SWEET AND SPICY HONEY GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH ASPARAGUS BELL PEPPER AND ZUCCHINI STIR FRY

SWEET AND SPICY HONEY GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH ASPARAGUS BELL PEPPER AND ZUCCHINI STIR FRY image

Categories Beef

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 large jalapeno chilies stemmed
2 large garlic cloves peeled
7 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup soy sauce'2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon oriental seasme oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
4 7 to 8 ounce pork chops about 1/2 inch thick
10 asparagus spears trimmed cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
3 large garlic cloves minced
1 medium zucchinni halved lenghtwise cut crosswise into 1/4 thick diagonal slices
1 yellow summer squash halved lenghtwise cut crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices
1 small red bell pepper seeded cut into strips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chiliies and 2 garlic cloves in small baking dish. Sppon 1 tablespoon olive oil over run to coat. Roast until chilies and garlic are very soft turning once about 40 minutes. Cool. Puree mixture in processor. Whisk puree 4 tablespoons olive oil soy sauce dijon mustard honey oriental seasme oil rosemary and lemon peel in medium bowl to blend. Place pork chops in 13 by 9 by 2 inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade over pork chops and run to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour turning occasionally. Cook asparagus in medium pot of boiling slated water until crisp and tender about 1 minute drain transfer asparagus to bowl of ice water to cool drain. Prepare barbecue medium high heat or preheat broiler. Remove pork chops from marinade. Sprinkle with slat and pepper and grill or broil pork chops until no longer pink in center about 5 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to platter. Tent with foil to keep warm while preparing vegetables. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat add minced garlic suate until golden about 1 minute. Add zucchini yellow squash and red bell pepper same until vegetables are crisp tender about 2 minutes. add asparagus saute until heated through about 1 minute longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange vegetables around pork and serve.