Down-Home Pork Chops
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
Zippy sauce adds personality to these otherwise straightforward brown sugar pork chops. —Denise Hruz, Germantown, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon canola oil
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4 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each)
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1 garlic clove, minced
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1/2 cup beef broth
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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2 tablespoons cold water
Directions
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1.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and brown on each side, 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add garlic to the pan; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in broth, brown sugar, soy sauce and red pepper flakes. Return chops to the pan; cover and simmer until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 6-8 minutes. Remove chops and keep warm.
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2.
Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with chops.
Nutrition Facts
1 pork chop with about 2 tablespoons sauce: 219 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 375mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
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