How To Make Hawaiian Pork Chops
Pork chops take on some unbelievable flavors when simmered in a Hawaiian-inspired sauce that has pineapples, ginger, ketchup, and soy sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspoil,divided
- salt and pepper
- 1½lbsthin pork chops
- ½cuplow sodium soy sauce
- ¼cupketchup
- ¼cuplight brown sugar
- 15ozpineapple slices,can, including the liquid, divided
- 3clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tspginger,minced
- 1tspcornstarch
- 1tbspwater
- parsley for garnish,chopped, if desired
Instructions
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet.
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Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Add pork to the hot skillet and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until each side is nice and browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.
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In a large measuring cup combine soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and only the pineapple juice (reserve the slices for later). Set aside.
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Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the large skillet. Add garlic and ginger and sauté for 1 minute.
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Pour in the sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the pork back to the sauce.
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In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water.
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Slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the skillet and stir.
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Add in the reserved pineapple slices and simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened and pork reaches 145 degrees F. The thin pork do not take very long.
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Serve immediately with chopped parsley for garnish, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 321.40kcal
- Fat: 15.12g
- Saturated Fat: 3.77g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.01g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.74g
- Carbohydrates: 20.70g
- Fiber: 1.46g
- Sugar: 15.12g
- Protein: 26.15g
- Cholesterol: 78.24mg
- Sodium: 921.91mg
- Calcium: 52.76mg
- Potassium: 606.56mg
- Iron: 1.52mg
- Vitamin A: 16.91µg
- Vitamin C: 37.84mg
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