chops in oil on each side. , Combine the preserves, chives and salt; spoon over chops. Reduce heat; cover and cook until a thermometer reads 145°, 5-6 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with sauce.

PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mist a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Warm oil in a lare skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add chops and cook until nicely browned, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer chops to prepared baking dish and cook through in oven, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how thick the chops are.
• Pour off fat from skillet and add chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula to pick up any browned bits on bottom of skillet.
• Boil rapidly until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add apricot jam and bring mixture back to a boil.
• Cook sauce, stirring, until thick and syrupy, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in mustard.
• Lower heat on stove to medium and returned cooked pork chops to skillet along with any accumulated juices in baking dish.
• Turn pork chops several times in sauce to coat.
• Spoon remaining sauce over chops and serve hot.

APRICOT-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix the apricot preserves, wine, and ground ginger together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until brown on each side, and no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Remove chops from the skillet. Reduce heat to medium low. Using the same skillet, pour in the apricot preserves mixture and simmer until thickened, about 4 minutes. Return pork chops to the skillet, turning to coat each side in the sauce; cook 1 minute.

PORK WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tenderloins on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until heated through., Slice the pork; serve 1-1/2 pounds with the apricot sauce. Refrigerate or freeze remaining pork for another use.

SMOKED PORK CHOPS WITH SPICY APRICOT SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; brown chops on both sides (1-2 minutes per side), remove from pan and set aside, keep warm. Saute; onion, garlic and jalapeno in oil until tender, about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in jam and vinegar, heat through; add chops back to pan, turn chops to coat both sides with sauce, and simmer gently to heat through, about 3-4 minutes. Serve immediately.