Spiced Fruit Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 4 3/4 inch pork sirloin chops
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 6 ounces dried apples
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 small seed, chopped jalapeno pepper
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
- chicken broth
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 recipe Orange Almond Couscous
Directions
Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper, in a large skillet cook chops in hot oil until brown, turning once. Transfer chops to a 3 1/2 or 4 quart crockpot. Sprinkle apples, onion and raisins over chops. In a bowl stir together orange juice, broth, jalapeno pepper, garlic, gingerroot and apple pie spice. Pour over all. Cover, cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on high setting for 3 to 4 hours. Transfer chops and fruit to a platter, keep warm, For sauce, measure juices, skim fat from juices. If necessary, add broth to juices to make 1 cup. Place in a saucepan. Combine the 1/4 cup water and the cornstarch, stir into the juices in the pan. Cook and stir until thickened. Coook and stir 2 minutes more. Serve chops and fruit with Orange-Almond couscous. Pass sauce. Orange-Almond Couscous: In a saucepan bring 1 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in 2/3 cup quick-cooking couscous and 1 teasoon finely shredded orange peel. Cover: let stand 5 minutess. Stir in 2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds.
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