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Grilled Pork Chops with Saté Sauce

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Grilled Pork Chops with Saté SauceRomulo Yanes

Nutty and faintly sweet, our fast peanut sauce tops pork chops for an American take on the Southeast Asian specialty.

Cooks' note:

Pork can be grilled in a hot lightly oiled large (2-burner) ridged grill pan over medium-high heat, 5 to 7 minutes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
1/3 cup well-stirred canned unsweetened coconut milk
2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons roasted red-chile paste or red-curry paste (preferably Thai Kitchen)
1 1/2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
1 tablespoons chopped shallot
2 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
4 thin (1/3-inch) bone-in pork chops (1 1/2 pounds total)

Preparation

  1. Garnish:

    Step 1

    sliced cucumber; chopped peanuts; lime wedges

  2. Step 2

    Purée all ingredients except pork in a blender. Transfer to a small heavy saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring, over medium-low heat. Thin sauce if desired with 1 to 2 Tbsp water.

    Step 3

    Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas).

    Step 4

    Pat pork dry, then sprinkle all over with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.

    Step 5

    Oil grill rack, then grill pork, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until just cooked through, about 5 minutes total. Serve with sauce.

  3. Serve with:

    Step 6

    Perfect Steamed Rice or Cumin Herb Rice Pilaf

TagsSoutheast AsianAsianPork ChopPorkMeatPeanutNutCoconut MilkMainDinnerDairy FreeGluten FreeQuickEasyWeeknight MealsGrillingBlenderGourmet
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