Sugar spiced pork chops with chipotle pumpkin sauce
Sugar spiced pork chops with chipotle pumpkin sauce recipe in the pork category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4, 1 inch thick, boneless pork chops
- 1 cup canned solid pack pumpkin
- 1 chipotle pepper, snipped into tiny pieces
- 1, 8 ounces, jar salsa
- 1/4 cup shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Recipe method:
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine pumpkin, chipotle pepper, salsa, Parmesan and nutmeg.
- Cook until the mixture almost boils, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat to low. Cook 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle evenly over pork chops. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, or until done, turning occasionally.
- To serve, spoon a generous 1/3 cup of the pumpkin mixture over the bottom of each of four serving plates.
- Place pork chops on top of mixture. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and cilantro.
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