Moroccan Style Pork chops

Short Recipe Name:

Moroccan Style Pork Chop

Prep Pan/Type:

Fry pan, sauce pan, 2 sheet trays, large zip-lock bag and mixing bowl

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Serving Dish:

12" Dinner plate

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Portion Size:

Serves 2

Theme:

Moroccan Cuisine

Cooking Time/Temp:

35 min/165 F

Full Recipe Name:

Moroccan Style Pork Chop with Fresh Herb Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Blanched Broccolini

INGREDIENTS

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EXTENDED QTY.

PREPARATION METHOD

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EQUIPMENT

Paprika

1 tsp.

Turmeric

1 tsp.

Cumin

1 tsp.

Cinnamon

1/2 tsp.

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, creating a marinade.

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Mixing bowl

Nutmeg

1/4 tsp.

Fresh Garlic (minced)

2 tsp.

White Pepper

1/2 tsp.

Lime Juice (freshly squeeze)

1 lime

Salt

1 tsp.

Olive Oil

1 oz.

Bone-in Pork Chops

2 12 0z.

Place the pork chops in a zip-lock bag, add the marinade. Place them in the fridge on the bottom shelf for at least 6hr. For better results let marinating overnight, up to 2 days.

Large zip-lock bag

Fingerling Potatoes

1 lbs.

Cut them in half. Pre-heat oven at 350 F.

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Sharped 6" chef knife

Fresh Rosemary

1 stem

Fresh Italian Parsley

5 leaves

Place the potatoes in a mixing bowl. Add olive oil, chopped parsley, chopped rosemary and salt & pepper. Mix all together, place them in a sheet pan and put them inside the oven. Baked at 340 F. for 15 min.

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Mixing bowl, sheet tray

Olive Oil

1/2 oz.

Marinated Pork Chops

2

Remove pork chops from zip-lock bag, discard bag. Place them in a plate and let them set outside for 5 min. In the meantime pre-heat fry pan (grill will be the best option if available) at med-hi temp. Add 2 Tbs. of oil in the pan and let it get hot. When you start seeing white smoke place the pork chops on the pan, lower the temp to med. sear for about 4 min each side. Then place them in a sheet pan and put them in the over under the potatoes. At this point potatoes should be half way through. Raise oven temperature to 365 F. and cook the pork chops for about 10 min.

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Fry pan, sheet tray

Remove potatoes form the oven, they should look golden brown and kind of shrunk. With a food thermometer check the pork chops, we are looking for 160 F. internal temp. Once they are done remove them and let them rest for 8 min. at room temp.

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Broccolini

1 bunch

In the sauce pan boil water with a pinch of salt. Add Broccolini in boiling water and blanch them for 1 min. immediately remove form water and place them on serving plate.

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Sauce pan

Serve pork chops, roasted potatoes and blanched Broccolini. Pour the remaining juices from the chops over the entire dish.

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