Not Just a Man's World

There’s lots of pork cooking going on at the moment because pork is surprisingly cheap in the supermarket.  Hopefully everyone who reads this blog also enjoys pork!  This is a recipe that I tried for myself and was so pleased with it that I cooked it up again a week later for Chris’s birthday dinner.  He thought it was absolutely delicious.

Paleo pork chops in a spicy sauce

Ingredients (serves 2 or 4, depending on how many chops you eat):
3 tbsp olive oil
4 pork chops
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
2 fresh green chillies, seeded and chopped
1 inch piece of ginger root, peeled and chopped (or 1 tsp ground ginger)
1 ½ tsp cumin seeds
1 ½ tsp ground coriander
1 pint water
2 tbsp tomato purée
4 tbsp double cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the pork chops until sealed and browned on both sides.  Remove from the pan and set aside.
2. Add the onion, garlic, chillies, ginger and spices to the pan, fry gently for a couple of minutes until the onion is starting to brown.
3. Add the water and tomato puree, bring to the boil, place the pork chops on top.  Cover the pan and simmer over a medium heat for 30 minutes.
4. If using the cream, remove it from the fridge 10 minutes before the end of cooking time to warm up to room temperature before cooking.
5. If using cream, remove the chops from the pan, stir the cream into the sauce in the pan and then return the chops.  Cover the pan again and heat through gently on a low heat for a further 5 minutes.
6. Serve up the pork chops with the sauce while still hot.

Related posts:

1. Paleo recipes: honey glazed pork
2. Paleo recipes: Chinese pork stir-fry
3. Paleo recipes: mussels in a garlic cream sauce (primal)
4. Paleo recipes: pork, mushroom and leek casserole