Orange Apricot Pork Chops

Ingredients:
6 pork chops
1 cup apricot jam
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 15 oz can mandarin oranges and juices

Directions:
Put pork chops into stoneware. Combine jam, brown sugar, salt, and spices. Spoon over pork chops. Pour in madarin oranges and juices. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over rice.

From Stephanie O'Dea's Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

Sweet and Sour Pork

2 lbs pork chops, diced
1 10 oz jar apricot jam
3 tbsp soy sauce or substitute (see substitutions page)
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp red chili paste
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 inch piece fresh ginger
1 whole jalapeno
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced
2 limes

Directions:
Put pork in slow cooker. Add jam, soy sauce substitute, sesame oil, and chili paste. Add garlic, onion, salt, black pepper, and ginger. Toss in jalapeno pepper and cucumbers. Cover and cook on high for 6 to 8 hours. Serve over rice and add a sprinke of lime juice.

I loved this recipe, but it was a little spicy even though I only used one jalapeno pepper. You should try this.

From Stephanie O'Dea's Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

Citrus Pork Fried Rice

So last week we made Hawaiian Pork and Greens. We ate all the greens, but we still had some pork. (Some people in my family don't like pineapples, so we left them out) I needed to use that pork, so I came up with a spin on my fried rice to do it. So I pretty much followed my usual fried rice recipe with a few small changes. I squeezed juices from 1 lemon, 1 lime, and 4 oranges. I cut up the pork and added it. Oh, and when I cooked the rice, I didn't use beef broth but instead just used water. I added the beef broth and the juices from the citrus fruits at the end and served it. It was so delicious.

Citrus Pork Fried Rice