Sounds pretty fancy, huh? Here is a recipe that I made last Sunday night and it came from epicurious.com. I forgot we had guests coming over when I had planned the meal, so I just took one more package of pork chops out of the freezer that day. This recipe is good for just yourselves or guests. I make my Cilantro Rice with it and some roasted root veggies. Yum!
4 (3/4-inch-thick) loin pork chops, trimmed
For anise-seed rub:
1 tablespoon anise seeds
3/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil
For mango mojo:
1 mango, peeled and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
1 large garlic clove
1 tablespoon chopped fresh jalapeño (including seeds – I skipped this part)
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
Prepare grill.
Make mojo:
Purée mango, lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, and salt in a blender, then stir in cilantro.
Make rub:
Finely grind anise seeds and peppercorns in an electric coffee/spice grinder with salt and sugar. Transfer mixture to a small bowl and stir in oil.
Grill pork:
Brush both sides of pork with spice rub. Grill pork on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 2 minutes on each side. Move pork off to side of grill (not directly over coals; moderately low heat for gas grills) and cook pork, covered, turning once, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes more on each side. Transfer to a platter and let stand, loosely covered, 5 minutes.
Serve pork with mojo. I also like to mix the rice with the mojo…yummy!
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