I have always loved just apples with my pork chops, but this really brings a fresh tropical taste to these thick juicy chops and put the flavors over the top!
Mandarin oranges are plentiful here in Florida and whether you use fresh or canned, they still are a delightful meal.
If you love Asian-style foods don't forget to try my Copycat Mall Style Bourbon Chicken and Homemade Egg Rolls.
Served this with any kind of rice, pasta, or favorite potato recipe and you'll have everyone asking for this recipe, it's so good!
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Delicious Pork Chops
When I am making this recipe it reminds me of stir fry in flavors.
These pork medallions cook up very quickly and stay juicy.
They are so tender they'll cut with a fork!
This dinner comes together so quickly and easily.
I love the mandarin orange flavors with pork and adding the soy sauce gives it a bit of a rich Asian flavor.
Ingredients You Will Need
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- mandarin oranges with juice if using fresh add 1 cup water to the fresh oranges
- large bell pepper julienne cut
- boneless pork chops medallions or a pork tenderloin cut in rounds
- cloves of finely minced garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and dried parsley)
- soy sauce
- water
- light or dark brown sugar
- canola or sesame oil if you have it
- Optional: my fried rice recipe or white or brown rice cooked to package instructions (jasmine rice is wonderful also with this dish)
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Other Optional Meats To Use
- Shrimp
- Chicken
- Steak
- Scallops
More Recipes To Try:
Slow Cooker Beef and BroccoliChicken and Pineapple Casserole
Freezer Lime Chicken Recipe
Easy To Make
Mandarin Orange Boneless Pork Chops is a perfect summer entree that burst with that citrus food flavor that compliments the pork tremendously.
Even if you're not a pork lover, you still can make this with chicken or shrimp!
The kids love it and this is the most asked recipe when I have pork on the menu.
Summertime is a fun inspiration to make this delicious pork with mandarin oranges.
I love the sweetness of citrus in mandarin oranges.
It's a great change from making barbecue sauce, which we eat often in the South.
The citrus also tenderizes the meat while it's cooking from the acidic juices.
Mandarin Orange Boneless Pork Chops
Yield: 6
Prep time: 15 MCook time: 12 MTotal time: 27 M
These mandarin orange pork chops are Florida style made with peppers are in a delicious soy sauce. Simmered to a thickened juice poured over rice. It's the perfect tropical meal that will place your mind in a warm climate. Just close your eyes and it will take you there.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups mandarin oranges with juice if using fresh add 1 /2 cup water to the fresh oranges
- 1 large bell pepper julienne cut
- 5 or 6 boneless pork chops medallions or a pork tenderloin cut in rounds
- (if you prefer to substitute chicken or even steak they both go great with this dish as well.)
- 2 cloves finely minced garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and dried parsley)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup water mixed together
- 1/3 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 1 or 2 tablespoons canola or sesame oil if you have it
- Optional: my fried rice recipe or white or brown rice cooked to package instructions ( jasmine rice is wonderful also with this dish)
Instructions:
- Heat a frying pan with around 1 or 2 tablespoons canola oil.
- Once the oil is heated place the pork in the oil and fry until golden brown on both sides.
- Add the peppers, garlic, brown sugar, and oranges with juice, and season to taste.
- Saute for around 10 to 12 minutes on low heat.
- In a bowl mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water to make it thinner.
- Place that mixture into the mixture in the pan, add water if too thick or more cornstarch if not thick enough if it will thicken as it cooks.
- Cook on low cook until fork tender when testing.
- Takes around 20 minutes on low heat.
- The sauce will thicken add water if it gets too thick.
- In the meantime make your rice to the package instructions or make my fried rice recipe.
- Place the cooked rice in a baking dish, add the mandarin pork mixture on top and serve.
Calories
279
279
Fat (grams)
14
14
Sat. Fat (grams)
6
6
Carbs (grams)
19
19
Net carbs
11
11
Sugar (grams)
10
10
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