Cuban cuisine is characterized by the taste of tropical juices, but
often it is less spicy than the food of its neighbors in the
Caribbean. The spices in my Cuban pork chops give this dish a
little extra kick, but are not overpowering.
Ingredients:
4 boneless pork loin chops (about 2 lbs. of meat)
3 tbsp. canola oil
2 cups orange juice (fresh squeezed if possible)
1/2 cup lime juice (fresh squeezed if possible)
1 cup fresh, diced tomato
3/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 cloves minced garlic
4 tsp. fresh, chopped parsley
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. Lawry's® seasoned pepper (or ground black pepper)
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. onion powder
1.5 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Instructions:
Set aside 1/2 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup white wine and two tbsp.
lime juice for later use. Take the orange juice, the lime juice and
the wine that you did NOT set aside, and mix in a bowl along with
the brown sugar. This is your marinade. Put the meat in a baking
dish. Pour in the marinade and cover, and allow the meat to
marinate in the refrigerator for about an hour, turning the meat
over once after the first 30 minutes. In a small bowl, thoroughly
mix the seasoned pepper, the garlic powder, the onion powder, the
ground cumin, the dried oregano and the kosher salt. This is your
spice rub. Take the meat out of the refrigerator, pat dry, lay on
some aluminum foil, and rub thoroughly on both sides using the
entire spice rub that you've mixed. In a large skillet, heat the
oil over high heat. Place the chops in the skillet and seer on one
side until brown. Flip the meat over and turn down the heat to
about medium or a little lower. Add the chopped onion and minced
garlic around the meat and sauté for several minutes. Add the 1/4
cup of orange juice, the 1/4 cup wine and the 2 tbsp. lime juice
that you set aside, and simmer until the meat is thoroughly cooked
and the liquid has begun to thicken and is somewhat reduced. Remove
chops and let stand on a platter covered with aluminum foil.
Continue to heat the liquid left in the skillet until it reduces a
bit more, then spoon on top of each chop. Place the diced tomato
evenly on top of the chops for garnish, and sprinkle with the
chopped parsley.
Copyright © 2007 Lee Griffith. All rights reserved.
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