INGREDIENTS
4 pork loin chops (1 inch thick)
Salt, pepper, and paprika, to taste
2 tablespoons water
5 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoon cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
10 whole cloves
2 teaspoons grated Hale orange rind
½ cup Hale orange juice
4 Hale orange slices, cut in half
PREPARATION
Trim fat from chops and brown slowly in skillet. Sprinkle both sides of chops with salt, pepper, and paprika. Remove fat bits from pan and brown chops well on both sides over medium-high heat. Keep pouring off fat as it accumulates in pan. Turn heat to low and add 2 tablespoons of water. Cook covered 45 minutes to 1 hour (until chops are no longer pink) turning them often. In separate saucepan, approximately 20 minutes before chops are done, cook 5 tablespoons granulated sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, cloves, grated rind and orange juice, stirring until thick and clear. Add the orange slices, cover, and remove from heat. When chops are done, spoon orange glaze over each and garnish with orange slices before serving.
YIELD: 4 servings.