Bone-In Pork Chop with Alabama-Style BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 8 oz Green Beans
• 1 Granny Smith Apple
• 2 Bone-in Pork Chops
• 3 Tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tsp. Sugar
• 8 oz Slaw Mix
• 1 ⅞ oz Mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. Dijon Mustard
• ½ tsp. Cracked Black Pepper
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper

Instructions

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   Cook Within: Impress your diners (and yourself) by getting pro-looking crosshatch marks on grilled meats. Imagine your grill is a clock and place meat on grill so tip points at 10 o’clock. After 2-3 minutes, rotate so tip points at 2, and cook another 2-3 minutes. Repeat on second side. This enhances presentation, allows meat to cook evenly, and gets great char flavor. You could do as some restaurants in northern Alabama (whence this sauce comes) and brush white BBQ sauce onto pork just before removing from grill. This creamy, tangy sauce is not only delicious on pork chops, but a great accompaniment to chicken, beef,

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   Prepare the Ingredients: Trim ends off green beans. Core apple and cut into ¼” slices. Stack slices and cut into matchsticks (juli- enne). Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season with a ¼ tsp. of salt and a pinch of pepper.

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   Make the White BBQ Sauce: While pork chops grill, mix together mayonnaise, remaining apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, cracked black pepper (to taste), and 2 Tbsp. water sistency of a thick salad dressing. If desired, add 1 tsp. water at a time to thin consistency.

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   Make the Slaw: Whisk together 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar, sugar, apple, and season with a ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper. Toss to coat and set aside.

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   Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a medium pan over medi-: um-high heat. Add green beans and cook 3-4 min- utes, or until lightly charred and tender. Season with a ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper.

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   Cook the Pork Chops: Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill over medium-high pork chops with 1 tsp. olive oil and grill 4-5 minutes per side, or until pork reaches a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees. Set aside to rest for 5

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   Plate the Dish: Place a serving of slaw and green beans on a plate. Pool white BBQ sauce in front and serve pork chop recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts vinegar is used twice in this recipe. 2 Tbsp. helps form dressing for slaw and the remaining goes in the BBQ • Be sure to use cracked black pepper to taste when making white BBQ sauce. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time