ROAST PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD-SEED CRUST

Roast Pork Chops With Mustard-Seed Crust image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
2 tablespoons black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 shallots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1 5-pound rack of pork chops, trimmed of excess fat
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In the container of a blender, combine the yellow mustard seeds, black mustard seeds, sugar, olive oil, shallots, vinegar and 1 teaspoon of salt. Blend until the mixture forms a fairly smooth paste. Set aside.
Sprinkle the rack of chops with salt and pepper and place it on a rack in a roasting pan. Using your hands, thoroughly cover the meat with the paste. Transfer to the oven and roast for 15 minutes. Lower the heat to 375 degrees. Continue to roast until the pork is just very lightly pink when pierced with a knife at the thickest part of a center chop, about 1 hour. Serve with mango-and-mustard chutney (see recipe).

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 725, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 80 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 525 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams