Chuletas en salsa vino (pork chops in wine sauce)

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupFlour
6Pork loin chops (approx 1/2 lb ea)
2tablespoonsOlive oil
2Cl Garlic, minced
1mediumOnion, diced
1cupChicken stock
½cupWhite wine
2tablespoonsTomato paste
½teaspoonFreshly ground black pepper
Salt to taste

Directions

Description: Place the flour in a large, deep plate. Dredge the pork chops in the flour^ and set aside.^ ^ Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops^ and brown on each side. Add the garlic, onion and chicken stock and cover.^ ^ In a small mixing bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the wine and tomato^ paste with a fork until there are no lumps remaining. Add the mixture to^ the pot, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer gently for 1 hour.^ ^ Place the pork chops on a serving platter over a bed of white rice. Spoon^ sauce over the top and serve.^ ^ ~NOTE~ If you serve this dish over steaming white rice, the rice will soak^ up the spirited wine sauce. You can conveniently prepare the rice while the^ pork chops are simmering.^ ^ @@@@@ End of Recipe Source: _A Taste of Cuba_ received in the September cookbook swap from Aloha Bev. Thanks Bev!