Favorite pork recipe?

[Sharon Kay]

We're basically veggie-less here...so...that in mind...what are your favorite pork recipes? I have almost 20 pounds of boneless pork loin (cut into pork chops)...

Going to make "pork chop soup" (cream of celery soup, water, rice in crockpot)
and "spanish pork chops"....but would love some new ideas...do you grill? What do you put on it? Bake...recipes...??

Thanks!

[tuneskids]

I have one pork chop recipe that you put in a crock pot with a can of cherry pie filling that my kids LOVE! If you want the recipe, let me know.

[Rae's World]

Our family loved Pulled BBQ Pork. Just crockpot the pork loin all day by it's self (6-8hrs). Shred it and then pour your favorite BBQ sauce mix and serve on rolls (hamburger buns) or over rice. Yummy!!!

[Leila]

We love a good grilled pork chop. I season it with whatever appeals to me that day (usually s a bbq rub I got from a friend who does competitions) and grill them up!

We also like ginger-ale marinated pork loin (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/ginger-ale-marinated-pork-loin-with-caramelized-sweet-potatoesecipe/index.html). The marinade works just as well on thick cut chops.

And this (http://www.hiddenvalleyranch.com/recipes/view_recipe.php?recipe_id=66) is one of Andrew's favorites.

[Kat Stokes]

Thinly slice the pork chops and pound out the slices. Sprinkle with garlic powder and crushed red pepper (be careful with this or it will get too hot). Saute in olive oil until cooked through. Mix together 6 tbsp. brown sugar, 6 tbsp. soy sauce and 6 tbsp. water and 1 tbsp. cornstarch until well mixed. Add to pork and simmer until slightly thickened.

AND, it's a WW recipe (except the WW recipe calls for 2tbsp. each of the sugar, soy and water and doesn't call for the cornstarch but it doesn't make enough sauce so I triple it).

I serve it over rice with a side of steamed broccoli or asparagus.

[sprauncey1]

Mix equal parts of honey/dijon mustard and spread over pork chops. Then sprinkle with pepper blend of choice and bake. Easy peasy!

[pbumbaca]

Place chops in a baking dish, take 1 can cream of mushroom soup and about half a can of milk mixed together and pour over the chops. Mix up a bunch of stove top stuffing and top the chops and bake.

[Sharon Kay]

I have one pork chop recipe that you put in a crock pot with a can of cherry pie filling that my kids LOVE! If you want the recipe, let me know.

I love cherry pie filling...I would love to have this recipe! Thank you.

Will have to poll my friends that are coming over to scrapbook Saturday at my house...see if they like it...maybe that would be our dinner!!

[Sharon Kay]

Our family loved Pulled BBQ Pork. Just crockpot the pork loin all day by it's self (6-8hrs). Shred it and then pour your favorite BBQ sauce mix and serve on rolls (hamburger buns) or over rice. Yummy!!!

Ok...I had ours cut into 1" slices so there isn't a lot of fat on there...do I need to add water or anything to the crockpot?

[Sharon Kay]

We love a good grilled pork chop. I season it with whatever appeals to me that day (usually s a bbq rub I got from a friend who does competitions) and grill them up!

We also like ginger-ale marinated pork loin (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/ginger-ale-marinated-pork-loin-with-caramelized-sweet-potatoesecipe/index.html). The marinade works just as well on thick cut chops.

And this (http://www.hiddenvalleyranch.com/recipes/view_recipe.php?recipe_id=66) is one of Andrew's favorites.

Oh I am definitely trying Andrew's favorite recipe! Sounds really interesting...no idea how it would taste since I have never cooked with that ingredient before...but I'll try it.

The ginger ale one has got a lot of steps to it...is it hard to make?

Thanks for the recipes!

[Sharon Kay]

Thinly slice the pork chops and pound out the slices. Sprinkle with garlic powder and crushed red pepper (be careful with this or it will get too hot). Saute in olive oil until cooked through. Mix together 6 tbsp. brown sugar, 6 tbsp. soy sauce and 6 tbsp. water and 1 tbsp. cornstarch until well mixed. Add to pork and simmer until slightly thickened.

AND, it's a WW recipe (except the WW recipe calls for 2tbsp. each of the sugar, soy and water and doesn't call for the cornstarch but it doesn't make enough sauce so I triple it).

I serve it over rice with a side of steamed broccoli or asparagus.

Another good sounding recipe! I love having tried and true. I hate trying ones that I don't know if will turn out...food is so expensive to make mistakes with! Thank you.

[Sharon Kay]

Mix equal parts of honey/dijon mustard and spread over pork chops. Then sprinkle with pepper blend of choice and bake. Easy peasy!

What does honey/dijon mustard taste like...is it something you can describe?

How do you figure out when the pork chops are done? What temperature do you bake it at?

[Sharon Kay]

Place chops in a baking dish, take 1 can cream of mushroom soup and about half a can of milk mixed together and pour over the chops. Mix up a bunch of stove top stuffing and top the chops and bake.

What temperature and for how long? How thick are the chops you usually use? We have 1" thick chops.

Jeesh now I wish we had bought more than 20 pounds of pork with all these yummy sounding recipes!!

[ditzyscrap]

I like them plain...lol...when we make pork chops, it's on the BBQ, no seasoning, no BBQ sauce...just cooked up. :) I eat them with HP sauce.

[Sharon Kay]

I like them plain...lol...when we make pork chops, it's on the BBQ, no seasoning, no BBQ sauce...just cooked up. :) I eat them with HP sauce.

HP = ?? (Hot Pepper?)

[xboxmom]

This has got to be one of my all time Favorite Recipes for Pork Chops everyone in my house loves it!

Apricot-Pork-Chops (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Apricot-Pork-Chops/Detail.aspx)

[mormishmom]

My favorite is a sweet pork crock pot recipe. You put the pork loin in the crock pot with equal parts pineapple/peach salsa and brown sugar to cover the loin. If you can't get it all the way covered with the salsa mixture, you can pour some dr. pepper over it. You let it cook low for 8-9 hours. Then shred it with 2 forks and let it cook for another hour or so. We like to make it in to smothered burritos or tacos. Tasty! When we smother the burritos we top them with green enchilada sauce and cheese and bake until the cheese melts. Yum! My husband likes his tacos light fried, but I can eat them plain too.

[tuneskids]

Sharon, I'll get you the recipe for the cherry pork chops when I get home from work.

and HP sauce is by Heinz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Sauce), not sure if you can get it in the US though.

[Rae's World]

Ok...I had ours cut into 1" slices so there isn't a lot of fat on there...do I need to add water or anything to the crockpot?

nope! if you really want to, marinade the chops in apple juice and brown sugar for about an hour and then place them in the crockpot, discarding the marinade. That will add a little bit of moisture.

[Leila]

Oh I am definitely trying Andrew's favorite recipe! Sounds really interesting...no idea how it would taste since I have never cooked with that ingredient before...but I'll try it.

The ginger ale one has got a lot of steps to it...is it hard to make?

Thanks for the recipes!

Honestly, no. It looks difficult, but it's pretty easy to do. Once the marinade is made and the pork is in it, you're free for at least 12 hours, if not longer. I let mine sit overnight, so at least 12 hours, up to 24. The whole pan drippings thing I skip, I did it the first time and it wasn't worth the time it took. I've never made the sweet potato part of that recipe. My guys aren't huge fans of sweet potatoes that don't have marshmallows on top, lol! I serve it with regular mashed potatoes and green beans or rice.

[kscwgirl]

I make this a lot, with some sort of potato side, a vegetable and rolls. Next time I make it, it will be with PW's Crash Hot Potatoes, broccoli and rolls. (I don't use the red pepper flakes).

http://www.recipezaar.com/Honey-Mustard-Marinated-Pork-Loin-274950

[MamaBee]

being about 85% German... I must have kraut with pork... our fav recipe is one can of kraut, one package of lipton onion soup, 1/4 c brown sugar and mix. Mix and put over pork in the crock pot... cook on low for 4-6 hours (depending on the size of pork)...

:wub:... oohh... must run to store for pork now... LOL!

[Sharon Kay]

Sharon, I'll get you the recipe for the cherry pork chops when I get home from work.

and HP sauce is by Heinz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Sauce), not sure if you can get it in the US though.

Thanks! I picked up a can of cherry pie filling...hoping I would have gotten the right thing and that maybe I would have the rest of the ingredients...but ds works at the grocery store so he can bring home any other ingredients tomorrow.

I haven't noticed that HP Sauce...but will ask ds to check when he goes to work. Thanks.

[pbumbaca]

What temperature and for how long? How thick are the chops you usually use? We have 1" thick chops.

Jeesh now I wish we had bought more than 20 pounds of pork with all these yummy sounding recipes!!

I put them in for about 45 minutes and usually have the thick ones that don't have a bone.

[ditzyscrap]

I haven't noticed that HP Sauce...but will ask ds to check when he goes to work. Thanks.
I never even considered that people might not know what HP Sauce is, lol...it's a staple in my house! I have it with steak (it's kind of like an A1 steak sauce, I guess?) and pork chops. Yummy!

[Sharon Kay]

Sharon, I'll get you the recipe for the cherry pork chops when I get home from work.

and HP sauce is by Heinz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Sauce), not sure if you can get it in the US though.

I'm looking forward to this recipe...I have a friend (or maybe a couple) coming over to scrap on Saturday and would be fun to try out when she's here.

[tuneskids]

sorry, I crashed on the couch yesterday afternoon and forgot about this. I just sent myself an email from work to home so I will remember to post it.

I know that you will need liquid gravy browner (to brown up the pork chops a bit), cider vinegar, cherry pie filling (we sometimes mix it up and use cranberry cherry pie filling), prepared mustard and cloves (I don't use cloves in ours, but it has it in the recipe). That's it, besides salt and pepper.

[tuneskids]

Cherry Pork Chops

6 pork loin chops, trimmed of far
1 tsp liquid gravy browner
salt
pepper

1/2 of a 19oz can cherry pie filling (although I use the whole can, get more flavor and cherry "gravy" for everyone)
1 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/16 tsp ground cloves (again, I don't use this, and the flavor is still good)

Brush both sides of pork chops with gravy browner. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Stir pie filling, vinegar, mustard and cloves together in a bowl. Layer pork chops with cherry sauce in 5 quart (5 L) slow cooker. Cover. Cook on Low for 9-10 hours, or on High for 4 1/2-5 hours. Spoon juice over pork chops.

Serves 6.

(I use a large oval slow cooker and find that it cooks quite a bit faster than normal slow cooker cook times. I can normally get away with 2 hours on High, then 3-4 on Low making these. I also normally use 8 pork chops for this recipe to feed my family, but do not change the ingredient amounts for anything else.)

[Sharon Kay]

Cherry Pork Chops

6 pork loin chops, trimmed of far
1 tsp liquid gravy browner
salt
pepper

1/2 of a 19oz can cherry pie filling (although I use the whole can, get more flavor and cherry "gravy" for everyone)
1 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/16 tsp ground cloves (again, I don't use this, and the flavor is still good)

Brush both sides of pork chops with gravy browner. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Stir pie filling, vinegar, mustard and cloves together in a bowl. Layer pork chops with cherry sauce in 5 quart (5 L) slow cooker. Cover. Cook on Low for 9-10 hours, or on High for 4 1/2-5 hours. Spoon juice over pork chops.

Serves 6.

(I use a large oval slow cooker and find that it cooks quite a bit faster than normal slow cooker cook times. I can normally get away with 2 hours on High, then 3-4 on Low making these. I also normally use 8 pork chops for this recipe to feed my family, but do not change the ingredient amounts for anything else.)

This sounds really good. what is liquid gravy browner??? I would like to make this this weekend.

[Sharon Kay]

I'm going to scrap everyone's recipes and put them in my cookbook ... and freeze some of the pork...and pull it out like every other week...and I'll have a new recipe to try out each time!! Thanks ladies!

[tuneskids]

this is what I use for the liquid gravy browner ...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/tuneskids/DSC_0002.jpg

I find it in the same aisle as the spices and bouillion and gravy mixes.

[Sharon Kay]

I remember my mom using something like that when I was growing up...but I've never bought it. Do you need it for taste or color? I would think the cherry pie filling would give it a good color...

[Sharon Kay]

being about 85% German... I must have kraut with pork... our fav recipe is one can of kraut, one package of lipton onion soup, 1/4 c brown sugar and mix. Mix and put over pork in the crock pot... cook on low for 4-6 hours (depending on the size of pork)...

:wub:... oohh... must run to store for pork now... LOL!

oh dear...I've never been able to eat it. My last name is German...but I get that from my dh. ;) Dad used to eat kraut with hot dogs when I was growing up...seemed like the only time he wanted it was in the dead of winter and when it was snowing. Mom made him open every window in the house until the "aroma" had exited. ...I have some very cool memories of kraut as a child... ;)

[tuneskids]

I remember my mom using something like that when I was growing up...but I've never bought it. Do you need it for taste or color? I would think the cherry pie filling would give it a good color...

I would say more for color than taste. lol Pork when it cooks tends to turn white, mine go a rich brown color when brushed with this, and then cooked with the cherry mixture

[Sharon Kay]

Cherry Pork Chops

6 pork loin chops, trimmed of far
1 tsp liquid gravy browner
salt
pepper

1/2 of a 19oz can cherry pie filling (although I use the whole can, get more flavor and cherry "gravy" for everyone)
1 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/16 tsp ground cloves (again, I don't use this, and the flavor is still good)

Brush both sides of pork chops with gravy browner. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Stir pie filling, vinegar, mustard and cloves together in a bowl. Layer pork chops with cherry sauce in 5 quart (5 L) slow cooker. Cover. Cook on Low for 9-10 hours, or on High for 4 1/2-5 hours. Spoon juice over pork chops.

Serves 6.

(I use a large oval slow cooker and find that it cooks quite a bit faster than normal slow cooker cook times. I can normally get away with 2 hours on High, then 3-4 on Low making these. I also normally use 8 pork chops for this recipe to feed my family, but do not change the ingredient amounts for anything else.)

We made this last night and it was SOOOO good! I thought it was going to be a sweet cherry tasting gravy...but it turned out to be a very good gravy with a lot of taste that perfectly matched the pork!! Thank you Sonja for sharing this!

[tuneskids]

I'm glad you guys liked it Sharon ... I think I'll have to make it this week too, it's been a while since we had it. hehehe