Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Slow Cooker San Francisco Chops

After seeing this recipe recommended on Grandma Honey's blog, I decided to give it a try. It is the perfect recipe: easy, delicious, with common, inexpensive ingredients! We loved it.


Grandma Honey got this recipe from Mel's Kitchen Cafe, who adapted from a recipe from Jane Deere, both great blogs!

printable recipe
Slow Cooker San Francisco Chops

Serves 4-6

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 pork chops, about 1-inch thick
Salt and pepper for seasoning
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
Hot Cooked Rice, for serving

In a large 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until it is simmering and hot. Season the pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper and place 1 or 2 at a time in the skillet.


Brown the pork chops for 1-2 minutes on each side in the hot oil until golden.



Transfer the chops to the slow cooker.

Add the garlic to the drippings in the skillet and stir constantly over medium heat until the garlic is aromatic and golden (but not burned or it will turn bitter!). Stir in the soy sauce, broth, brown sugar and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved.



Pour over chops.

Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours until the meat is tender.

If using bone-in pork chops, fish out the bones from the slow cooker. Remove the chops from the slow cooker to a shallow pan or plate – they will most likely be falling apart in tenderness at this point.


In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and cold water until smooth.


Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the sauce in the slow cooker.

Return the chops to the slow cooker. Turn the slow cooker heat to high and cook for 30 minutes to an hour longer, until the sauce is slightly thickened.

Serve the tender chops over rice and garnish with green onions, if desired.

4 comments:

  1. Loving the looks of these chops Julie! Fun to find your blog from TK! I look forward to browsing through it some more. :-)

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  2. This looks good. I have some chops in the freezer that I may be able to use with this.

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  3. Heather, I have SO missed your blog! I'm so glad I could stop by tonight to check out this lovely recipe. I actually got a slow cooker for my birthday last week, so now I'm going "crock pot crazy" with all of my recipes. This one looks like a hit, for sure! :)

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  4. Made this a few days ago - it was fantastic!! SO good :) Thanks!

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