Hickory-smoked Pork Chops with Bleu Cheese Mashed Potatoes and Caramelized Pears and Onion Straws |
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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 115 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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Ingredients:
2 cups milk |
rosemary sprigs |
1 tablespoon minced garlic |
hickory smoking chips |
salt and pepper |
3 medium pork chops |
garlic and bleu cheese mashed potatoes, recipe follows |
caramelized pears, recipe follows |
onion straws, recipe follows |
smoked baby portobello mushroom, recipe follows |
roasted red pepper, recipe follows |
Directions:
1. In a medium sized bowl, combine milk, rosemary, garlic and salt and pepper. Place each pork chop in the bowl and allow the meat to marinate for approximately 1/2 hour.
2. Over an open-flame grill, sear each side of the pork chops until black grill marks form.
3. Remove the meat from the grill. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat and place hickory smoking chips in the bottom of the pan. Cover the chips with a lid, which is slightly smaller than the pan, and then place each pork chop on top of the lid. This will allow the meat to smoke and become infused with the hickory flavor. Smoke the meat until it is fork tender. Serve with potatoes, pears and onion straws. Garnish with red pepper and mushroom strips.
4. A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
5. Yukon Gold, Garlic and Bleu Cheese Mashed Potatoes:
6. Yukon gold potatoes, approximately 2 pounds, cubed
7. 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
8. 1 cup milk
9. 1 cup chicken stock
10. Bleu cheese, to taste
11. Salt and pepper
12. In a large pot, add the potatoes. Cover with water and bring to a rolling boil. Boil the potatoes until they are soft. Drain the water from the pot and place the potatoes in a medium sized bowl. Add all of the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mash together until you reach the desired creaminess. Set aside.
13. Caramelized Pears:
14. 2 pears, sliced
15. 1 cup apple juice concentrate
16. 4 tablespoons butter
17. 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
18. 1 clove garlic, chopped
19. In a medium sized saute pan, combine all of the ingredients over medium heat and saute until the pears soften and the sauce thickens. Set aside.
20. Onion Straws:
21. 1/4 cup milk
22. Olive oil, 2 tablespoons
23. Salt and pepper
24. 1 Vidalia onion, sliced
25. All-purpose flour, for dredging
26. Vegetable oil, for frying
27. In a medium sized bowl, combine milk, oil, salt and pepper. Slice an onion into long strips and place them into the milk mixture. Shake off any excess liquid, and then dredge the onion strips in flour. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium sized saute pan. Place the dredged onions into the saute pan and cook until they are brown and slightly crispy. Set aside.
28. Roasted Red Pepper:
29. 1 red pepper, whole
30. Olive oil, for rubbing
31. Thoroughly clean the skin of the red bell pepper. Rub olive oil lightly over the entire surface of the skin. Place the whole pepper on an open flame and roast it until the skin is blackened. Remove the pepper from the flame and rub the charred skin with a towel. Once the skin is removed, slice the pepper into thin strips and serve with the pork chops.
32. Steamed Baby Portobello Mushroom:
33. 1 baby portobello mushroom, whole
34. 1 garlic clove, chopped
35. Olive oil, for rubbing
36. Salt and pepper
37. Thoroughly clean the skin of the baby mushroom. Rub the entire surface generously with garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste. Place the whole mushroom into a steamer and allow it to steam for approximately 20 minutes, or until tender. Remove the mushroom from the steamer and slice into strips. Serve with the pork chops.
38. Home Cook Recipe: A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchen have not tested this recipe and therefore cannot make representation as to the results.
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