Coffee-Crusted Pork Chops
"Real Grilling"
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1⁄4 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup low sodium beef broth
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- kosher salt
- fresh ground black pepper
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Rub
- 1 teaspoon finely ground dark-roasted ground coffee
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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Meat
- 4 boneless pork loin chops, about 1-inch thick
- extra virgin olive oil
directions
- Make the sauce: in a saucepan over med-high heat, melt the butter.
- Add in the onion; cook 3 minutes, until tender, stirring occasionally to prevent browning.
- Add in the garlic; cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- Remove pan from heat, carefully add in bourbon; then return pan to the heat (watch out—it might flame).
- Once the flame subsides, decrease heat to medium; add in the beef stock and cream; simmer until about 1/3 cup liquid remains, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally (times will vary depending on the diameter of your pan).
- Add in the thyme; season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Make the rub: in a small bowl, mix together all the rub ingredients.
- Let the chops stand at room temperature for 20-30 minutes before grilling.
- Lightly brush or spray both sides of the chops with oil and season evenly with the rub, pressing the spices into the meat.
- Grill over Direct Medium heat until barely pink in the center of the meat, 8-10 minutes, turning once.
- Remove from the grill and let rest 3-5 minutes.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and serve warm with the chops.
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Reviews
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Only used the rub portion of this recipe. I added more coffee (actually used fine ground espresso) because it didn't seem like enough rub for 2 chops, which was a slight mistake. Was pretty heavy on the coffee flavor, but still good. The original amount should be sufficient. Also decided that it really needed the sauce. Still a great flavor/recipe. -
AWESOME! I only used the rub portion of the recipe since that was what I was looking for. Next time I will try the sauce as well. We had a similar meal at a very fancy restaurant years ago and have been craving it since. This was just as good as the one we remembered. You made my DH night! Thanks for posting.
