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Cuban Pork Chops
Photo: Sam Loyd

Cuban Pork Chops

10 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

390
Calories
28g
Protein
28g
Fat
7g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 4 pork chops
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt
  • pepper
  • =

Directions

1

Brown lightly salted pork chops in oil at medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes.

2

Turn chops, adding garlic, lime juice and water to the skillet.

3

Cook uncovered turning once or twice till done and syrupy juices remain (6-8 min).

4

Spoon sauce over chops, sprinkle with cumin and fresh pepper.

5

Serve with rice, and vegetable of your choice.

6

SIMPLE& DELICIOUS!

Recipe sourced from fandom

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