Name: Pork Chop Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 8 ounces boneless pork loin chops, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1 large carrot, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1 carton (32 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1 large tart apple, peeled and chopped; 2 medium red potatoes, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 2 teaspoons honey

Sausage, root vegetables and broth all go into this super-easy pork chop soup. It’s a warm comfort on cold days.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter

8 ounces boneless pork loin chops, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

2 celery ribs, chopped

1 large carrot, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 carton (32 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 large tart apple, peeled and chopped

2 medium red potatoes, chopped

1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

2 teaspoons honey

Instructions

1 Chop the meat and the vegetables

2 Before moving on to the rest of the recipe, chop the pork and the sausage. Then, chop the onion, celery and carrot. Peel the apples and potatoes, and chop them into 1-inch pieces. Finally, mince the garlic. Editor’s Tip: To save time, it’s okay to use garlic from a jar of minced garlic. Just be sure to drain the water from the garlic before you add it to the recipe.

3 Cook the pork, vegetables and spices

4 In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat; add the pork, sausage, onion, celery and carrot. Cook and stir until the pork is no longer pink and the vegetables are crisp-tender, four to five minutes. Add the garlic and the paprika; cook one minute longer.

5 Boil the broth, apple, potatoes and five-spice powder

6 Stir in the broth, apple, potatoes and five spice powder. Bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat; cover and simmer until the pork is tender, 12 to 15 minutes.

7 Add the honey

8 Stir the honey into the soup, then serve.