Peach-Mustard Pork Chops

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » May 12, 2008 8:24 pm

4 (1 1/2-inch thick) pork chops
Safflower or corn oil, for brushing
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Peach-Mustard BBQ Sauce, recipe follows below

Prepare an outdoor grill with a high heat for both direct and indirect grilling. Position a drip pan under the grate on the cooler side of the grill.
Brush the pork chops on both sides with oil and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Set aside for 15 minutes.

Grill the chops over the heat until brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Move them to the cool side of the grill and brush with some of the Peach-Mustard BBQ Sauce. Cook the chops, covered, turning and basting with sauce every 5 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted crosswise into the chops registers 140 degrees F, about 15 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes.

To serve: Drizzle the chops with more sauce and serve.

Peach-Mustard BBQ Sauce
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons minced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 cup whole-grain mustard
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
3/4 cup peach jam or preserves
1 tablespoon bourbon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and boil until almost completely reduced and the mixture looks like wet sand, about 4 minutes. Whisk in both mustards and the jam or preserves. Simmer, whisking, until jam melts, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bourbon and salt.

The bourbon is stirred in at the end--uncooked--to give a genuine jolt to the sauce. This Southern blend goes great with pork but is also a good finisher for chicken, duck, or veal.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » May 12, 2008 8:27 pm

How are you possibly losing all that weight when you cook great stuff like this???

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » May 12, 2008 8:29 pm

It might be wonderful, but sounds awful

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » May 12, 2008 8:33 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:How are you possibly losing all that weight when you cook great stuff like this???

I work out and only eat like this on week-ends. Lunch is always salad, breakfast is Diet Dr. Pepper. during the week!

Post by **SMLCHNG** » May 12, 2008 8:35 pm

springparrot wrote:It might be wonderful, but sounds awful

I'm sorry, I have to agree.. but it's that fruit with meat thing I got going.

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » May 12, 2008 8:40 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:
springparrot wrote:It might be wonderful, but sounds awful
I'm sorry, I have to agree.. but it's that fruit with meat thing I got going.

To each his own!

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » May 12, 2008 8:41 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:
springparrot wrote:It might be wonderful, but sounds awful
I'm sorry, I have to agree.. but it's that fruit with meat thing I got going.

fruit and mustard???
ick

Post by **SMLCHNG** » May 12, 2008 8:46 pm

Joetown Parrothead wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:
springparrot wrote:It might be wonderful, but sounds awful
I'm sorry, I have to agree.. but it's that fruit with meat thing I got going.
To each his own!

Yep.

I just don't like sweet/salty and fruit/meat thing.. And I know I'm in the minority of most folks.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » May 12, 2008 8:50 pm

Sorry Molly and Penny, but it sounds delicious to me.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » May 12, 2008 8:51 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:Sorry Molly and Penny, but it sounds delicious to me.

No apologies, Jen!!

I know it does to a lot of folks..

Carolinadreamin' · Post by **Carolinadreamin'** » May 13, 2008 9:42 am

Wow! I've got to do this one too!

YUM!!!!!