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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pork chops with tamarind and ginger using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pork Chops with Tamarind and Ginger:
- Prepare 3 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
- Make ready 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate (or extract), or use lime juice
- Get 1 tbsp sambal oelek or other chili paste
- Get 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
- Prepare 2 tsp kosher salt, more as needed
- Get 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Take 1 tsp fish sauce
- Get 1 tsp ground turmeric
- Prepare 2 bone-in pork chops, 1 1/2 inches thick (2 pounds total)
- Prepare 2 tbsp coconut oil, grapeseed oil or safflower oil
- Prepare Scallions, thinly sliced
- Make ready Lime wedges for serving
Instructions to make Pork Chops with Tamarind and Ginger:
- In a large bowl, combine garlic, tamarind, sambal oelek, ginger, salt, cumin, fish sauce and turmeric. Rub mixture evenly over pork, and let marinate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Scrape the marinade off the pork, reserving it (there will be a tablespoon or two), then place chops in pan and sear on one side until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Use tongs to hold pork chops vertically to sear the fat on the edges, another 2 to 3 minutes. Flip pork so browned side is on top and add reserved marinade to pan, stirring it into the drippings.
- Transfer pan to oven and cook to desired doneness. About 8 minutes for lightly pink on the inside (135 degrees).
- Transfer chops to a plate or cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Slice the meat off the bone and serve slices coated with pan drippings, scallions and lime wedges.
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