Smoky Pan-Grilled Pork Chops
Smoky Pan-Grilled Pork Chops is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly main course. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 194 calories, 25g of protein, and 8g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of paprika, brown sugar, cumin seeds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.
Instructions
Cook cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium heat 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring frequently.
Place in a clean coffee grinder or blender; process until ground.
Combine ground cumin, sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper; rub evenly over pork.
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done.
Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling
Pork Chops works really well with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. 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. You could try Antica Chardonnay (Mountain Select). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 29 dollars per bottle.
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Antica Chardonnay (Mountain Select)
The 2017 Chardonnay is vibrant and rich with enticing aromas that lead to a firm core of pear, apple and apricot flavors shaded by lightly-spiced oak. On the palate, the wine offers layer upon layer of lingering flavors. The wine highlights varietal purity with elegance and freshness on the palate.The Chardonnay was picked from 4 to 31-year-old vinesfrom select portions of nine vineyard blocks, which areplanted at an elevation of 1,413-1,494 feet. This year’s selection comprised of 10 Chardonnay clones—nine Burgundian and the acclaimed Heritage Weimer Selection—that together create the complexity in aromatics andflavors we seek for our Mountain Select Chardonnay.