Seared and Baked Pork Chops

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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe.
This is an easy preparation with a homey vibe, when you want comfort food this is a sure bet.
Serving Size: Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbl of Bragg’s Aminos (a healthier version of soy sauce)
- 2 Tbl of Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp of lemon juice
- ½ tsp of Truvia
- ¼ cup of tomato sauce from a can. Hunt’s is a good brand to use.
- 4 pork loin chops. Trim off the fat.
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a bowl blend the Braggs, Worcestershire, lemon, Truvia and tomato sauce.
In a sauté pan (preferably cast iron), spray lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle the chops with grated sea salt.
Heat the pan and sear the chops on one side on medium high so they get a nice crust. I cook the one side for 3 minutes. That gives it a nice crust.
Then either transfer the chops to an ovenproof pan, or if you are using cast iron you can leave them in the same pan. Pour the sauce AROUND the chops so the seared side remains free of sauce. Lift them up to get sauce underneath. Roast at 375 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. This should take about 20 – 30 minutes.
Put the chops on a plate and drizzle on the sauce remaining in the pan.
I served these with simple, roasted onions. If your pan is big enough you can just slice the peeled onion and put it in the pan with the pork shops. Separate them into rings. I actually didn’t have room so I put the onion in another Pyrex pan with just a spray of olive oil. When the pork is done the onions should be done, too. When I served the pork and onions I drizzled a bit more sauce on the onions. If you want you can accompany this with other veggies. It’s your choice but pork and onions go so well together.
Enjoy!
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Love this sauce… even better on chicken breasts.
Yum! That’s a great idea!
Umm…am I the only one who finds just the tiniest discrepancy in these statements which follow each other in the recipe above: “Pour the sauce AROUND the chops so the seared side REMAINS FREE OF SAUCE (caps mine). Even lift them up to GET THE SAUCE UNDERNEATH.” (caps mine)???
Juanita: I understand your confusion. What I forgot to say .. is when you sear the meat and it’s the full three minutes you turn the chops over before you put them in the oven. The crusty top will be on TOP now. That’s the part I try not to get sauce. I hope that makes sense. 🙂
My husband and I can’t get enough of this sauce!!! this is an AWESOME Recipe!! Is this sauce considered free? Or do you have to measure? (2T?)
Good question. You should probably keep an eye on how much you eat, especially if you’re sensitive to salt, but if you were to pour a little extra on your chops I won’t tell anyone 🙂