portuguese oven-baked pineapple pork chops
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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.
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yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr 5 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Roast
Ingredients For portuguese oven-baked pineapple pork chops
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4 bonelesspork chops
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salt (to taste)
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4 clovefresh garlic, minced
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2 tspdry rosemary, crushed
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1bay leaf
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1 to 2 tspblack pepper (or to taste)
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6 1/2 Tbspwhite wine vinegar
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2 smonions, thinly sliced
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2 Tbspolive oil
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4 slicespineapple
- RICE
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3 Tbspolive oil
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1/2 mdonion, chopped
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5 1/2 ozpeas
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3 cupswater
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1 1/2 cupsuncooked white rice
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1 tspsalt (or to taste)
How To Make portuguese oven-baked pineapple pork chops
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1Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
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2Season 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.
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3FOR 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.
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4FOR 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.
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5Meanwhile, cut the pineapple slices into pieces and set aside.
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6Briefly 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.
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7Remove the baking pan from the oven and serve the chops with the cooked rice.
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