Tequila Pork Chops

Name: Tequila Pork Chops
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams 1/4 cup butter or margarine; 2 teaspoons minced fresh jalapeño chilies; 1 teaspoons cumin seed; 59 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced; 4 servings Salt and ground white pepper; 2 Tbsps lime juice; 4 center-cut loin pork chops (each about 3/4 in. thick); 118 milliliters tequila

Tequila Pork Chops might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 387 calories, 29g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, jalapeño chilies, lime juice, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert.

Instructions

Trim and discard fat from chops. Wipe chops with a damp towel, then press cumin seed equally onto wide sides of each piece.

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Cumin Seeds

Place a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat. When hot, add 1 teaspoon butter, tilting to coat pan.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add chops; brown well on each side, about 6 minutes total. Stir in garlic.

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Garlic

Remove pan from heat (away from a vent, fan, or inflammables). Stir broth, tequila, and lime juice into pan. Set over high heat. When liquids boil, reduce heat and simmer until meat is no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 4 minutes.

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Lime Juice