Brown Sugar Pork Chops with Onions

These delicious pork chops are sauteed in orange juice and caramelized in brown sugar for an extra sweet taste.


Brown Sugar Pork Chops with Onions

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Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons
    vegetable oil
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  • boneless pork rib or loin chops, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    ground black pepper
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  • medium onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
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  • 1/4 cup
    orange juice
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  • 2 tablespoons
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    crushed red pepper (optional)
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Directions
1.
In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Sprinkle chops with black pepper. Cook chops in hot oil for 6 to 8 minutes, until brown on outside and slightly pink in center, turning once halfway through cooking time. Remove chops from skillet; cover and keep warm.
2.
For sauce, in same skillet cook and stir onion over medium heat for 3 minutes or until tender. Push onion aside. Remove skillet from heat; add orange juice and brown sugar. Return to heat. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Stir onions into sauce.
3.
Spoon sauce over chops; sprinkle with crushed red pepper, if desired. Serve with steamed green beans.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 304, Total Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 68 mg, Sodium 51 mg, Carbohydrate 11 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 23 g, Calcium 2 mg. Daily Values: Vitamin A 1%, Vitamin C 17%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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