Down-Home Pork Chops Recipe

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Zippy sauce made of brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes and soy sauce adds personality to this otherwise straightforward main dish. —Denise Hruz, Germantown, Wisconsin

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Down-Home Pork Chops Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

4 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water

Directions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork chops on both sides in oil; remove and set aside. Add garlic to the pan; saute for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, brown sugar, soy sauce and pepper flakes. Return chops to the pan; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 160°.
Remove chops and keep warm. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Serve with chops. Yield: 4 servings.

Cooking for 2: Down-Home Pork Chops for Two

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with about 2 tablespoons sauce equals 219 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 55 mg cholesterol, 376 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Down-Home Pork Chops in Simple & Delicious March/April 2010, p23