Pickle-Brined Pork Chops with Mushroom Escabeche and Smashed Potatoes

Name: Pickle-Brined Pork Chops with Mushroom Escabeche and Smashed Potatoes
Prep time: 1 d 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 d 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 d 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps canola oil; 4 servings Canola oil; 118 milliliters cream cheese, softened; 2 dried bay leaves; 118 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 118 milliliters half-and-half; 177 milliliters kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 Lemon peels from lemon, peeled with vegetable peeler; 2 lemons, zested and juiced; 340 grams hon shimeji mushrooms, cleaned and cut away from the root; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 bunch fresh parsley stems; 4 servings Freshly cracked black pepper; 2 Tbsps peppercorns; 4 bone-in 2-inch-thick double pork chops; 1 teaspoon red chili flakes; 1 large shallot, minced; 118 milliliters sherry vinegar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 680 grams Yukon gold potatoes

Pickle-Brined Pork Chops with Mushroom Escabeche and Smashed Potatoes is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 958 calories, 41g of protein, and 56g of fat. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, freshly cracked pepper, parsley stems, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine the salt, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaves, garlic, lemon peels and parsley with 3 quarts water in a large pot or bowl and whisk together.

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Lemon

Sugar

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Salt

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Add the pork chops, cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours, turning once halfway through. This may seem like a long time, but these are seriously big pork chops. Brining will make your pork so tender and flavor it throughout.

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Pork Chops

Pork

Place the potatoes in large pot and cover with salted cold water. The potatoes will soak up that salt like pasta and it will make a big difference in flavor. Cover and bring to a boil and cook until fork-tender, 20 to 30 minutes.

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Drain the potatoes, and return them to the same pot, allowing them to dry. Melt the butter with the half-and-half in a small saucepot over low heat.

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Potato

Butter

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Add to the potatoes along with the cream cheese and season with salt and pepper. Smash with a potato masher and set aside, keeping warm until ready to serve.

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Cream Cheese

Potato

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Heat the canola oil in a large saute pan over high heat.

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Canola Oil

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Add the mushrooms and saute until lightly browned in spots, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, remove from the heat and reserve.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Heat the olive oil in a small saucepot over medium heat and saute the garlic and shallots until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Shallot

Garlic

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Add the vinegar, sugar, chili flakes and lemon zest and juice. Bring to a simmer and then turn off the heat. Return the reserved mushrooms to the pot, toss to combine and absorb all of that flavor.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Lemon Zest

Mushrooms

Vinegar

Juice

Sugar

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Pot

Garnish with parsley.

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Parsley

For preparing the pork chops: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Pork Chops

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Heat a grill pan over high heat.

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Remove the chops from the brine and dry completely with paper towels.

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Brine

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Drizzle with canola oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Canola Oil

Place the chops on the grill and sear until browned, 5 to 6 minutes on each side.

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Transfer to a sheet tray and finish cooking in the oven until an internal temperature reaches 135 to 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes.

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