Germans typically serve red cabbage and apples as a side dish with roasts such as pork, various meats, Christmas goose, turkey, and game. I normally prepare it the day before because it tastes much better when warmed up. It is a traditional part of Christmas dinner in most households.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4 pork chops
- ½ cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
- ¾ cup water
- ½ (12 fluid ounce) can frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple rings
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Press pork chops into flour mixture until coated on both sides; shake excess flour back into bowl.
- Heat shortening in a large skillet over medium heat; cook pork chops until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Drain excess fat from skillet and return pork chops to skillet.
- Mix 3/4 cup water, pineapple juice, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg in skillet with pork chops. Cover skillet and simmer until cooked through and sauce is somewhat reduced, about 30 minutes. Add pineapple rings and cook 5 minutes more.
- Remove pork chops and pineapple from skillet. Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch in a bowl; stir into sauce in the skillet until thickened. Serve sauce with pork chops and pineapple.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 546 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 59 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 81 mg |
| Sugars | 29 g |
| Fat | 33 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
10/15/19: First time made—fell way short on flavors, because 1) I didn’t double the sauce components right and 2 ) I cooked 10 chops instead of the 4 recommended. I’m not giving up on this dish; I’ll just make special notice of the sauce flavors.