Molasses Coffee Marinated Pork Chops

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Pantry Raid X: Dark Side of the Cane

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 8 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 8 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2009
1 cup cool strong coffee
6 ounces molasses, by weight
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
6 to 8 sprigs fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 (6 to 8-ounce) bone-in, 1-inch thick pork chops

Directions

Place all of the ingredients into a 1-gallon zip top bag, seal, and shake to combine. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Remove the pork chops from the marinade. Transfer the marinade to a small saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-high, and boil gently, stirring often, until reduced to about 1/2 cup liquid, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the thyme stems after the glaze has reduced. Meanwhile, grill pork chops 3 to 4 minutes per side or until they reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. Allow the pork chops to rest 4 to 5 minutes before serving with the glaze.

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recipe Molasses Coffee Marinated Pork Chops
Jeremy Town Creek, AL 09-23-2009
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WOW....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My wife and I are amateurs in the kitchen, but we felt proud after trying these pork chops. I had seen this recipe on Good... Eats and thought it would be interesting, and I'm glad I tried it. Next we are going to try braising a pork shoulder in the sauce, I just hope that making a larger batch tastes as good as the first one did.Read more
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Lyn Fort Collins, CO 08-28-2009
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Love the marinade
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I marinated the pork chops overnight before grilling. They were so delicious and moist. My glaze did not thicken up as much... as I thought it would, but I'll try it again, maybe I added too much molasses. I used dried thyme instead of fresh, but that was the only change I made. I served the pork with rice, so also used the glaze on the rice. My husband just loved it! We made this dish because we saw Alton make it on his show. Thanks Alton! Read more
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Lori Tucson, AZ 07-12-2009
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Hard to get past the smell...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Although my husband thought it was great, I was simply put off by the smell.
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David Smithfield, VA 07-10-2009
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Sounds strange, tastes great
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this dish as per the recipe, despite the seemingly odd combination of coffee, molasses and a little garlic. The result... was as good as the other reviews state. Full of incredible flavors, moist and tender. In short a "MAJOR WINNER." Read more
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Elizabeth Skokie, IL 07-05-2009
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Great for Lamb
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We used the marinade with lamb chops instead, and they were fabulous! We couldn't really taste the coffee but the molasses... and thyme really stood out. We usually use teriyaki as a lamb marinade - this had that sweetness we like with lamb, but it was so much more complex! Very tasty.Read more
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Christie Sherwood, AR 07-05-2009
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Best Pork Chops I Ever Made!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These turned out wonderful!!!!! I found some REALLY thick, bone-in chops fairly inexpensively (about 2 in.) and used them in... this recipe. My issue with pork has always been keeping them moist, and this marinade really kept them plump and moist. You could even see that the meat was thicker on one half of one chop where the marinade only covered that half (my bad). I had overdone the molasses on a previous recipe just yesterday and was afraid of the flavor, so I used about half the called-for amount. Still effective and yummy, just didn't boil down as thick as you see in the show. I also cooked them in the broiler rather than the grill, because we were out of propane (ha). About 10 minutes total and they were perfect at 145 degrees. Read more