Jalapeño-Basil Pork Chops
Jalapeño-Basil Pork Chops is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 398 calories, 29g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pork loin chops, basil, jalapeño pepper jelly, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 23 minutes.
Instructions
Cook first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until pepper jelly melts.
Remove from heat, and let mixture cool completely.
Pour 3/4 cup pepper jelly mixture into a large zip-top plastic freezer bag, reserving remaining mixture; add pork chops, turning to coat. Seal and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes, turning pork chops occasionally.
Remove chops from marinade, discarding marinade.
Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350 to 40
3 to 4 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 16
Serve with remaining pepper jelly mixture.
Jalapeo-Basil Chicken: Substitute 4 skinned and boned chicken breasts for pork chops. Prepare pepper jelly mixture, and marinate chicken as directed. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350 to 40
4 minutes on each side or until done.
Serve with remaining pepper jelly mixture.
Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling are my top picks for Pork Chops. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. One wine you could try is Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 20 dollars.
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Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay
The 2014 Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, is typical for the variety with aromas of apples, white peaches and citrus. With longer time in the glass nuanced aromas of nutmeg, slight toast and vanilla come to play along with suggestion of pineapple and ripe Meyer lemons. The mouth feel is crisp and restrained with clear minerality and purity of fruit. Rich, elegant and beautifully balanced.