Cast Iron Skillet Sweet and Sour Pork Chops

An ever-so-easy way to add a little zip to pork chops cooked in a cast iron skillet. Serve over buttered rice for a quick and easy dinner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 598 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1 pinch seasoned salt, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 raw chop with refuse, 151 g; (blank) 5.3 ounces bone-in pork chops

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine tomato paste, pineapple juice, raisins, brown sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, ginger, red pepper flakes, and seasoned salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

Step 2

Rinse pork chops and pat dry. Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 5 to 8 minutes total. Do not drain the skillet.

Step 3

Pour in the tomato paste mixture, reduce heat, and let simmer until sauce thickens to a gravy consistency and pork is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).