Pork Chops in Orange Sauce
These luscious pork chops prove that meals don't have to be complicated to be special. The easy orange sauce with cloves dresses up everyday chops in no time, but your family will think you fussed. —Billie Moss, Walnut Creek, California4 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 boneless pork loin chops (6 ounces each)
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 6 whole cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cold water
Directions
- Combine paprika and pepper; rub over both sides of pork chops. Brown
- chops in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray.
- Combine the orange juice, sugar, cloves and orange peel; pour over
- pork. Cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until a thermometer reads
- 145°. Remove chops and keep warm.
- In a small bowl, combine flour and water until smooth; stir into
- cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or
- until thickened. Discard cloves. Serve sauce with pork chops. Yield:
- 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 pork chop with 3 tablespoons sauce equals 288 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 82 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber,