Alton Brown's Molasses-and-Coffee Pork Chops

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Very good!

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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.

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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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I made this last week by the recipe and loved it. Yesterday I didn't have time to marinate and new I would be home late and hungry. I took out some country pork ribs and browned them on all sides. Then I doubled everything else and put it all in the slow cooker and cooked on low for 7 hours. I served it over brown rice with roasted carrots, It was delicious.

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This was a total hit at a BBQ last night. Everyone raved. The one thing that I did change out was the substitution of fresh ginger for the ground ginger in the marinade. I did marinade overnight which I think made a huge difference in the outcome. This going in the family rotation. I'll tray it on a pork tenderloin as well for a larger dinner party sometime.

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I LOVE Alton Brown!! This has got to be the all time champion recipe of the century. For the sauce I added some salt and pepper, plus a knob of butter and a few red pepper flakes. Reduced nicely this gravy complements the chops and propels them into another dimension. This was my first attempt -skeptical at first; using molasses and coffee to cook meat. - success!!! Thanks AB.

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I am always looking for new and different recipes to try. I found this recipe over 2 years ago. I have tried it on different meats, pork chops, chicken, steaks, chicken livers, rabbit, squirrel, and deer, it is fantastic on all and my kids (10 and 12 LOVE it!!! I have made it for friends and family and I ALWAYS get rave reviews. This has been and will always be a KEEPER in my book!!!

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Delicious! I ended up using it on a loin instead of chops- the taste was wonderful, nice, flavorful and moist. We've remade it a few times and it always turns out well.

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It was raining, so I cooked it in a skillet on medium heat. I also couldn't find bone-in chops, so I used center cut pork chops and marinated them for 2 hours. The marinade looked like it burned immediately on the chops and I worried that it would taste completely burnt by the time the chops came to temp. It surprisingly tasted pretty damn good. It was just barely bitter (I used my regular leftover coffee...1 tbs coffee to 1 cup water, which added a nice complexity and depth. It reminded me a bit of teriyaki sauce, though not near as sweet. That's probably why I prefer this. My husband (very picky eater said "It's alright", which translates to "It's edible. I won't ask for it but I'll clear my plate if you make it".

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These are delicious! My family absolutely loved them. I didn't use the sauce as I overlooked that part and they were so good!