Balsamic Cranberry Orange Glazed Pork Chops

Name: Balsamic Cranberry Orange Glazed Pork Chops
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pork chops, center cut; 1 can(s) jellied cranberry sauce, 14 oz; 1 Tbsp dried, grated orange peel; 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 3 Tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; salt and pepper, to taste

By Torrey Moseley
@Torrey

I recently purchased a whole pork loin, so I was pressed to figure out what to do with it! I cut part of it into 1" chops and came up with this recipe on the fly. Whatcha know? It's easy, quick and actually quite tasty! My family raved, so I guess it has found its place in my arsenal of recipes.

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We loved the combination of the savory pork chop and the tangy cranberry orange glaze in this yummy dinner recipe. The pork chops are easy to cook and full of flavor. The glaze is fantastic. It's tart from the cranberry sauce, tangy from the balsamic vinegar and has a hint of orange. Broiling them at the end creates a delicious crystallized crust on top. The Test Kitchen

Rating:

★★★★★ 3 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

4

pork chops, center cut
1 can(s)

jellied cranberry sauce, 14 oz
1 Tbsp

dried, grated orange peel
1 Tbsp

balsamic vinegar
3 Tbsp

olive oil, extra virgin
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salt and pepper, to taste
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How to Make Balsamic Cranberry Orange Glazed Pork Chops

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Bring pork chops to room temp, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper (on both sides) before cooking.
Pour oil in large, heavy skillet. Heat over medium-high heat until really hot (sorry, I didn't measure temp but it was searingly hot).
In bowl, combine cranberry sauce and orange peel. Stir until well blended.

You'll only need about half of this mixture, So, put 1/2 of this cranberry/orange mixture in sealed plastic container, refrigerate and save for later (it makes a TOTALLY yummy spread for your toast).
To the remaining half of cranberry/orange mix, add balsamic vinegar and stir until blended.
Arrange pork chops in hot skillet and sear just until browned then flip over and sear other side (about 2 min per side).

**NOTE** This stuff splatters so be careful not to get burned!
Transfer seared pork chops to 8x8 baking dish. Add 2-3 Tbsp of water in the bottom of the pan. Spread pork chops, generously, with cranberry mixture.
Place on middle rack of preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
At the very end of baking time, switch oven to broil to "caramelize" cranberry glaze. Watch it closely... this only takes a minute or so.
Remove from oven, let rest 5 minutes before serving.