Pork Chops With Mole Sauce (Ww)
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 ancho chilies, dried and seeded
- 3 cups boiling water
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 6 (3/4 inch) boneless pork chops
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tomatoes, quartered
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate or 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
directions
- In a large skillet over medium high heat place peppers and toast for 30 seconds or so on each side. Transfer to a bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand for 20 minutes or until hydrated. Drain.
- Transfer peppers and 1/2 cup broth to a blender and process until smooth. Return to bowl. Set aside.
- Sprinkle pork chops on all sides with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper.
- Spray skillet with Pam and set over medium high heat.
- Add pork chops to skillet and brown on each side (3-5 minutes). Transfer pork to a plate and set aside.
- Add 1 teaspoon of oil to skillet and add garlic and onion; cook stirring for 2-5 minutes or until golden.
- Stir in tomato (or when I made these I didn't have any tomatoes, so I used some tomato juice - it gets pureed in the blender anyways - see two steps down) and cook, stirring occasionally for another 2-5 minutes.
- Stir in spices (oregano - cinnamon); cooking stirring frequently for 15 seconds.
- Spoon mixture into blender with the remaining broth (1/2 cup); process for 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Heat remaining oll (1 teaspoon) in skillet over medium heat. Add pepper mixture, tomato mixture, and the remaining salt (1/2 teaspoon); cook stirring until thickened (5-10 minutes). Stir in chocolate and cook, stirring until melted.
- Add the pork chops to skillet and turn to coat. Simmer until cooked through (5-10 minutes).
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<p>I love cooking and trying different foods, but my favorite cookbooks are now Weight Watchers or low fat/low cal cookbooks as I tend to try and make low fat/low cal recipes. I lost over 90 pounds on Weight Watchers and have maintained for over a year now -- so my cooking/eating habits have changed drastically following my weight loss and to keep it off!</p>