Best 3 Balsamic Garlic Crock Pot Pork Chops Recipes
If you are looking for an easy, flavorful, and tender pork chop recipe, then you have come to the right place. This recipe uses simple ingredients and minimal prep time, making it perfect for busy weeknight dinners or special occasions alike. The combination of tangy balsamic vinegar, fragrant garlic, and savory herbs creates a delicious sauce that will tantalize your taste buds. So, gather your ingredients and get ready to indulge in a culinary delight that is sure to become a family favorite.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BALSAMIC GARLIC CROCK POT PORK CHOPS
I wanted to make crock pot pork chops but am not that fond of sweet barbecue sauce... so, inspired by Kari's stomach-popping chops recipe, here's what I came up with! Darn tasty!
Provided by Julesong
Categories Sauces
Time 6h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Add all ingredients except water and cornstarch (or arrowroot) to the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 5 1/2 hours, then check meat and vegetables for done-ness; remove bay leaf.
- When meat and veggies are to your preferred texture (about 5 1/2 hours), whisk cornstarch and water together, stir into crock pot, re-cover pot and cook for 30 additional minutes.
- Serve over rice.
- Please note: depending on the size and age of your crock pot, cooking times may vary; older crock pots tend to cook a little faster than the newer ones (if you know your pot cooks at a low temp, you might want to turn it to high after 4 hours).
GARLIC PORK CHOPS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR
The balsamic vinegar combined with the blanched and sauteed garlic makes a really nice sauce for these yummy pork chops. I found this recipe in one of the Sunset cookbooks.
Provided by Hey Jude
Categories Pork
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium-size pan, bring about 4 cups of water to a boil; add unpeeled garlic cloves; boil for 1 minute.
- Drain; let cool slightly, then peel and set aside.
- Sprinkle chops generously with pepper.
- Heat oil in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add chops and cook until well browned on the bottom, 4-5 minutes; turn chops over, arrange garlic around them and continue to cook until browned on the other side, 4-5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a 6-quart pan, cook noodles in 3-quarts of boiling water, just until tender to bite, 10-12 minutes; or cook according to package directions.
- While noodles are cooking, mix vermouth and mustard; pour over browned chops.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until chops are done but still moist and slightly pink in center; cut to test (about 5 minutes).
- Drain noodles; transfer to a warm deep platter, arrange chops over noodles; keep warm.
- Add vinegar to sauce in pan; increase heat to medium-high and stir to scrape up browned bits.
- Bring to a boil; boil until reduced to about 1/2 cup (2-3 minutes).
- Season sauce to taste with salt, then spoon over chops.
BALSAMIC-GLAZED PORK CHOPS
The tangy sauce and restaurant-quality flavor and appearance prompted one taste tester to say, "I wish my mom made chops like this when I was growing up!" -Sandy Sherman, Chester, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sprinkle pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chops in 1 tablespoon butter. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, rosemary and remaining salt. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half., Return chops to the pan; cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove chops to a serving plate and let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Stir remaining butter into skillet until melted. Serve with pork chops.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 353 calories, Fat 18g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 105mg cholesterol, Sodium 563mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 33g protein.
Tips:
- For a thicker sauce, whisk together 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl until smooth. Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium heat, add the cornstarch mixture, and cook until thickened, about 1 minute.
- If you don't have a crock pot, you can cook the pork chops in a Dutch oven over medium heat on the stovetop. Just be sure to reduce the cooking time by about 30 minutes.
- Serve the pork chops with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or rice.
- For a more flavorful dish, use bone-in pork chops. The bones add extra flavor and moisture to the meat.
- If you don't have balsamic vinegar, you can substitute apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar.