Are you looking for a tantalizing and flavorful dish to delight your palate? Look no further! Tender and juicy pork chops, infused with the zesty brightness of lemon, come together to create a culinary symphony. This guide will take you on a journey, exploring various preparations and delectable flavor combinations to elevate your pork chops with lemon experience. From classic pan-seared simplicity to exciting variations like succulent oven-roasted chops with lemon-herb butter or tantalizing grilled chops brushed with a tangy lemon-honey glaze, we'll unlock a world of possibilities. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure, where every bite is a burst of flavor and satisfaction.
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GRILLED LEMON HERB PORK CHOPS
These are SO SIMPLE, yet so good - they taste just like steak! The chops can also be broiled in the oven.
Provided by DOREENBUCH
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Boneless
Time 2h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large resealable bag, combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt, oregano, and pepper. Place chops in bag, seal, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Turn bag frequently to distribute marinade.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Remove chops from bag, and transfer remaining marinade to a saucepan. Bring marinade to a boil, remove from heat, and set aside.
- Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill pork chops for 5 to 7 minutes per side, basting frequently with boiled marinade, until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.5 calories, Carbohydrate 1.6 g, Cholesterol 65.1 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 428.7 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
LEMON-GARLIC PORK CHOPS
My son James created these zesty chops spiced with paprika and cayenne. He keeps the spice rub in a jar to use with chops or chicken. -Molly Seidel, Edgewood, New Mexico
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients; brush over pork chops. Place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Broil 4-5 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 145°, 4-5 minutes on each side. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 82mg cholesterol, Sodium 638mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SIMPLE BUT AWESOME LEMON PEPPER PORK CHOPS
This serves four, but is easily expandable. Very simple and makes the most tender pork chops you will ever eat.
Provided by Matthew Jordan
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Baked
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Tear off a generous square of tin foil for each chop, enough to wrap and seal completely. Coat both sides of each chop with lemon pepper.
- Put 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in the middle of each square of tin foil. Put the peppered chops on top of the butter and oil. Put 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil on top of each chop. Add 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce over the top of each chop. Wrap each chop tightly and place on middle rack of oven. Bake for 35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 563.3 calories, Carbohydrate 1.4 g, Cholesterol 98 mg, Fat 56.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 20.6 g, Sodium 586.7 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
LEMON PORK CHOPS
These chops can simmer all day on low and be super-tender by dinnertime. I serve them with a crisp salad and macaroni and cheese as a side dish. -Barbara De Frang, Hazen, North Dakota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 6h5m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the pork chops in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with onion and lemon. Sprinkle with brown sugar; drizzle with ketchup., Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 543mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 31g protein.
LEMON GARLIC PORK CHOPS WITH PARMESAN TATER TOTS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bake the Tater Tots as the label directs. Transfer to a bowl; add the parmesan, season with salt and pepper and toss. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a medium bowl; toss with 1 tablespoon butter, the lemon zest, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover to keep warm.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper; add to the skillet and cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and let rest.
- Add the garlic to the skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 30 seconds. Add the lemon juice and chicken broth; cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Swirl in the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Spoon the pan sauce over the pork chops and serve with the Tater Tots and green beans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 648 calorie, Fat 39 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Cholesterol 140 milligrams, Sodium 658 milligrams, Carbohydrate 37 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 44 grams
SEARED AND ROASTED PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON
These pork chops are seared on the stove to form a caramelized crust and then finished in the oven to maintain a juicy, rosy center.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Generously season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Let stand for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat enough oil to coat the bottom of a large ovenproof skillet (1 to 2 tablespoons) over medium-high heat. Blot excess moisture off pork chops with paper towels. Sear 2 pork chops on 1 side until crusts are golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Using tongs, brown fatty edges. Flip, and sear for 2 minutes more; transfer to a plate.
- Wipe skillet clean, add oil to coat (1 to 2 tablespoons), and repeat with remaining 2 pork chops.
- Add reserved pork chops to skillet, and transfer to oven. Roast each until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 145 degrees, 5 to 7 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes. Squeeze lemon wedges over pork chops.
PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE
Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of Blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work."
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, easy, weeknight, meat, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
- Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.
PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON
This is an old magazine clipping that the MIL gave me and she has written on it that she made it in May 1988 and found it truly beautiful.
Provided by ImPat
Categories Pork
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat butter or oil in pan and add chops and cook gently until meat is well browned on both sides and cooked to your liking, remove and keep warm.
- Combine grated ginger, dry sherry, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, cornflour and water.
- Drain excess butter or oil from pan and add the combined sauce ingredients and stir until sauce boils and thickens and then add the spring onions, stir to combine and then add the chops covering with the sauce and heat through and then serve.
PORK CHOPS WITH GREEN OLIVES AND LEMON
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Season the chops with salt and pepper. "Season" also with sugar, sprinkling judiciously over both sides of the chops, as if it were salt. Heat the oil in a saute pan and brown the chops on both sides. Pour over the wine, and add half the lemon and olives, along with the rosemary. Cover, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Uncover and test doneness. Boil down the liquid a little, if necessary, toss in the remaining olives and preserved lemon. Serve with the juices spooned over and a branch of roasted baby tomatoes on the side.
- To roast a branch of cherry tomatoes: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lay the tomatoes on a baking sheet, dribble over a little olive oil, and bake at until the skins have wrinkled and the fruit is soft, 20 minutes to half an hour.
PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON ROAST POTATOES
Roast pork chops with olives, potatoes, lemon wedges and garlic for a tasty and gluten-free weeknight dinner
Provided by Katy Gilhooly
Categories Dinner
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour the oil into a roasting tin and put in the oven to heat. Put the potatoes, garlic and half the lemon wedges into a large pan. Cover with cold salted water and bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins. Drain the potatoes, discarding the lemon and garlic. Toss the potatoes with the lemon zest, oregano and seasoning, then carefully transfer to the hot oil in the roasting tin and roast for 30 mins.
- Meanwhile, finely chop the olives in a small food processor with some pepper. Press the olives onto both sides of the pork chops, then add the chops to the roasting tin and cook for a further 15-20 mins. Just before serving, heat a dry frying pan until very hot. Tip in the spinach, cook for 20 seconds or so until wilted, then set aside in a colander to drain. Season, then serve with the pork, potatoes and remaining lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 600 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS.
This is another old recipe taken from my local newspaper which I have adapted over the years. Outside of chops cooked on the grill, it is my absolute favorite!
Provided by joan in CNY
Categories Pork
Time 25m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Warm 1Tbs. of the olive oil in a frying pan or saute pan.
- In a bag or on a plate combine the flour, salt and pepper.
- Coat the chops with the seasoned flour.
- Add the pork to the pan and saute, turning once, until golden brown and nearly done.(Time will depend on thickness of the chops.) Add more oil if necessary.
- Transfer to a deep plate or platter and keep warm.
- Reduce heat to low, add the garlic and saute, stirring, for 30 to 60 seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Raise the heat to high, add the wine and deglaze the pan by stirring to dislodge any browned bits on the pan bottom.
- Boil until reduced by half, about 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth and again boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the sauce over the chops and serve immediately.
QUICK LEMON-PARSLEY PORK CHOPS
Add this zesty pork-chop recipe to your weeknight rotation.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mince lemon zest; combine in a small bowl with parsley, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Cook in skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Add 1/2 cup water to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover, and simmer gently until pork is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork chops to a platter or serving plates; drizzle with pan juices as desired, and sprinkle with lemon-parsley mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373 g, Fat 29 g, Protein 26 g
HERB & LEMON PORK CHOPS
Cook these fresh, zesty chops on the barbecue, griddle or in a frying pan
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Sit the chops in a dish. Mix together the garlic, parsley, fennel seeds, lemon zest and juice, oil and bay, then rub all over the chops. Leave the chops to marinate for at least an hour, or up to a day.
- Heat a barbecue, frying pan or griddle pan. Season the chops, then cook for 5-8 mins on each side until cooked through (if cooking in batches, wrap the cooked chops in foil while you finish the rest). Add the lemon quarters for the last min to char, then serve alongside the pork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 30 grams protein, Sodium 0.23 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Choose the right pork chops: Look for bone-in pork chops that are 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Brine the pork chops: Brining the pork chops in a mixture of water, salt, and sugar helps to tenderize them and keep them moist.
- Sear the pork chops: Sear the pork chops in a hot skillet until they are browned on both sides. This helps to seal in the juices.
- Use a flavorful marinade: Marinate the pork chops in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs. This will help to add flavor to the pork chops.
- Cook the pork chops to the right temperature: Cook the pork chops to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit for medium-rare, or 160 degrees Fahrenheit for medium.
- Let the pork chops rest: Let the pork chops rest for a few minutes before serving. This helps to redistribute the juices and make the pork chops more tender.
Conclusion:
Pork chops with lemon are a classic dish that is easy to make and always delicious. By following these tips, you can make the best pork chops with lemon that you've ever tasted. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give pork chops with lemon a try. You won't be disappointed.
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