Jackie’s Spiced Tomato Pork Chops
If you like pork chops and tomatoes this recipe is a must-try!  It's bursting with flavor and like most simmered, tomato-based recipe tastes even better as a leftover.  The pork is falling off the bone tender.  In the photo, it is served with parmesan roasted cauliflower and pearl couscous cooked with wine and smoked pork broth.  Enjoy!!
Servings: 4 yield(s)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 90 mins
Total Time: 120 mins
Ingredients
    Tomato Sauce
  • 1 lb tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1/2 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
    • Pork Chops
  • 4-6 pork chops (bone-in, medium thickness)
  • flour (for dredging)
  • 4 slices bacon (chopped)
  • 1 yellow onion (halved and sliced)
  • bell pepper (sliced)
  • 5 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 3 tbsp oil (for frying pork chops)
  • chicken stock (as needed to thin)
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
    Tomato Sauce
  1. Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, wine, vinegar and water to sauce pan and simmer until soft.
  2. Transfer to blender and puree until smooth.
  3. Add tomato paste, salt, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano and blend until combined. Set aside.
    4. Pork Chops
  4. Salt and pepper pork chops on both sides.
  5. Dredge in flour and set aside.
  6. In dutch oven on medium high heat, render bacon. Remove from pan leaving rendered fat.
  7. Add peppers, onions and garlic to pan. Saute until slightly soft. Remove and set aside.
  8. In same pan, add oil and brown pork chops on both sides.
  9. Add veggies and bacon back into dutch oven with pork chops.
  10. Cover with tomato sauce and mix all ingredients. Simmer for approximately 1.5 hours or until fork tender.
  11. Add chicken stock as needed if sauce becomes too thick. Salt and pepper to taste and serve with your choice of starch.