Mojito Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 1 Lime
• 4 oz Mandarin Oranges in Juice
• 2 Mint Sprigs
• 1 Shallot
• 2 Bone-in Pork Chops
• 1 Tbsp. Mojito Lime Seasoning
• ½ oz Honey
• 3 oz Baby Arugula
• ½ oz Slivered Almonds
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper
• Zest lime, halve, and juice. Drain mandarin oranges
• and reserve juice. Stem and coarsely chop mint. Peel
• and halve shallot. Slice into thin strips. Rinse pork
• chops, pat dry, and season both sides with mojito
• seasoning and a pinch of pepper.

Instructions

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   Cooking Spray: Wire-Mesh Strainer

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   Cook Within: Bone-in pork chops have a tendency to curl or “cup” when pan-seared. To prevent this, use a sharp knife to slice very shallow cuts spaced 2” apart into the outer edge of fat on pork chops Keep an eye on chops when searing. Mojito seasoning blend contains sugar, which caramelizes While mojito cocktails have recently resurged in popularity, they actually date back to the 1500s when Sir Francis Drake invaded Cuba. The invasion wasn’t a success, but a cocktail of rum, mint, and sugar invented by a Drake associate

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   Prepare the Ingredients: Zest lime, halve, and juice. Drain mandarin oranges and reserve juice. Stem and coarsely chop mint. Peel and halve shallot. Slice into thin strips. Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season both sides with mojito seasoning and a pinch of pepper.

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   Finish the Pork Chops: chops reach a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees, 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes. While pork chops bake, make salad.

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   Make the Dressing: Combine honey, mint (reserve a pinch for garnish), 2 Tbsp. reserved orange juice, 4 tsp. lime juice, 2 tsp. lime zest, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, ½ tsp. salt, and a thoroughly. Reserve 2 Tbsp. dressing for pork chops. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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   Toss the Salad: In bowl containing dressing, add arugula, mandarin oranges, and shallots (to taste). Toss to coat ingredi- ents with dressing.

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   Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a medium pan over medium: heat. Place pork chops in hot pan and cook until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer chops wipe pan clean. Pork chops will finish cooking later.

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   Plate the Dish: Place a serving of salad on a plate and garnish with slivered almonds. Nestle pork chop against salad and garnish with reserved mint and reserved dressing. 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 Most goes in salad dressing, and a pinch garnishes dish. twice. Most dresses in salad, and 2 Tbsp. garnishes pork slightly assertive onion-garlic flavor when used raw. Use to taste when adding to salad. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time