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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Pork » Pork Chops With Prune Sauce (chuletas De Cerdo Con Salsa De Ciruelas)

    Pork Chops with Prune Sauce (Chuletas de Cerdo con Salsa de Ciruelas)

    Nov 1, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 16 Comments

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    Pork Cops with Prune Sauce (Chuleta con Salsa de Ciruela)|mycolombianrecipes.comPin

    Colombians love all kinds of meat and pork is one of the country's favorites. I remember my grandmother saying that she did not have any food in the house with which to cook, yet the pantry and refrigerator were filled with food. For Mamita and her family, not having meat in the house was like having no food at all.

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    Pork Chops with Prune Sauce (Chuletas de Cerdo con Salsa de Ciruelas)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 16 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 Servings
    Calories 427 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 4 pork chops
    • ¼ cup salt
    • 4 cups water
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil

    Prune Sauce

    • 1 cup pitted prunes
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • ½ cup of red wine
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 1 cup water
    • Pinch of salt

    Instructions
     

    • Disolve the salt in the water in a large bowl, place the pork chops in the mixture, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
    • Remove the pork chops from the mixture and pat dry with paper towels.
    • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place the chops into the heated oil and cook about 5-7 minutes per side, depending on how thick the chops are. Transfer the pork chops to a plate.
    • Reduce the heat to medium low. In the same pan add the butter, prunes, water, pinch of salt and sugar. Cook for about 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the wine and salt and continue cooking for 15 minutes more. Pour half of the sauce over the chops and serve immediately, using the remaining sauce as table gravy.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 30gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 7163mgPotassium: 868mgFiber: 3gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 358IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
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    Salsa de ciruelas or prune saucePin

    The Prune sauce or Salsa de Ciruelas goes great with the pork chops and you can use the sauce with other types of meat dishes as well. This sauce is very popular on Christmas Eve dinner and other holidays in Colombia.

    Buen provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Gera @ SweetsFoods

      May 14, 2009 at 4:52 pm

      5 stars
      Prune sauce is one of my favorite sauces and match perfect with pork or beef, for sure it taste delicious!

      Reply
    2. rebecca subbiah

      May 15, 2009 at 6:48 am

      5 stars
      nice recipe, my Grandma says there''s no food in the house when there is no cake!! but we are British look forward to learning Columbian cooking from you Rebecca

      Reply
      • Alan Bowman

        December 15, 2014 at 4:20 am

        5 stars
        Rebecca - to start with, you need to learn that Colombia is not spelled with 'u'

        Reply
        • Anonymous

          March 23, 2015 at 5:41 pm

          5 stars
          Why point out mistakes.

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        • adriana ospina

          December 23, 2022 at 10:40 pm

          5 stars
          Thank you!!!!!!

          Reply
    3. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      May 15, 2009 at 8:45 am

      5 stars
      I've never had a prune sauce and it sounds delicious especially on the pork chop! Great recipe!

      Reply
    4. Joan Nova

      May 19, 2009 at 6:53 am

      5 stars
      I love cooking with prunes, especially in a pork or chicken fricasse.

      Reply
      • Natalie

        October 15, 2022 at 3:13 pm

        5 stars
        Dear Rebecca,

        Can I substitute anything for the wine?

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    5. Melanie

      September 06, 2009 at 10:51 am

      5 stars
      I love prune sauce--my Grandma used to make beef with prunes and sweet potatoes-so delicious.

      Reply
    6. Rosalba

      June 13, 2010 at 3:35 pm

      5 stars
      I made this last night and my husband and I LOVED it!! I will definitely make this again. I might try flank or skirt steak with this next time.

      Reply
    7. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      December 15, 2014 at 4:09 am

      5 stars
      The sauce makes the dish! This looks really tasty, Erica.

      Reply
    8. Alan Bowman

      December 15, 2014 at 4:21 am

      5 stars
      Usually one of the consequences of prunes is urgent visits to the toilet. How do you prevent that?

      Reply
      • Lydia

        January 16, 2015 at 11:00 pm

        5 stars
        To start with Alan, you could try not making it. Otherwise, instead of having just a smart ass, you'll have a runny one as well.

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        • Alan Bowman

          January 17, 2015 at 12:42 pm

          5 stars
          I have just made, and eaten chilli with chocolate and too much chilli powder can make it smart as well!

          BTW an ass is a quadruped of the equine type.

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          • Lydia

            January 17, 2015 at 9:15 pm

            5 stars
            You see Alan, in British English, you would be a 'smart ARSE' but in the US, you would be refered to as a smart ASS. Either way, you're an idiot.

            https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/smart-arse

            Reply
    9. grace

      December 18, 2014 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      that sauce sounds delicious! prunes are one fruit i've never tried with pork but i'm sure it's terrific!

      Reply

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