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Chuletas Guisadas (Puerto Rican Stewed Pork Chops) cooked in a cast iron skillet, covered with onions, peppers and cilantro sprigs.
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Chuletas Guisadas (Puerto Rican Stewed Pork Chops)

These savory, tender Chuletas Guisadas (Puerto Rican Stewed Pork Chops) are cooked in a delicious sofrito tomato based sauce and then smothered with onions, peppers and cilantro. Makes the perfect sauce to serve along with a steaming bowl of rice!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Servings: 5
Calories: 359kcal
Author: Catherine Arena

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs pork chops (preferably bone in) rinsed
  • 3 tablespoon sofrito
  • ⅓ cup tomato sauce
  • 3 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • pimiento stuffed olives (however many you like)
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 packet Sazon with Annatto
  • 1 chicken bouillon
  • adobo sprinkled on chops
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • handful fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 green, yellow or red bell pepper rinsed, seeded and cut in strips
  • 2 cups water
  • oil

Marinade for Pork Chops

  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoon oil vegetable, canola or olive oil

Instructions

Marinade for Pork Chops

  • Add garlic and oregano to a mortar and with the pestle, crush garlic well. Add oil to mortar. Mix ingredients well with a fork.
    NOTE: If you do not have a mortar and pestle, minced garlic finely and combine with oregano and oil.
  • Season each pork chop with the marinade.
  • Sprinkle each pork chop on both sides with adobo.
    Let the pork chops marinade for 15 minutes (or even overnight).
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • When oil is hot, add the pork chops and fry on each side until golden brown.
  • Top with sofrito, sazon, minced garlic, chicken bouillon, tomato sauce, vinegar lime juice, bay leaf and olives.
  • Flip pork chops and cook for 5 minutes on medium low and cover with a lid.
  • After 5 minutes, add the 2 cups of water, keep heat on medium low and cover again. Cook for 30 minutes or until pork chops are soft and tender.
  • After 30 minutes, top the pork chops with the peppers and onions. Cook for 5 minutes or until veggies are to your liking.
  • Stir in cilantro and taste for salt. Add a little salt if needed.
    Serve pork chops immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 5g | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 387mg | Potassium: 830mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg