I love to use fruit in main dishes, because it is any easy way to make a dish more exciting and more kid friendly, since most kids love fruit, like in this Banana-Pineapple Chutney to serve over pork chops.
It was very good, with just the right amount of spiciness. Due to some problems with the oven, the pork chops ended up being pretty dry. So having the Chutney to serve on them made a big difference, since they definitely needed some kind of sauce. My sister said the dish was weird, but good and she took all the leftovers home with her!
Pork Chops with Banana-Pineapple Chutney Recipe
Ingredients
Banana Pineapple Chutney
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 Jalepeno pepper seeded and minced
- 2 bananas sliced
- 8 oz pineapple chunks
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon tumermeric
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Pork Chops
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless pork chops
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium heat. Add the shallot and jalepeno pepper and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add all the rest of the chutney ingredients except the cranberries. Bring to a boil, and then lower the heat and cook for about 30 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Stir in the cranberries and let cool to room temperature, or refrigerate.
- To make the pork chops: Heat oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. Sprinkle the pork chops with salt and pepper.
- Cook the pork chops for three minutes, then turn and cook for 3 minutes on the other side.
- Then cover the skillet and cook for about 5 more minutes until they are cooked through.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition facts are estimates.
these look great! i’ve never been able to cook my pork chops just right — I always make them too tough!
I love chutneys. This looks like a delicious one!
That is not something I would have thought of, but it sounds great.
That sounds delicious!
I love anything with Banana in it
I never would have thought of bananas, but dang! It sounds and looks delish!
oooh this is very interesting! I’m going o try it!
This looks like such a unique combination – very tropical!