Tamarind-glazed Pork Chops With Mole Cream Recipe

Tamarind-glazed Pork Chops With Mole Cream Recipe

Yield: 4 servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
1/2: Shelled pumpkin seeds,
1/4: Shelled pistachio nuts,
1/4 cup: Roasted pine nuts,
3 tbsp: Tamarind paste,
1/4 cup: Roasted, peeled, and chopped
Poblano pepper,
1 tsp: Chili powder,
1 tsp: Ground cumin,
1/2 tsp: Salt,
4 tbsp: Dark cane or corn syrup,
1 tsp: Distilled white vinegar,
1 cup: Olive oil,
1/2 cup: Chicken stock,
1/2 cup: Heavy cream,
1 Clove: garlic chopped,
3 tbsp: Dark molasses,
2 tbsp: Ketchup,
2 tbsp: Water,
Fresh black pepper,
Essence,
2 tbsp: Olive oil,
4: Double cut pork chops, (about
14 ounce: Each),
4: Sweet potatoes, peeled and
Roasted, keep warm

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a food processor, combine the
seeds, nuts, 1 tablespoon tamarind paste, roasted pepper, chili
powder, cumin, salt , 1 tablespoon dark cane syrup, vinegar and olive
oil. Puree until creamy, stopping once to scrape the sides of the
bowl. Turn the sauce into a saucepan. Whisk in the chicken stock and
cream. Bring the sauce up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for
2 minutes. Remove from the heat and keep warm. Makes about 2-2 1/2
cups.

In a food processor, puree the remaining tamarind paste, garlic,
remaining cane syrup, molasses, ketchup, water, pepper, and 1
tablespoon Essence. Puree until pasty. Makes 3/4 cup. Season each
chop with Essence. In a large saut


pan, heat the 2 tablespoons olive
oil. When the oil is hot, add the chops and sear for 5 minutes on
each side and 2 minutes on the fat edge. Place the pan in the oven
and roast the chops about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow
to rest for 5 minutes. To assemble, spoon the sweet potatoes in the
center of each plate. Lay each chop in the center of the potatoes.
Spoon the mole sauce over each chop. Drizzle tamarind paste over
each chop.


Source from luhu.jp