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Thai Pork Chops

Source: dLife

Pork chops seasoned with ginger, lime, red pepper simmered in a slow cooker, topped with coconut milk and cilantro sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 8 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	320.6

Total Carbs	3.7 g

Dietary Fiber	0.7 g

Sugars	1.0 g

Total Fat	23.3 g

Saturated Fat	11.4 g

Unsaturated Fat	2.1 g

Potassium	507.2 mg

Protein	23.5 g

Sodium	166.4 mg

Dietary Exchanges 23.3 Fat, 3.2 Meat, 0.1 Starch, 0.1 Lean Meat

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Servings

Ingredients

8.0
8 each whole loin pork chops 1.0
1 each cooking spray 1.0
1 tbsp canola oil 0.5
0 1/2 cup beef broth 1.0
1 tbsp fresh ginger root 1.0
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2.0
2 tsp lime peel zest 0.5
0 1/2 tsp hot red pepper flakes 1.0
1 cup fresh coconut milk 2.0
2 tbsp cornstarch 2.0
2 tbsp fresh cilantro

Directions

Trim visible fat from pork chops.
Coat large skillet with cooking spray, cook half of the chops in hot skillet over medium-high heat until brown on both sides. Place in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Add oil to skillet. Brown remaining chops in hot oil. Drain off fat; set aside.
In small bowl, combine beef broth, ginger, soy sauce, lime peel, and crushed red pepper. Pour half of the broth mixture over chops in cooker. Place remaining chops in cooker; pour remaining broth mixture over all.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 hours.
Transfer pork chops to serving platter, reserving cooking liquid. Cover chops with foil to keep warm.
If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting.
For sauce, strain cooking liquid and skim off fat. Return liquid to slow cooker.
In a small bowl, combine coconut milk, cornstarch and cilantro. Add to liquid in cooker. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more. Serve sauce over chops.