Breaded Pork Chops with Cranberry-Raisin Sauce

Not in the mood to make the sauce from scratch? Ready-made cranberry jelly is available in most supermarkets and goes well with pork chops too.

Serves 4 
Prep Time 10 minutes 
Cooking Time 25 minutes

1 kilo pork chops
1 pack pork chop seasoning and breading mix
2 eggs, slightly beaten
breadcrumbs
cooking oil for frying

For the Cranberry-Raisin Sauce
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup raisins
2 tablespoons orange concentrate
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 1 teaspoon water as thickener

1  Prepare the pork chops: Coat pork chops in breading mix. Dip in egg, then breadcrumbs. Deep-fry in hot oil and drain on paper towels.

(Click here to see How to Make Breaded Pork Chops)

2  Prepare the Cranberry-Raisin Sauce: Mix all ingredients together (except for cornstarch mixture) in a small saucepan. Put on medium flame, stirring consistently and crushing berries to extract flavor. hen mixture turns a little syrupy, add in thickening mixture in a stream until a jam-like consistency is achieved. Add more if necessary.

3  Serve with cranberry-raisin sauce and mashed potatoes.

Photography by Ocs Alvarez | Styling by Sharlene Tan