PORK CHOPS WITH PLUM SAUCE

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Your basic grilled pork chop with a plum & port wine sauce served over quinoa. I tend to cook just for myself, but you can scale this up easily. I like to use a tawny port since for the plum and black cherries in it but any good port should be fine.

Provided by Chef Grizzly

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 pork chops
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 fresh plums
1/2 cup port wine
2 teaspoons candied ginger, paste
1/2 cup quinoa
1 cup water
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Slice one plum into quarters, slice the other two into thin pieces.
  • Rinse the quinoa to remove any remaining bitter coating.
  • Brush the porkchops with olive oil and grill them. Sear each side with a.
  • very hot fire to seal in the juices then move then away from the fire to finish.
  • cooking.
  • While the chops are cooking put the plum, ginger, and port into a small heavy.
  • skillet. (I use a candied ginger paste, but you can use grated fresh ginger, or.
  • candided ginger that you mash with a little water to make a thick paste).
  • Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Stir every minute or.
  • so until the liquid is reduced by about 1/2.
  • Remove from heat.
  • While the chops and sauce are cooking, bring the water to boil in a small.
  • sauce pan.
  • Add quinoa, cover and reduce to a simmer.
  • When the water is gone (about 15 min usually), remove from heat.
  • Place 1/2 the quinoa on each plate.
  • If including pine nuts, sprinkle 1/2 on each plate over and around the.
  • quinoa.
  • Plate the chops on top of the quinoa & drizzle sauce over & around the chop.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 582.6, Fat 23.7, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 75, Sodium 83.9, Carbohydrate 48.7, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 14.4, Protein 28.9

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