Ancho Chili Rubbed Pork Chops With Corn Saute Food

SLOW GRILLED ANCHO RUBBED PORK

Steps:

• For the spice rub: Toast the ancho chile pieces over low heat in a dry skillet until fragrant, shaking the pan so they don't scorch. Put the chiles in spice grinder and pulse to a powder. Add the remaining ingredients and buzz again to combine. (Reserve some to sprinkle on the corn.)
• For the pork: Rub the spice mix into the pork and set aside for 1 hour while you prepare the grill. (You can marinate the pork longer under refrigeration, just make sure to bring it to room temperature before cooking it.) Light the coals in a barbecue grill with a cover. When the coals are hot, push them to 1 side of the grill. Rub the pork with some olive oil and season it liberally with salt. Put the pork on the grill away from the coals and place a drip pan underneath the meat. Close the cover and cook, maintaining a medium low temperature, for about 4 to 6 hours, or until the meat shreds easily. Turn the meat occasionally and baste with the drippings.
• For the drizzling sauce: Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth; taste and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over the shredded pork.

SPICE-RUBBED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ANCHO CHILE MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine chicken stock, apple juice, peppercorns, chipotle and ancho puree in a medium saucepan over high heat and reduce to a sauce consistency. Whisk in mustard and creme fraiche and cook for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine the butter, thyme, and salt and pepper, to taste, in a food processor until smooth. Place a sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper on a work surface. Arrange the butter along one long side and form into a roll about 1-inch in diameter, leaving a 1-inch border of paper. Roll up the butter in the paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dredge the tenderloin in the spice rub mixture and pat off any excess. Heat olive oil in medium oven-proof skillet until almost smoking. Add the pork tenderloin and sear well on all sides. Place the pan in the oven and continue cooking to medium-well, about 8 to 10 minutes. Let rest and slice into 1-inch pieces on the diagonal. Spoon sauce onto a platter and top with the slices of pork.

ANCHO CHILE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Stir together the chili powder, oregano, paprika, celery seeds, kosher salt and thyme.
• Brush 1 tablespoon of olive oil over both sides of the chops and use your fingers to add the rub. Chill the pork for at least 8 hours.
• Before cooking allow the pork to come up to room temperature, for at least a half an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the cast iron skillet in the oven while it is preheating.
• Remove the cast iron skillet from the oven and place on a stove top burner over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sear one side of the pork chops for 3 minutes. After a minute reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking until browned.
• Flip the pork chops and place the entire cast iron skillet in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat.
• Remove the cast-iron skillet from the oven and transfer the pork chops to a plate and allow them to rest for 5 to 6 minutes before serving.

CHILI-RUBBED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Roughly chop 1/2 onion and place in a blender with the chili powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the oregano, cumin, cloves and garlic. Puree, adding about 1/3 cup water to make a thick paste.
• Slice the remaining 1 1/2 onions into thin rings and place in a bowl with the chili puree and pork; toss to coat.
• Lightly brush a large cast-iron skillet or grill pan with vegetable oil and place over high heat until almost smoking. Place 4 pork chops in the skillet and surround with half of the onions. Cook until the pork starts to blacken on the outside and is cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining pork chops and onions. Serve with rice, if desired.

CHILI RUBBED PORK CHOPS WITH A GINGER PLUM BBQ SAUCE AND WHITE AND YELLOW YAM SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Place ancho chilies on a sheet pan. Toast in oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until they become brittle. Remove from oven. Let cool. Snap off the tops and discard the stems, seeds and overleafs, leaving only the flesh. Grind the flesh in a food processor or grinder until it forms a powder, reserve. Toast the peppercorns, coriander, and cumin in a dry skillet over a low flame. Allow to cool. Grind into a powder. Add to chilies. Add salt and sugar to the rub. Strain through fine mesh strainer. If desired 2 ounces each of dried ground lemon and orange zest can be added. This rub can keep 3 to 4 months if covered and stored in a cool dry place.
• Reconstitute chili rub with oil. Season each chop salt and pepper. Coat with Chili Rub. On a grill set to medium heat or in a saute pan set to low-medium heat, cook the pork chops to medium, about 5 to 6 minutes per side.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Toss plums in olive oil and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Place in baking pan and roast for 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool and discard skins. In a large saucepan, combine butter, ginger, Vidalia onion, garlic, plums and brown sugar. Stir in 1/2 cup chicken stock, so that the consistency of the mixture is slightly thick, adding more stock if necessary. Add hoisin and cilantro. Adjust seasonings, remove from heat and pass through a sieve.
• Preheat oven to 285 degrees. Place yams on a baking sheet, preferably one made of teflon, Roast for 40 minutes. Let cool. In a skillet, saute peppers in butter. Toss with yams. Adjust seasonings. Saute until caramelized.
• Assembly: Place some yam salad in the center of each plate. Place pork chop on top. Top each with some ginger plum BBQ sauce, and garnish with a chiffonade of cilantro.

PORK CHOPS WITH CHILES RELLENOS AND ANCHO SAUCE

Steps:

• Char chiles over gas flame or in broiler until blackened all over. Place chiles in bowl; cover tightly with plastic wrap and let steam 15 minutes. Peel, leaving stem intact (do not tear flesh of chiles). Using small sharp knife, cut 1 long slit down side of each chile; carefully remove seeds. Toast cumin seeds in small skillet over medium-high heat until slightly darkened and aromatic, 1 to 2 minutes. Set chiles and cumin aside.
• Line rimless baking sheet with foil. Cook potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain. Transfer potatoes to medium bowl; cool. Add cheese, chopped oregano, and toasted cumin; stir to distribute evenly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Carefully fill chiles with potato mixture, about 1/3 to 1/2 cup filling for each. Working with 1 chile at a time, hold in palm and squeeze gently to compress lightly. Place stuffed chiles on prepared sheet.
• Combine broth, juice, 2 teaspoons chile powder, and next 4 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until slightly thickened and reduced to 2/3 cup, 8 to 9 minutes. DO AHEAD: Chiles and sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill separately. Let chiles return to room temperature before continuing.
• Mix 3 teaspoons chile powder and 1 tablespoon coarse salt in small bowl. Sprinkle mixture over pork chops; let stand at room temperature up to 2 hours.
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Brush pork with oil. Place pork chops on 1 side of grill. Transfer chiles on foil to opposite side of grill. Grill pork chops until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side; transfer to plate and let rest 10 minutes. Grill chiles until cheese melts, about 15 minutes.
• Rewarm sauce. Place 1 pork chop and 1 chile on each plate. Drizzle sauce over, sprinkle with oregano leaves, and serve.
• Often called pasillas; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores, farmers' markets, and Latin markets.
• ** Available in the spice section of many supermarkets and at Latin markets.
• *** Available in tubes at some supermarkets and at Italian markets.

ANCHO CHILE-RUBBED GRILLED CORN

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
• Put the ears of corn on the grill and cook until the kernels begin to char. Rotate the corn until all sides are slightly charred, 10-15 minutes.
• Remove the corn from the grill and allow to cool slightly. Cut the kernels off both cobs and transfer to a small bowl. Fold in the chile powder, lime juice, and butter until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If you intend to eat your corn on the cob, butter each cob, liberally season with chile powder, squeeze with lime, and garnish with cilantro and cotija cheese. If using as a burger topping, serve warm.

ANCHO PORK CHOPS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine the ancho powder, cumin, granulated garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Rub the spice mixture onto both sides of the pork chops.
• Over medium-high temperature in a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil, then brown the pork chops, 4 minutes per side or until done (depending on the thickness of the chops); remove meat from pan and set aside, keeping warm.
• Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and the butter to the skillet you cooked the pork in and allow them to melt together, then add the onion, bell peppers, sherry, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and sauté for 4 minutes or until cooked to desired texture.
• Add the minced garlic cloves and sauté 1 additional minute, then remove from heat and stir in the lime juice; season to taste with freshly ground pepper.
• Serve browned pork chops and sautéed peppers together - they go well with rice and beans.

ANCHO CHILE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Remove stems and seeds from chilies.
• Tear chilies into pieces.
• Spray a skillet with Pam and heat over medium heat.
• Add chili pieces and cook for 15 seconds, stirring so chilies do not burn.
• Add garlic and cook 2 minutes.
• Add broth- allspice to chili/garlic mixture in skillet.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon vinegar.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.
• Let mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Place (cooled) mixture in blender or food processor and process until smooth using on/off turns.
• Heat skillet over medium-high heat and add chili/spice mixture and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in sugar, salt, remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar and lemon juice.
• Put pork chops in marinating dish or zip-lock bag.
• Pour chili sauce over chops.
• Refrigerate marinated chops for up to 8 hours.
• Spray broiler rack with Pam or prepare grill (spray grill with Pam for easier clean up) for grilling chops.
• Remove pork chops from dish and prepare grill or preheat broiler.
• Spray broiler rack or grill with Pam.
• If grilling, grill for 5-10 minutes each side, basting with marinade.
• Time depends on degree of doneness desired and thickness of chops.
• If broiling, brush chops well with marinade.
• Broiler rack should be 6-inches below heat.
• Broil for 5-10 minutes per side (brush with marinade when turning chops) depending on degree of doneness and thickness of chops.