Spicedporkchopssquashandapples Recipes

BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES & SPICED MAPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in spice rub together and sprinkle over chops top and bottom.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spray an oven proof, non-stick skillet with lid with cooking spray.
• Brown chops 3 minutes per side on medium high heat, uncovered. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Add apples and onions to skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until they start to brown.
• Place chops over apple/onion mixture.
• Pour in chicken broth, cover and cook about 20 minutes. The pork chops should reach 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Take the chops out of the oven and let stand for 10 minutes to completely cook the chops and not dry them out.
• After taking chops out of oven combine spiced maple sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until mixture reduces to desired consistency. We like ours thin, so we only cooked about two minutes.
• Pour sauce over chops and apples. Enjoy.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Mix flour, sage, garlic, thyme, salt, allspice, and paprika together in a small bowl. Set aside 2/3 of the spice mixture for later use. Sprinkle remaining spice mixture onto the pork chops, coating all sides.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and cook in the hot oil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove pork from the skillet.
• Add onion to the skillet and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Add apples; cook and stir for 2 more minutes. Stir in apple juice, brown sugar, and reserved spice mixture; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until pork is longer pink in the center, and reaches desired level of doneness, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

VEGETABLE PORK SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the pork, sausage, onion, celery and carrot in butter over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until pork is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Add garlic and paprika; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in the broth, apple, potato and five-spice powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until pork is tender. Stir in honey; cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

SPICED PORK CHOPS, SQUASH AND APPLES

Steps:

• In 13 x 9-inch baking pan, place pork chops in one half of pan. Arrange apple quarters and squash wedges in other half of pan.
• In a small bowl, combine apple juice, maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg; pour over chops, apples and squash.
• (If freezing, freeze meat/veggies and sauce separately. Thaw when ready to bake, then continue steps below).
• Cover pan with aluminum foil wrap and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove foil and baste with pan juices. Bake uncovered for another 15 minutes.
• Serve with cooked brown rice.