Citrus-Baked Pork Chops

10 min prep time
1 hr cook time
6servings
Recipe by Charles Mattocks Source The Budget Friendly Fresh and Local Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Renée Comet
Citrus-Baked Pork Chops

How to Make Citrus-Baked Pork Chops

10 min prep time
1 hr cook time
6servings
1 pork chop
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Sprinkle meat with the lemon pepper.
  3. Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan and brown the chops on both sides.
  4. Drain fat and arrange in a baking dish. Place a slice of lemon on each chop.
  5. Combine ketchup, water, and pepper sauce, pour over chops.
  6. Bake until tender but no longer pink, about 50 minutes.
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Nutrition facts

6 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1 pork chop
  • Amount per serving Calories 220
  • Total Fat 11g
    • Saturated Fat 3.1g
  • Cholesterol 70mg
  • Sodium 305mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 5g
    • Total Sugars 5g
  • Protein 25g
  • Potassium 390mg
  • Phosphorous 160mg
Ingredients
pork chops (lean, center-cut)
6
lemon pepper (salt-free)
1 tsp
olive oil
2 tbsp
lemon (cut into six round slices)
1
ketchup ((preferably no-sugar))
1 cup
water
1 cup
hot pepper sauce
1 tsp
Dash salt
1

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Not recommended

I made the citrus baked pork chops and they were on the dry side and could have been a little more tender. I only made 2 chops and I used half a cup of ketchup and half a cup of water which should have been more than sufficient liquid. I browned them in a black cast iron frying pan on both sides then removed them for a minute while I drained the olive oil etc. out of the pan, wiped it dry and put the chops back in the pan, added a slice of lemon for each chop and poured the ketchup/pepper sauce over them . I always get confused with the direction "brown on both sides." Did I not brown them enough (they were more a gray color) and thus the juices leaked out or was the 50 minutes too long.? Does anyone have any suggestions. I would like to try this again but only if I can figure out where I went wrong.
No, I don’t recommend