How to cook pork chops in the oven

Pork chops are a popular and delicious dish. It is easy to cook, and the appearance is quite suitable for a simple dinner as well as for a festive table. The easiest way to cook at home is to bake in the oven when less oil is used, which will affect the calorie content of the finished dish.

Preparation for cooking

When baking, usually use a loin or pork neck. Since the meat from these places is tender, the dish is soft, juicy and tasty.

The cooking technique allows the use of various options, so it will be equally tasty to treat both in the pan and baked in the oven.

If you are a novice culinary specialist, before preparing the chop, it is better to familiarize yourself not only with the recipe, but also with the photo of the finished dish, in order to cook it correctly and nicely set to the table.

If you want to get juicy and tender meat, use some tricks.

• Pork should be fresh, also chilled but not frozen.
• For a gala dinner, it is better to take a bone-in loin, so the dish will look more refined.
• For the sauce you need to use products harmoniously combined with pork: honey, cheese, white wine, mustard, etc.
• Beating meat, cover it with cling film, and before that you can sprinkle it with water and cut the fatty layers.
• To make the meat more tender, at the end add white dry wine to the container with it and stew the chops for a while.

Classic pork chops with cheese and tomatoes

This recipe is good for a festive or casual dinner. Ready-made chops can be served with a side dish or with vegetables. The meat will be juicy and with an original flavor.

• Collect all the ingredients. The meat is divided into pieces of medium size and beat. Grease the mold with oil and put pork there. Chop the garlic, grate the cheese, rinse and chop the greens.
• In a separate container, mix cheese, herbs, garlic, mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper, mix until smooth.
• Chop the onion in half rings and lay in a layer on the meat.
• Cut the tomatoes into slices and cover the onion, pour on top all the cheese sauce previously kneaded.
• Seal the form with foil and send to the oven, preheated to 220 degrees, for 60 minutes.

Distribute the finished dish in portions, add a side dish and serve.

Juicy and tasty chops with mushrooms.

Any mushrooms can be used for cooking, but if they are forest mushrooms, they must first be subjected to heat treatment. They need to be immersed in water and cook for half an hour. If you take oyster mushrooms or champignons, then preliminary preparation is not required.

• 300 g of pork;
• 100g of cheese;
• 100 g of mushrooms;
• 6 tbsp. tablespoons of mayonnaise or sour cream;
• salt, pepper, spices;
• bulb;
• some oil.

1. Cut the meat into 3 steaks, cover each with cling film and beat off. Mushrooms cut into slices, boiled forest varieties can be chopped finely. Chop the onion. Grate the cheese.
2. On a greased baking sheet, add pork, top with mayonnaise or sour cream, season with spices.Then put onions and mushrooms. Place everything in an oven with a temperature of 200 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. After that, add cheese and bake another 10 minutes.
3. Serve the finished dish on a shared platter or in portions with a side dish.

Potato and Onion Recipe

In this recipe, the correct preparation of the products is important. To potatoes do not remain dry or raw, it must first be boiled until half cooked. Divide the neck or loin into portions, beat and soak in a marinade of spices, mustard and lemon juice, and then fry a little in a pan.

• 350 g of meat;
• 5 potatoes;
• 1 carrot;
• bulb;
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of mustard;
• salt pepper;
• 1 tsp. oregano, basil and paprika;
• vegetable oil.

1. We divide the meat into portions, beat off. We grease each steak with mustard and season with pepper and salt. You can sprinkle with lemon juice. After that, leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
2. We clean the vegetables, cut into circles. Onion finely chopped. Cook potatoes and carrots until half cooked, about 6-8 minutes.
3. In a pan, fry the pork on both sides a little, then remove, and add the onions in the pan and continue to fry for about 3 minutes.
4. Pour onion from the pan with fat into boiled vegetables and mix a little.
5. In a greased form, spread the steaks and vegetables on top. We clean for 20 minutes in the oven with a temperature of 200 degrees.

Serve with greens or pickled vegetables.

Pork chop with pineapple

• pork - 400 g;
• onion - 2 pcs.;
• canned pineapples - 200 g;
• mayonnaise - 250 ml;
• salt to taste;
• pepper - a pinch;
• lubricating oil.

1. Cut canned pineapple rings into cubes.
2. Grate the cheese.
3. Cut the peeled onions in half rings.
4. Remove fresh meat in the freezer for 2 hours, and then cut into portions.
5. Fold steaks on both sides, season with salt and pepper.
6. Put pieces on a baking sheet, grease with mayonnaise, put onion and pineapple cubes on top.
7. Sprinkle with grated cheese and put in the oven for 15 minutes, the temperature should be 180 degrees.

An ideal side dish is baked potatoes or vegetable salad.

T-Bone Chops

• The chop meat on the bone shallow cut. Then grate with salt, herbs, garlic, mayonnaise or sauce. Leave on for 20 minutes.
• After that, roll in breadcrumbs and a beaten egg, and then fry on both sides in a pan until a brown crust is obtained.
• Then put into the mold and bake for 20 minutes.

So that juiciness is not lost, 5 minutes before the end you can sprinkle cheese on top.

French Chops

• 3 onions;
• a small jar of mayonnaise;
• 400 g of cheese;
• 0.5 kg of pork;
• 3 tomatoes;
• spices as desired;
• vegetable oil.

1. We cut the meat into portions across the fibers, beat, season with spices and let it brew for half an hour.
2. Cut the onion into rings, cut the tomatoes into slices, grate the cheese.
3. We cover the baking sheet with foil and put the meat, onion and tomatoes on top. Make a mayonnaise net and sprinkle with cheese.
4. We place in the oven with a temperature of 200 degrees for half an hour.
5. We serve the finished dish with vegetables or boiled pasta.

100 grams of pork chop contains about 301 kcal, with a fat content of 58% and a protein of 39%.

If the meat has practically no fat, and a minimum of oil is used, the calorie content will be 251 kcal. You can calculate that in one standard portion about 470 kcal, so losing weight is not advisable for such a dish.

Useful Tips

• For cooking, it is better to take a fresh thigh, neck, scapula. The color should be light pink, with a small layer of fat.
• It is better to cut across the fibers, the thickness of the finished steaks should not exceed 1.5 cm.
• Rinse and dry the meat ingredient before frying to speed up the cooking process, while preserving the juiciness.
• Use a minimum amount of oil for frying, while the oven must be warmed up to the desired temperature.

Pork chops are a hearty and tasty dish that is easy and simple to cook.By adding various ingredients to the marinades, you can get the final product of any taste - from sweet to bitter. The choice is yours!