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These cherry glazed pork chops are treated to a wonderful sweet and spicy cherry glaze. The sweetness of the cherries and butter glaze is paired nicely with the subtle heat of crushed red pepper flakes.
This sweet and spicy glaze features Candied Red Cherries, brown sugar, butter, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes. What a wonderful combination of sweet, savory, and spicy!
A few months ago the Paradise Fruit Company reached out to me about developing a recipe around one of their candied fruit products. I was excited for this opportunity to collaborate and started thinking about recipes right away.
I wrote down ideas for breads, cakes, muffins, cookies, and then I remembered…I do not bake! Well, at least not good enough to feature a recipe on this blog.
Candied fruit and baking just pair so well together, but that was not going to work with my style. So I had my work cut out to develop something original.
At last, after several uninspiring ideas around chicken, I decided on boneless pork chops. I have a fig glazed pork chops recipe, so I figured the candied red cherries would work well. And I was right!
This recipe is the right amount of sweet and spicy. There is just enough heat to remind your mouth that you just ate something delicious!
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How To Make Cherry Glazed Pork Chops
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees
Preparing the Cherry Glaze:
- In a medium sauce pot on high heat add in the candied cherries, ½ stick of unsalted butter, light brown sugar, water, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, or until the glaze reduces by half.
- Note: The glaze may still look thin at this point. This is okay, the glaze will thicken as the pork is baking in the oven.
Preparing the Pork:
- While the glaze in cooking, in a large skillet on high heat, add the remaining ½ stick of butter and olive oil. Once the butter has melted, add in the pork chops.
- Season the top of the pork with the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt, and ground black pepper.
- Sauté the pork chops for 2 minutes, then, flip the pork over and sauté the other side for 2 minutes.
Finishing the Cherry Glazed Pork Chops:
- Next, add in the cherry glaze and bring the skillet to a simmer. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Finally, place the skillet into the oven and bake the pork chops for 10 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pork is 145 degrees.
How to Serve Cherry Glazed Pork Chops
- Serve the cherry glazed pork chops with your favorite grain and a green vegetable.
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The Recipe
Sweet and Spicy Cherry Glazed Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 4 ounces Paradise Candied Cherries chopped
- 1 stick unsalted butter divided
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 6 ounces water
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- 4 boneless pork chops thick cut about 1-inch
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees
Preparing the Cherry Glaze:
- In a medium sauce pot on high heat add in the candied cherries, ½ stick of unsalted butter, light brown sugar, water, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, or until the glaze reduces by half.
- Note: The glaze may still look thin at this point. This is okay, the glaze will thicken as the pork is baking in the oven.
Preparing the Pork:
- While the glaze in cooking, in a large skillet on high heat, add the remaining ½ stick of butter and olive oil. Once the butter has melted, add in the pork chops.
- Season the top of the pork with the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt, and ground black pepper.
- Sauté the pork chops for 2 minutes, then, flip the pork over and sauté the other side for 2 minutes.
Finishing the Cherry Glazed Pork Chops:
- Next, add in the cherry glaze and bring the skillet to a simmer. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Finally, place the skillet into the oven and bake the pork chops for 10 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pork is 145 degrees.
To Serve:
- Serve the cherry glazed pork chops with your favorite grain and a green vegetable.
Invent Your Recipe
For this recipe, I am choosing to use boneless pork chops. However, boneless chicken breasts, boneless turkey breasts, or lamb chops would work as well. For the glaze, I am using the Candied Red Cherries from Paradise Food Company. This was the perfect pairing because the sweetness and full texture of the candied cherries makes for the best bite. You could also use candied pineapples, orange peel, or crystallized ginger. If you are not a fan of candied fruit, feel free to use fresh cherries, strawberries, blueberries, or pineapple. I paired these sweet cherry glazed pork chops with quinoa and broccoli. However, you could use any grain or vegetable you like. I would recommend brown rice, bulgur, barley, or farro. For the vegetable, I would recommend green beans, asparagus, zucchini, peppers, eggplant, or Brussels sprouts. Use whatever you like or have in the house!
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Invent Your Recipe
For this recipe, I am choosing to use boneless pork chops. However, boneless chicken breasts, boneless turkey breasts, or lamb chops would work as well.
For the glaze, I am using the Candied Red Cherries from Paradise Food Company. This was the perfect pairing because the sweetness and full texture of the candied cherries makes for the best bite.
You could also use candied pineapples, orange peel, or crystallized ginger. If you are not a fan of candied fruit, feel free to use fresh cherries, strawberries, blueberries, or pineapple.
I paired these sweet cherry glazed pork chops with quinoa and broccoli. However, you could use any grain or vegetable you like. I would recommend brown rice, bulgur, barley, or farro.
For the vegetable, I would recommend green beans, asparagus, zucchini, peppers, eggplant, or Brussels sprouts. Use whatever you like or have in the house!
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