portuguese oven-baked pineapple pork chops

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Vickie Parks
Renton, WA

With pineapples and pork so abundant across the Azores Islands, I guess it's a natural that the two would be paired together to make an awesome entrée for any night of the week.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr 5 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Roast

Ingredients For portuguese oven-baked pineapple pork chops

  • 4 boneless
    pork chops
  • salt (to taste)
  • 4 clove
    fresh garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp
    dry rosemary, crushed
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1 to 2 tsp
    black pepper (or to taste)
  • 6 1/2 Tbsp
    white wine vinegar
  • 2 sm
    onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 4 slices
    pineapple
  • RICE
  • 3 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1/2 md
    onion, chopped
  • 5 1/2 oz
    peas
  • 3 cups
    water
  • 1 1/2 cups
    uncooked white rice
  • 1 tsp
    salt (or to taste)

How To Make portuguese oven-baked pineapple pork chops

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
  • 2
    Season the chops with salt. Mix together the garlic, rosemary, bay leaf, pepper and white wine. Add the chops and let marinate in the refrigerator about an hour.
  • 3
    FOR THE RICE: Place the olive oil, chopped onion and peas in a medium saucepan, and sauté over low heat until onion starts to turn slightly browned. Increase heat to high and add the water, and let it reach a boil. When it starts to boil, reduce heat to medium and let it simmer about 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to low, add the rice and salt, stir well, and let simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes or until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid.
  • 4
    FOR THE PORK CHOPS: Add chops and marinade to a baking pan, then add the onion slices to the pan. Drizzle olive oil on top, and roast in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, cut the pineapple slices into pieces and set aside.
  • 6
    Briefly remove the baking pan from the oven and add the pineapple pieces. Return pan to the oven more 5 minutes until the chops start to turn slightly golden brown.
  • 7
    Remove the baking pan from the oven and serve the chops with the cooked rice.

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