Schools Out for the Summer……..

My baby is going to Kindergarten!

I am back and ready to re-start Mom on the Run after a very long hiatus. My plan is to start where I left off…lots of great good for you family friendly recipes. I have had the pleasure of sampling some great new products that I also hope to incorporate within my summer blog series. So without any further ado a great new pork recipe for a rainy summer night.

I am hoping to use some of my time off to create some Mom on the Run original recipes but for now I am looking for great new recipes. Tonight’s recipes is from Cooking Light. I had some organic pork cutlets that needed to be used from the freezer. I simply typed in pork in the Cooking Light search box and out came the recipe of Vietnamese-Spiced Pork Chops. I apologize for the pictures but my camera decided to act funny on me. Of all days to malfunction!!

Vietnamese-Spiced Pork Chops

Smooth this sweet-hot rub into the scored surface of the chops. Serve with rice.

Ingredients:

4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 1/2 inch thick)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons paprika ***Tonight’s Featured Item****
2 teaspoons ground coriander
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon bottled minced ginger
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
Cooking spray
Sliced green onions (optional)

Tonight’s Featured Item:

Bourbon Barrel Smoked Paprika

This paprika makes any recipe even better. I opened up the convenient tin that it came in and was immediately in flavor heaven. As Bourbon Barrel describes it best, “Many paprikas are smoked, but none of them are bourbon smoked. Try this combination of sweet, piquant paprika and the mellow, oaky flavors of fine Kentucky bourbon.” I can’t wait to use the paprika in more recipes. You can find this fine product as well as other bourbon infused products online here. This is one spice that in my opinion that is very underrated.

Now for the how-to:

Lightly score a diamond pattern on both sides of pork.

Combine sugar and next 6 ingredients (sugar through garlic); rub evenly over pork.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Garnish with sliced green onions, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 pork chop)
CALORIES 199 (29% from fat); FAT 6.4g (sat 2.1g,mono 2.7g,poly 1g); IRON 1.4mg; CHOLESTEROL 62mg; CALCIUM 42mg; CARBOHYDRATE 9.2g; SODIUM 491mg; PROTEIN 25.3g; FIBER 1.1g
Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2003

A complete plate……….

These chops were flavorful, delicious, and a kid pleaser. Both my kids liked them so much they each ate a whole cutlet themselves. I was happy the intense flavor that the rub gave to the pork. I will definitely use this recipe again!!

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