Low Calorie Cooking Recipes with Grilled Pork Chops

Try the listed tempting low calorie pork recipes.

Grilled ginger pork roast

Ingredients:

2 oz pork tenderloin roast
¼ teaspoon ginger, grated freshly
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon olive oil, extra virgin preferably
2 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Choose extra lean cuts of pork tenderloin and trim any extra visible fat. Also cut any silver skin on the tenderloin as it doesn’t soften when cooked and if left uncut it can curl the tenderloin in an undesirable quarter moon shape. At various points score the tenderloin across the width and keep aside. Take a medium size re sealable plastic bag, place roast in it and set in a shallow dish. Combine other ingredients – ginger, garlic, sugar, soy sauce, water, olive oil salt and pepper in a small bowl.

Pour these seasonings on the pork and seal the plastic bag. Keep it in the refrigerator overnight and let the pork get marinated in these seasoning. Turn occasionally to disturb the marinade. Before cooking remove roast from the refrigerator and thaw thoroughly. Drain and discard excess watery marinade. Preheat the barbecue grill and place the roast on the hot grill. Close lid and grill turning occasionally to prevent burning. Cook till done or the pork is no longer pink. After done remove from the grill and let it stand for 10-15 minutes. Carve and serve. This recipe serves 1 and provides less than 200 calories and 9 gm fat.

Tender Pork Chop Recipes

Cranberry pork chops

Ingredients:

1 pork lion chop, boneless and extra lean cut ½ inch thick
½ cup and 1 teaspoon chicken stock
1 teaspoon vinegar, red wine
1/8 teaspoon oil
1/8 teaspoon unsalted butter
½ onion, chopped
½ medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste

Method:

Take a heavy non-stick skillet and heat butter and oil in it over a medium-low flame. Add pork chops and cook for 1 minute on both the sides or till brown and set aside. In the same pan sauté carrots and onions till tender and brown. Add the browned pork chops and chicken stock and simmer on medium flame for 10 minutes. When the pork is cooked thoroughly remove the chops. Mix the remaining ingredients and cook for 5 more minutes. Return the chops back in the skillet and heat till the chops are heated thoroughly. Serve hot. This recipe serves 1 and provides about 166 calories and 5.6 gm fat.

Supreme pork chops

Ingredients:

1 medium pork rib chops; around ¾ inches thick and extra lean
½ onions cut into slices
½ lemon cut into slices
1 teaspoon brown sugar (optional)
1 teaspoon ketchup
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit and grease a shallow baking pan lightly. Sprinkle salt and freshly ground pepper on both sides of the pork chops and place on the baking pan. Top the chops with lemon slice, onion slice, brown sugar, and ketchup (you may use chili cause or other barbeque sauce instead of ketchup and eliminate brown sugar if you prefer spicy taste). Cover and cook in the oven till done. Serve hot. This low calorie pork chop recipe serves 1 and provides about 150 calories and 3 gm fat.

Submitted on January 16, 2014