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Mojo Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa - Food Gypsy

Mojo Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa, A Hint of Cuba


  • Author: Cori Horton
  • Total Time: 2 hours 5 mins
  • Yield: Serves 4

Description

Packed with bright citrus flavour, Caribbean spice and finished with a kick of fresh fruit.  Mojo Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa; fresh summer fun with a hint of Cuban cuisine.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 bone in, thick-cut pork chops
  • 1 cup plus 1/4 cup orange juice, divided
  • 1/2 cup plus 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, divided
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 4 pork chops, bone-in, thick cut
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced fine
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 5 green onions, chopped fine
  • ***Pineapple Salsa***
  • 2 cups fresh pineapple, diced
  • 2 medium tomatoes, seeded & diced
  • 1/4 cup purple onion, diced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped fine
  • 1 jalapeno pepper (seeds and all), diced
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. ***Mojo Pork*** In a zip-and-seal bag combine 1 cup orange juice, a 1/2 cup of lime juice, the apple cider vinegar along with your pork chops. Seal, removing as much air as possible and marinate in the fridge for one to one and a half hours.
  2. Combine dry spices in a small bowl, mix well and reserve. Remove chops from marinade, pat dry with paper towel and rub with dry spice mix (discard marinade).
  3. Heat a large sauté pan over high heat, when hot add your oil to coat, then add chops to sear on one side – being careful not to burn the spices. Flip chop and reduce heat to medium-low. Add red onions and sauté a minute for two, then add garlic and cook until garlic begins to brown. Add remaining orange & lime juice and white wine and simmer.
  4. By now your chops should be cooked through, so remove them to a plate and reserve warm. Add tomatoes and green onion to sauce as it continues to reduce. Once sauce is reduced by about half, pour over chops and serve.
  5. ***Pineapple Salsa*** While chops marinade, prep your pineapple salsa and reserve until needed. Cut all fruit, herbs and vegetables to approximately the same size. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl and allow to stand at room temperature for about an hour for flavors to blend & marinade.
  • Prep Time: 90 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Category: Main
  • Cuisine: Cuban Inspired