Pork Chops with Thai Peanut Sauce

By rachelhowden11 on May 25, 2014

We had some pork chops ready to cook in the fridge and Mark claimed that he wanted something with peanut sauce for dinner. I thought it might taste strange but these were definitely delicious! I added some peppers on top to give it a bit more color. I like this peanut sauce as a topping for pasta or to put on chicken or as a dipping sauce as well. We usually make extra peanut sauce to have a bit leftover. You can cook the chops any way you like but I’ll type my preferred method below.

Ingredients:

Pork Chops

• 2-4 pork chops
• oil
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• parsley, roughly chopped
• green onions, chopped

Thai Peanut Sauce

• one 13.5 oz can of full-fat, unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 oz (approximately ¼ cup) of Thai red curry paste
• ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ tablespoon salt
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup water

 

Directions:

Pork chops

• Preheat the oven to 400 F
• Heat a bit of oil in a cast iron pan over high heat
• Season both sides of the pork chops liberally with salt, pepper, and garlic powder
• Insert an oven thermometer (the kind where the cord goes into the oven and the meter sits outside) into the side of one of the chops
• Put the pork chops in the hot pan and sear for 3 minutes.
• Flip the pork chops over and place the whole pan directly in the oven. Cook until the meat thermometer reads 145 F
• Take the pork chops out and place on a plate to rest for 5 min.
• Drizzle with Peanut sauce, parsley, green onions, and chopped red bell pepper

Thai Peanut Sauce

• Put everything into a medium heavy-bottomed pot and bring to a very gentle boil over medium heat, whisking constantly.
• Let the mixture simmer for 3-5 minutes over low heat; be careful not to let the mixture scorch at the bottom of the pot.
• Take the pot off the heat, let the sauce cool down to room temperature (or slightly warmer).
• You can store leftovers in the fridge for later.

Peanut sauce recipe from She Simmers

Categories: Food, Main Dish