Secret Ingredient Saucy Chops Recipe

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Coffee, steak sauce, molasses and chocolate combine with garlic and thyme to drape these juicy chops in a thick, savory sauce. —Healthy Cooking Test Kitchen

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Secret Ingredient Saucy Chops Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 bone-in pork loin chops (7 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
3/4 cup strong brewed coffee
2 tablespoons steak sauce
1 tablespoon molasses
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chops in oil over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Remove and keep warm.
Add the coffee, steak sauce, molasses, garlic powder and thyme to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Whisk in chocolate until melted. Return pork chops to pan; heat through. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop equals 295 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 86 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Secret Ingredient Saucy Chops in Healthy Cooking February/March 2012, p59