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Chuletas

Ingredients

Pork Marinade

  • ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Large Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 4 or 5 pork chops

Sauce

  • 3 fresh Roma tomatoes diced
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 (or 2) jalapenos diced
  • 1 cup (8oz chicken stock low sodium)
  • ½ Tablespoon cilantro
  • ¼ teaspoon MSG (optional)
  • Ground cumin to taste (I’d guess I use ¼ maybe ½ teaspoon)
  • Salt to taste

Directions

Pork Marinade

  • Pound your 4/5 porkchops thinner
  • Take the 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns and crush them in a mortar and pestle
  • Add and grind until in a smooth paste
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 Large Garlic Cloves
    • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • Rub each of the pork chops with the paste on both sides
    • You can rest them overnight in the fridge for better flavor
  • Heat a large skillet over medium heat
  • Add porkchops to the pan cooking them thru (~3 minutes per side)
  • Remove porkchops from the pan and let rest off to the side while you make the sauce

Sauce

  • Dice (ensure separated)
    • 1 medium onion
    • 3 Roma tomatoes
    • 1 (or 2) Jalapenos
  • Add onion to the pan over medium heat and cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes
  • Add Jalapenos toss until onions turn translucent
  • Add tomatoes and a pinch of salt
  • Let cook until tomatoes start to char a bit (maybe 5 minutes)
  • Stir until tomatoes lose their consistency
  • Remove sauce from the pan and blend in a blender until smooth with ½ Tablespoon of Oregano
  • Add blended sauce back to the pan over low heat using the 1 cup of chicken stock and some water to rinse the blender
  • Add cumin to taste and MSG (see note about saltiness)
  • Add the cooked porkchops and let simmer on low heat for 30 minutes to an hour or until the sauce has reached a thickened consistency

Notes

  • Chicken stock is optional but highly recommended. If you do not use chicken stock I would use more salt in the beginning of making the sauce
  • You can make the sauce ahead of time
  • King Soopers has 5 porkchop packs for $5
  • After adding salt and you think it is still not salty enough consider adding an acid such as vinegar to bring out the flavor of the sauce more