Tropical Pork Chops

I have been in marital bliss for over a year now, but so far never managed to get into the kitchen. The reason? Hubby loves to cook and he is really good at it. Moreover, he is a finnicky eater and not easily satisfied. However lately he has been very busy with his work, so I decided it's about time to get into the kitchen... my first time EVER. Honestly, I mean it, I have NEVER cooked a meal in my life (not counting boiling an egg). And I was never nervous about it, how will my first meal turn out? Anyway, after this long introduction I will get to the point: Tropical Pork Chops was my VERY FIRST home made meal ever, and it turned out GREAT. It was really easy to make, what is more important, Hubby loved it (yay!). I look forward to cook again, in fact I told hubby tomorrow is MY turn again! Thanks for posting this wonderful recipe. I like this site.

This was fantastic! I made for my family and they demolished almost all of it. The only changes I made were to make in the oven. I had to double the recipe, so the stovetop way didn't work. I prepared the sauce on the stovetop, but the chops were made in the oven. Once they were halfway done, I poured the pineapple juice from the can over them, then the sauce. I let that bake for about 30 minutes, then I put the pineapple pieces in and let it bake for another 15 minutes. It was late, and I was baking on a high 425, so if you have time, you can lower your temp and lengthen your baking time for maximum tenderness (mine was tender though). I will definitely make again.

My husband particularly liked these and he is a food snob. I made the sauce as directed, used more onion and braised it in a 350 oven for an hour. Braising is my prefered method for pork so it doesn't turn to cardboard. Moist, delicious and good flavor. A very good recipe that may be tweaked to your taste, but is terrific as it is.

This is so Good! I cut the pork into strips and served over rice. I will make this alot more.

Delicious! This was a huge hit with my daughter and my husband seemed to like it too. A couple notes: I only had pineapple chunks so I chopped them up really small, instead of using tidbits. A quarter cup didn't seem to be enough, so I put in a little more. I still didn't think it was enough when we ate it, so I think I will use a half cup or more next time. I would probably also put more onion and garlic in it next time, but that's just my personal taste. :) Also, I served this with Thai yellow curry rice -- the smells were delicious, but the flavors didn't mix well, it made the dish taste too salty. I also tried the sauce over boiled potatoes though and it was delicious -- the potatoes just soak up the flavors.

the flavor was there i will used this recipe again...but i only gave it a four star because i added more pineapple and a little more seasoning...next time i think i might try using honey mustard insted of the yellow

This recipe tasted much different than the "tropical" flavor i thought it would have but was still very tasty. It was more a tangy flavor. All i did in the way of changes was i added a tsp more sugar and about 1/2 water 1/2 pineapple juice when simmering. Otherwise it turned out excellent. Also i used 1/2 c pineapples and that was everyones favorite part. I served over rice w/ corn. will make again.

Over all this was a great meal. My husband who hate pinapple and anything that is not meat and potatoes LOVED this. I on the other hand thought that it was good. I added some pineapple juice while the pork was simmering. I think that next time I will use fresh pineapple instead of canned. The sause was really tangy but like I said it was good! I will be making this again.

Delicious!!!!

Used olive oil instead if veg oil and crushed pineapple instead of tidbits. I also used the pineapple juice in place of the water. Easy and quick. It was good and I will make again- maybe use chicken next time.

This was yummy! The sauce had just the right amount of tangy sweetness with heat from the cayenne pepper to balance it all out. My pork chops weren't quite as tender as I would like, but still good. Next time I might try in the slow cooker or try it with chicken. We made the recipe exactly except we doubled the sauce.

I'm a vegetarian, but my hubby and son are "carnivores". They said to give this recipe 5 stars after I made it for them!

Great recipe,the whole family loved it.Tonight i will try it with chicken.

This is a nice, easy weekday recipe. I doubled the sauce, used Goya tomato sauce in place of ketchup. My pork was not quite as tender as I would have liked, though. Thanks for sharing this recipe, we enjoyed trying it.

Outstanding. Made one small change, used a small can of crushed pineapple in place of the 'tidbits'. This is certainly a keeper, and will be makeing again, for sure. Only used two chops as there is only the two of us, but kept the sauce amount the same as for four chops. Saved the leftover sauce for later use.

4 Stars because the timing was off for me. After browning I cooked, covered, on a low simmer for about 40 mins until the pork chops were fork tender. I served them with Coconut Rice. It was a wonderful meal!

Sauce is great... I had very thick, boneless porkchops, so I decided to salt and pepper them, placed some sauce on a foil cheet, added sliced zuchini and squash with more sauce and then wrapped the foil to seal it, and am baking it for an hour at 375... I know it will be wonderful, I'm also making some Ramen noodles instead of rice, and steaming the rest of the two zuchs and squash... Can't wait!!! YUM

This was so good!!!! Everyone in my family loved it, and ate it up!! I will definitely be making this again!!

this was quick and easy, and it tasted great. a definite keeper

DELICIOUS!!! I wouldn't change a thing!

it wasn't "tropical" as the description suggest. the sauce would be great for bar-b-q pulled pork though! unfortunately that wasn't what i was in the mood for, and regretted not just grilling the chops with salt and pepper.

Great meal. Made according to recipe but added vegetables when pineapple was added.

delicious on basmati rice!!!!

Wonderful!!! I doubled the sauce (my family likes extra sauce) added 2 chopped carrots, 2 chopped celery sticks, and 1 red bell pepper added with about 10 min. left of simmering gave it an extra crunch; with a little more to feed extra people!!! Will make again!

Yum!!!

This was great. Thanks so much for the recipe.

My husband made this for dinner tonight. It was a nice change of pace for pork chops. He used more onions and cooked them a bit before hand since we used very thin, boneless chops that cook quickly. Great with rice. Nice and quick weekday meal with a twist.

We loved this recipe.

These turned out great - super simple to follow the directions. I doubled the sauce since my family loves extra to dip (and occasionally drown) their food. This will enter into our regular meal rotation. Thanks!

WAYYYY too much ketchup taste for me. It didn't taste "tropical" at all. The sauce tasted like something you'd slap on a hot dog. WILL NOT USE THIS RECIPE EVER AGAIN!!

I doubled the sauce to make sure to have enough to go over rice. While the sauce was tasty, I wasn't really blown away, and the chops weren't as tender as I thought they'd be, though I used center cut loin chops. Probably won't make again unless requested by a family member.

Very good! I made the full amount of sauce for two good-sized pork chops and I used a small 8 oz. can of pineapple tidbits. Instead of the water called for in the recipe, I used the pineapple juice from the can of tidbits. We thought the sauce had just the right amount of sweet and tang.

I followed the recipe the 2 times i made this. The only thing i changed this time is that i double the sauce. Everyone loved it, even my picky eater son!! Thanks for sharing!

This was excellent! Just the right amount of sweet and heat! Made extra for leftovers and they were still great days later!

I've fixed other sauces with similar ingredients and they were just ok...nothing special but this one was fabulous! I have no idea what made this one so much better. I followed the recipe with the exception of using pineapple juice instead of water and I doubled the sauce for the same amount of meat. I turned the heat down low and cooked for about an hour and fifteen minutes for thick boneless chops. They were tender enough to cut with a fork! My husband, who never gets excited about food, couldn't stop raving about it. This is definitely a keeper. Thanks so much for sharing Jeanette!

absolutely amazing. I used about 1/2 cup of pineapples and 1/2 cup of chopped onions, otherwise followed the recipe exactly.

Totally 5 stars for several reasons. Any recipe that is simple, easy on the budget, fast and delicious is a winner in my house. I used the boneless cuts and I would totally recommend doubling the sauce to put over the rice. Really good and fast and a great way to cook those borring old pork chops!

made this recipe as written and was extremely easy, but lacked flavor, hubby agreed. we decided not to add it to the recipe box. might try again then re rate it using pineapple juice instead of water.

I doubled the sauce and then halved it --marinated the chops in 1/2 of the sauce and grilled them. The other half of the sauce, I cooked down and used to put over them afterwards. I would recommend bone in chops everytime because otherwise they get to dry and tough. Great recipe -- not too sweet but still something different!

VERY tasty! I used the same ingredients, but added in yellow and red sweet peppers. I seared the pork on each side and then braised in the oven with the onion and peppers. Took the lid off, coated the pork in the sauce mixture and baked it a little bit longer until it was less of a sauce and more of a glaze. I paired it with "Asian Coconut Rice" from this site, and the taste was just phenomenal!

I made these last night, except I kept the Pineapple out, & they came out amazingg!! There were no leftovers after this meal! Great recipe!

This was very good! Both my daughter and I enjoyed it. Very easy to make.

Great, used oven approach , used pineapple juice vr. water

Possibly the best pork chops recipe I've ever made! Even my 2 and 4 year old loved it! (The 2 year old is going through a phaze of pickiness, so that says a lot!) I had to substitute cayenne pepper for chili powder, but it still turned out wonderful!

Had it on basmati rice, and it was great.

I really liked these, but I think next time I will omit the cayenne pepper. It was a bit too much heat for me.

This is my favorite recipe. I cut pork into strips. I double the sauce and use the other half to add at the end and over the rice. I am going to try to use the pineapple sauce as others suggested.

Tender and delicious- my nine year old loved it. Thanks for posting it.

This is an excellent dish. It has a great flavor and my husband said it was a restaurant quality dish. I just added half of a green bell pepper to it.

This is the BEST pork recipe EVER! I usually have most of the ingredients on hand (or something similar, like garlic salt instead of garlic). I hate ketchup so I use just a couple spoonfuls of ketchup and replace the rest with bbq sauce. I often add sugar snap peas or broccoli. This recipe also works pretty well with chicken. The day after I first tried this recipe I was still so pleased with the sauce that I cooked it up with some chicken nuggets for lunch!

Awesome recipe. Thanks for sharing.

This recipe was ok for most in the family, but a definite dislike from my husband (he doesn't like mustard, so that may be why). My toddler loved it though.

Husband really liked. i added a couple teaspoons of red pepper and probably only should have added one.

Excellent dish! I paired it with sugar snap peas!!

This was really good. I used super thin pork and cut them into strips. I also added some peppers and forgot the pineapples. I served it with rice.

oh my gosh. was looking for something new and easy to do with my boneless pork chops and i am very glad i found this recipe! i followed the recipe almost exactly except, like many others, i used the juice from the pineapple in place of the water. really good flavor, and it's refreshing to find a recipe and not have to go to the store to buy something for it! :) try it. try it try it try it. :)

I made the recipe the same except.... I braised the meat first on the stove top w/ olive oil, onion and garlic. Lined my pan w/ foil. Put chops in a baking dish. Mixed sauce, water,onion,garlic w/ 1-can tidbits "w/ juice" together, so it wouldn't be so tangy. Poured over chops covered and baked @ 400 for 1&1/2 hrs. served w/ mash potatoes. Delish!!

This is a wonderful recipe. My wife loved it.

This was the best pork chop I have ever made. Before it was always dried and tasteless, this time very moist and delicious! My two kids and husband loved it. Thanks for sharing!

I have made this 3 times already - it is a main recipe for us now. Sometimes I use pork tenderloin instead of chops. The sauce take a while to prepare - but it is worth it. I reccomend making the sauce ahead of time.

Perfect and very easy! Thanks for posting your family recipe!

Was very good! I used BBQ sauce in place of half of the ketchup and substituted tofu in place of 2 of the 4 pork chops. It gave the dish a bit more texture in my opinion. Other than that, I didn't change a thing and I have added to my favorites!

This is one of my family's most favorite recipes. We eat it on a regular basis. Great flavor and easy to make!

Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe! My husband and I really enjoyed it. I was sure to caramelize the chops really well before I added the sauce. I replaced the water with the pineapple juice from the canned tidbits. I checked for doneness after 10 minutes of simmering, and my chops were ready to eat! I was so happy to, because they were smelling yummy! I served over rice. Next time I will use fresh pineapple!

I cooked the pork on a lower heat for about an hour and it came out moist and tender. I didn't have any pineapple and I also substituted BBQ sauce for the soy sauce since that is what I had on hand and it was still great. Thanks for the great recipe!

UPDATE - I made this again tonight and made the following changes. I doubled the sauce ingredients and added an additional 2 Tbsp. brown sugar. I also added a yellow and red bell pepper to the chops when cooking. This made it incredible and made it much more rounded in flavor. Right before serving I removed the pork chops and thickened the sauce with a cornstarch/water mixture. Excellent! This was very good. I actually followed the recipe to the tee (a first for me) and the only changes I think I'll make next time is to double the sauce and replace the water with the juice from the pineapples. I might even try using crushed pineapple should I not have tidbits on hand.

I made this a week ago. It was delicious! The pork was juicy and tender, the pineapple the perfect touch. I served it over rice. I will definitely make this again, probably once a month.

A little too tangy but still very good

Loved these. Only thing I did not do was add the pineapple at the end, but that would only make them better. I used boneless center cut chops and DH and I were fighting over the last one.

Very tasty. I didn't have pineapple tidbits so I used pineapple chunks which, in my opinion didn't work as well. I will try this again.

I didn't actually taste this recipe as I'm a vegetarian but I cooked it for my carnivorous husband and kids and they all really enjoyed it. The recipe was easy to make and was something different to do with pork chops. I made the recipe exactly as submitted. I also cut the fat off the pork chops before cooking so that my sauce didn't end up greasy.

I serve this recipe for my family and everybody loves it..It is a keeper!

Very good, with a nice tangy flavor. I omitted things I didn't have on hand (onion or pineapple) and it was still very good. I will make this again!

This recipe is to die for! Loved it! I'm not a big pineapple fan when it comes to putting it on pizza, so I wasn't sure if I would like it. My husband is Jamaican, and absolutely LOVED this! If you like spice, with a little hint of sweetness, you have to try this. I changed up the recipe slightly by putting around 3tbs of pineapple in with the pork chops half way through cooking. I also doubled the recipe, and used jasmine rice. DELICIOUS!!!

Absolutely amazing.. I followed everything according to the recipe except that I added larger pinapple chunks and more of them. I love pinapple so this way I got to have a little with each bite!

I made this for dinner tonight and we all loved it!! I have 5 adults in my household and they said they wanted it again! The only thing I did different was I doubled the sauce and if I hadn't we may not have had enough for the rice and chops. Thank you for the new regular meal for us!

i wasn't bad but it wasn't great. The flavor was more tangy than expected. I was expecting sweet. Over all, for me and my family it was just okay.

This was very good. The sauce is quite strong but the pineapple sweetens it out perfectly. We had fresh pineapple in the house which I cut up. I know I used at least 1/2 of pineapple chunks. I love pineapple. I would make this again.

I thought this was excellent! I chopped the onion in bigger pieces, and had to use crushed pineapple because that was all I had on hand, and I used about twice as much of both the onion and pineapple than the recipe calls for. I will definitely make this a weekly dinner!

I've been making porkchops pretty much the same way for a few years now. Season, fry, done! lol. So of course I wanted to make something different. I'm so glad I came across this recipe. These porkschops were moist, tangy and simply delicious. Everyone loved it. I doubled up on the sauce, cut the chops into strips and added pineapple juice. I cant wait to make this again.

This was very good. The sauce was tangy and delicious. The canned tropical fruit I had on hand worked fine with the recipe. YUM!

This was very good, my husband and I both loved it. Like another reviewer, I used crushed pineapples because it was all I had and I also substituted the water for pineapple juice. The sauce was kind of thin and I didn't have time to thicken it, so, we ate it how it was, but it was still delicious. I didn't use cayenne pepper, onions, or onion salt, but the flavors were still great. I served it with boiled potatoes and put some of the sauce (before I added it to the chops) over the potatoes because we liked it so much. Next time I think I am going to try it in the crock pot and let the pork chops really soak up the sauce. Great recipe!

I made one serving but kept the sauce amount the same. I ended up adding a little more garlic powder and also some teriyaki sauce. Turned out great - nice and sweet and soury. Thanks, Babineau!

These were great. Based on the suggestions from others, I tripled the sauce. I also baked this dish instead of simmering on the stove. Chops turned out tender and moist. Big hit.

A keeper. I didn't have cayenne pepper, and it was delicious.

Nice and juicy, family was impressed! I used the whole can of pineapple and used the juice from that instead of water, perfection!

Takes a little while to cook, but relatively simple and tasty. Works with or without the pineapple.

Very good! A little too sweet for my taste, but that's an easy fix. Will make this again, thanks!

Made this tonight for my picky sister. She really enjoyed the dish. I did add extra pineapple as she really likes them. Other than that I changed nothing. This dish is definitely a keeper and is now in my cookbook. Thanks for sharing it with us.

This was everything I hoped it would be!! Thanks so much! Even my Brother-in-Law who swears he can't stand pork chops loved it!!! I will definitely be making it again!

will make again

just okay, would be better on thick boneless chops, not on bone in thin chops

So, so good! My boyfriend cleaned his plate. My changes: I added more pineapple and the juice. Also, I had thinner pork chops so less cooking time is needed. Only about 15 min.

Fantastic recipe! I was extremely hesitant to try this particular recipe (because ketchup on pork chops didn't seem right) .... but because of all of the reviews I thought why not? Very moist and my husband and I fought over the leftovers!

wow! Yummy

Fantastic!!!

very good pork chops. I think next time I will cut back on the mustard just a bit- otherwise a great dinner! Thank you

Enjoyed recipe. Next time will try pork steak which should be more tender. FRESH pineapple was excellent in the sauce.

This was excellent. I forgot the pineapple in the end but it was still really good