Pork Chops with Tamarind and Ginger
Pork Chops with Tamarind and Ginger

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pork chops with tamarind and ginger using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pork Chops with Tamarind and Ginger:
  1. Get 3 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
  2. Take 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate (or extract), or use lime juice
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp sambal oelek or other chili paste
  4. Take 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  5. Make ready 2 tsp kosher salt, more as needed
  6. Get 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  7. Prepare 1 tsp fish sauce
  8. Prepare 1 tsp ground turmeric
  9. Prepare 2 bone-in pork chops, 1 1/2 inches thick (2 pounds total)
  10. Take 2 tbsp coconut oil, grapeseed oil or safflower oil
  11. Make ready Scallions, thinly sliced
  12. Prepare Lime wedges for serving
Instructions to make Pork Chops with Tamarind and Ginger:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Transfer pan to oven and cook to desired doneness. About 8 minutes for lightly pink on the inside (135 degrees).
  4. Transfer chops to a plate or cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
  5. Slice the meat off the bone and serve slices coated with pan drippings, scallions and lime wedges.

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