Photo: Alton Brown's Molasses-and-Coffee Pork Chops Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 6 ounces molasses, by weight (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 6 to 8 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 6-to-8-ounce bone-in pork chops (1 inch thick)
Directions
Combine the coffee, molasses, vinegar, mustard, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, the ginger, thyme and pork chops in a 1-gallon zip-top bag; seal and shake to combine. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Preheat a grill to medium-high. Remove the pork from the bag. Pour the marinade into a saucepan; boil gently over medium-high heat, stirring, until reduced to 1/2 cup, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the thyme stems.
Grill the pork chops for 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until they reach an internal temperature of 145. Let rest for 5 minutes; serve with the glaze.
Photograph by Kate Mathis
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By darwinsm1_68905
Pensacola, FL
on March 28, 2013
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Very good!
By ckhester_6786703
Shell Knob, MO
on March 14, 2013
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I made these pork chops tonight, and I was surprised. Alton's recipes are usually SO good, but I was really disappointed in these.
Really bland and not that tender. I followed the recipe to the T and even used espresso pwdr with the left over coffee from breakfast to make it a little stronger. These chops were in desperate need of worchestershire or some other spice. I didn't find that the marinade made them tender at all. Sorry Alton, but I tried. I even dbl-checked the recipe to make sure I didn't leave something out. Not sure what went wrong.
By trentbull
Columbia, MD
on March 09, 2013
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My family loved this however some thought it needed a little something to give it more "kick" that would temper a bit of the sweetness from the molasses.
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