Name: Down-Home Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon canola oil; 4 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each); 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/2 cup beef broth; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons cold water

Zippy sauce adds personality to these otherwise straightforward brown sugar pork chops. —Denise Hruz, Germantown, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil

4 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each)

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 cup beef broth

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 teaspoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons cold water

Instructions

1 In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and brown on each side, 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add garlic to the pan; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in broth, brown sugar, soy sauce and red pepper flakes. Return chops to the pan; cover and simmer until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 6-8 minutes. Remove chops and keep warm.

2 Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with chops.