Friday, October 19, 2012

Pork Chops with Poblano Goat Cheese Sauce

This is a really simple and versatile recipe with a Southwestern flair to it.  It comes together really quickly and feel free to play around with it!  Credit where credit is due, here is where I got it: http://www.bitchincamero.com/2009/05/pork-chops-with-goat-cheese-roasted-poblano-sauce/

Ingredients:

6 pork chops (original recipe said on-the-bone, but I had center cuts)
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 t. chili powder
1/2 t. lemon-garlic seasoning
(play around with the seasonings, I did it to taste)

2 poblano peppers, stemmed and seeded
1/2 cup-1 cup chicken stock (depending on how thin you want your sauce)
6 oz. soft goat cheese

Instructions:

Preheat your broiler to high and brush poblanos with oil.  Place on a foil-lined baking sheet, cut-side down, and boil 4-6 inches from the broiler for 10-15 minutes, or until the skin is charred.  Remove from the broiler and place in a bowl, covered with plastic wrap, for 20 minutes.  After this, you should be able to peel away the charred skin.  I couldn't, seeing as my poblanos were very thin-fleshed, so I just threw everything in, charred and all.

Sprinkle your pork chops with seasoning and prepare them as you like.  Grilled, broiled, baked, seared, however.



Heat chicken broth and goat cheese in a small saucepan, until the goat cheese has melted down.  Place in a food processor with the poblano peppers and process until smooth.

Pour over pork chops and serve!  I ended up browning my chops and then baking them with the sauce on them, which made them look less than appealing, but they really tasted great!  It's a very versatile recipe, and I think it'd be easy to add in your own spin on the recipe for whatever tastes you're accommodating.

Served with pumpkin soup and steamed broccoli.

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