Sticky Pork Chops

Sticky Pork Chops

2 cloves of garlic, minced
60ml tomato sauce
45ml soy sauce
30ml sunflower oil
60ml sugar
10ml Worcestershire sauce
15ml apple cider vinegar
6 – 8 thick pork chops

Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a roasting tin with baking paper.
Add the garlic, tomato sauce, soy, sunflower oil, sugar, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar to a small saucepan and place over a medium heat. Stir the sauce until the sugar has dissolved.
Turn the heat up and bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer until reduced to a very thick sauce, stirring occasionally. (This should take 10 minutes or so)
Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside.
Lay the chops in the prepared roasting tin and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
Brush the chops with a generous amount of the sauce and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Flip the chops and brush with the remaining sauce.
Return the roasting tin to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Pork Rib-Eye Steaks with Grape Sauce

Pork Rib-Eye Steaks with Grape Sauce

8 pork rib-eye steaks
a small handful of sage leaves, chopped
8-10 small onions, peeled and halved
50g butter
500g seedless grapes, half kept whole and the other half sliced in two
125ml balsamic vinegar
60ml brown sugar

Season the pork steaks with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the chopped sage and press the herbs onto the meat.
Place a saucepan on medium-high heat, add a splash of vegetable oil and brown the meat, about 4 minutes per side.
Take the steaks from the pan and keep on the side.
Add the butter to the pan and wait for it to melt.
Now add the onions, cut side down and cook for about 5 minutes.
Add the grapes, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar and simmer for 2 minutes.
Place the pork steaks on top of the grapes and onions and place a lid on the saucepan.
Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
Serve warm with mashed potato and a fresh salad.