Jumping into the week right after a trip is CRAZY. I managed to have clothes clean, but no menu or grocery shopping was done! My husband graciously offered to pick up some protein to go with potatoes and veggies I already had in the house, and I went in search of an easy, yummy recipe to use with the boneless pork chops he brought home. Modified the one I found and it was a HIT!
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 to 1 tsp cayenne powder (depending on how spicy you like things...I used 1/4 and it was JUST right for me and the babies)
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp of salt (or less if you're watching your salt intake)
1/4 tsp white pepper (or more if you like pepper more than I do)
6 boneless pork chops
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a shallow bowl or pan combine brown sugar, cayenne, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Dredge pork in seasoning mixture (patting it in for good measure). Don't dry the pork before doing this, the moisture from the meat helps the seasoning stick.
- Heat approximately 3T olive oil in a large skillet and add the pork when the oil is heated. Brown the pork on each side (approximately 5 minutes per side).
- If you have an oven-safe skillet you can just stick it in the oven after the pork is brown on both sides. If you don't, lightly spray a cookie sheet and transfer the pork to the sheet after they are brown. (I did this and poured some of the yummy oil/sugary juice from the skillet over the pork before I stuck it in the oven)
- Bake for 5-10 minutes (depending on the thickness of your chops). If you have a meat thermometer the pork should be at 145F (or you can just wing it like I did).
-Serve!
I cut the leftovers up and used it in a stir fry the next night - YUM!
