This is a classic ultimate pan fried Cuban Stuffed pork chops recipe. After it’s marinated, it’s prepared and cooked fast in the frying pan or skillet. Also, this is part of our Cuban Cuisine, Pork, & Stove Top Recipes categories.

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PAN FRIED Cuban STUFFED Pork Chops Recipe

This pan fried STUFFED Cuban pork chop recipe is the expansion of the Caribbean pork chop easy cooking methods. It's rich in seasoned flavors for pork but has the added flavors of melted Swiss cheese and ham.

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Prep: 10

Cook: 15

Total: 25

Servings: servings

Calories: 682kcal

Author: Jeff Baygents

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Ingredients

2 lbs boneless pork chops (cutlets) pounded thin or, if thick, butterflied & then pounded
4 slices Swiss cheese 1st Layer: deli square slices
4 slices Swiss cheese 2nd Layer: deli square slices
4 slices thin deli ham 1st Layer
4 slices thin deli ham 2nd Layer
2 each dill pickle spear sliced thinly lengthwise; or substitute hamburger dill chips
1½ cup Cuban Pork Marinade
1¼ cup Cuban Pork Sauce

Pork Chops Coating

4 Tbsp olive oil for coating pork chops
½ tsp salt for coating pork chops
½ tsp Ground Black Pepper for coating pork chops

Instructions

If pork chops are real thick, optionally split them open on their edge with a butterfly cut.
2 lbs boneless pork chops (cutlets)
Then, whether split or not, use a meat tenderizer hammer to pound them thin.
Add them into a food storage bag or small bowl or Cuban pork marinade. Allow toe marinade in fridge for 2-24 hours.
1½ cup Cuban Pork Marinade
Remove pork chops from marinade and lay out on work area.
Tear up to 1 full slice of Swiss cheese and add to across each half side of a pork chop.
4 slices Swiss cheese
Tear up to 1 full slice of thin deli ham and add on top of the cheese layer.
4 slices thin deli ham
Add a layer of thinly slice pickle spear across the deli ham layer. Can optionally use any type of dill pickle chips or dill relish.
2 each dill pickle spear
Repeat another layer of Swiss cheese, followed by another layer of deli ham.
4 slices Swiss cheese, 4 slices thin deli ham
Fold the empty pork chop half side over on top of the layered half. Press down somewhat firmly to lock it all together.
Lightly coat the complete exterior of each layered pork chop with the mixture of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
4 Tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
Preheat a skillet on low heat.
Pan fry (uncovered) each layered pork chop on the first side for about 4-6 minutes and then about 6-9 minutes (uncovered) on the other side.
When done to at least 160 °F, remove from heat. When served on each plate, pour some of the Cuban pork mojo sauce all across the pork chops. Use any remaining sauce for dipping, if desired.
1¼ cup Cuban Pork Sauce

Notes

Nutrition Note: The marinade and sauce are not used in the nutritional values calculations.

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SOURCE: DarnGoodRecipes.com™

Ingredients of Pan Fried Cuban Stuffed Pork Chops

Pork Chops or Pork Cutlets (boneless)
Cuban Pork Marinade
Cuban Pork Sauce

How To Make Fried Stuffed Cuban Pork Chops on the Stovetop

1. Pound the Meat

Here, you’ll pound the meat using a meat tenderizing pounder. The idea is to make it thinner, which also tenderizes it immensely.

pound meat thin for making pan fried cuban stuffed pork chops recipe — Pound meat thin for making pan fried Cuban stuffed pork chops recipe

2. Marinate the Meat

On this step, you’ll put the meat into a Cuban pork marinade for 2-24 hours in the fridge.

refrigerating marinating pan fried cuban stuff pork chops — Refrigerating marinating pan fried Cuban stuff pork chops

3. Layer the Meat

For layering, you’ll remove the meat from the marinade and lay it out on a work surface. Then, on just one half the side, you’ll layer it with Swiss cheese, a deli ham slice, some skinny pickle slices (or hamburger dill chips), another Swiss cheese slice, and a final 2nd deli ham slice. Then, you fold the unlayered side over to cover the layers, like a sandwich.

layering pan fried cuban stuffed pork chops — Layering pan fried Cuban stuffed pork chops

4. Apply Oil and Seasoning

Now, on the exterior (both sides), you’ll brush the stuffed pork chops with a mixture of some olive oil and salt and pepper.

5. Cook on the Stovetop

Quite simply, you then cook both sides of each fully layered pork chop. When done, it’s ready to serve.

finishing pan fried cuban stuffed pork chops — Finishing pan fried Cuban stuffed pork chops

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Conclusion

Now you’ve seen how easy it is to make a Cuban stuffed pork chops recipe. Also, you’ve learned that it’s just a matter of marinating a pounded, thinned, boneless pork chop, marinating it, and layering it like a sandwich. Those layers are Swiss cheese a deli ham slices. With that said, it’s finished after fully cooking both side in a frying pan or skillet.

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