Grilled Pork Chops with Cherry Port Sauce

This dish features marinated pork loin chops served with a complex sauce made from port wine, fresh cherries, and a habanero chile. The sauce is simmered with aromatics like thyme, garlic, and shallots, then thickened with butter and cornstarch for a luxurious finish. It offers a balance of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors that pairs perfectly with grilled meat.

Cooking Method: Boiling, Grilling, Stewing

Cuisine: Global

Courses: Main Courses

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 4

Calories: 430

Description

This dish features marinated pork loin chops served with a complex sauce made from port wine, fresh cherries, and a habanero chile. The sauce is simmered with aromatics like thyme, garlic, and shallots, then thickened with butter and cornstarch for a luxurious finish. It offers a balance of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors that pairs perfectly with grilled meat.

Directions

1
Combine the brown sugar, mustard, and soy sauce and mix well. Spread the mixture evenly over the pork chops and marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours.
2
Melt 1 ounce of butter in a non-reactive pan and sauté the carrot, celery, onion, ginger, thyme, shallots, garlic, bay leaf, and peppercorns until the onion turns golden brown.
3
Add the port wine, heat, and reduce until thick.
4
Add the cherries and the habanero and cook until all the juices are extracted from the cherries.
5
Add the stock, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
6
Remove from the heat and strain through a very fine sieve, pressing with a kitchen spoon to extract all the juices.
7
Return the strained liquid to a pan over low heat and whip in the remaining butter, 1 ounce at a time.
8
Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and add it to the sauce. Heat and stir until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
9
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Keep the sauce warm.
10
Grill the pork chops to desired doneness and serve with the sauce ladled over them.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4 servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 430kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 28g44%
Saturated Fat 15g75%
Cholesterol 116mg39%
Sodium 356mg15%
Total Carbohydrate 19g7%
Dietary Fiber 2g8%
Sugars 12g
Protein 32g64%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: pork chops, grilled, cherry sauce, port wine, habanero, dijon mustard, marinade, main course, international, simmered sauce, thyme, cornstarch, butter, stock

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