Black Barbecue Pork Chops with Thumbelina Carrots
The recipe Black Barbecue Pork Chops with Thumbelina Carrots could satisfy your American craving in roughly 45 minutes. One serving contains 516 calories, 32g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It works well as a main course. It is perfect for Father's Day. If you have korean bean paste, raisins, ketchup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground allspice you could follow this main course with the Allspice Angel Food Cakes With Pineapple Curd And Oven-dried Pi as a dessert.
Instructions
Heat butter and olive oil in a 4-to 5-quart pot over medium-low heat until foam subsides. Cook onion, chopped garlic, jalapeño, and raisins, covered, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to brown, 7 to 9 minutes.
Add bourbon (use caution; alcohol may ignite) and boil, scraping up any brown bits, until most of liquid has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in coffee, then boil until most of liquid has evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with cola.
Add ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, black bean paste, and chocolate and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
Add spices and 1 teaspoon pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until very thick, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool 15 minutes. Purée sauce in a blender with remaining 2 garlic cloves, lime juice, and sesame oil until smooth and thick.
Rub 6 tablespoons sauce all over pork chops and marinate, chilled, in a large shallow baking dish at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Rub off excess marinade from chops with a paper towel.
Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then brown chops in 2 batches, turning once, about 2 minutes total.
Transfer to a 4-sided sheet pan (reserve skillet) and roast chops in oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 148 to 150ºF for juicy pink meat, 20 to 25 minutes.
Transfer to a cutting board and let rest while cooking carrots.
Melt butter in reserved skillet over medium heat, then cook carrots, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
Add vermouth and lemon juice and cook, covered, 2 minutes. Uncover and simmer until most of liquid has evaporated and carrots are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with kosher salt and pepper. Halve carrots lengthwise, then return to pan and keep warm.
Serve pork chops with carrots and remaining sauce on the side.
•Pork chops can be marinated up to 5 hours.•Barbecue sauce keeps chilled, 1 month.