Mongolian Pork Chops (Mustards Grill)

"You'll have extra marinade, but it keeps well, refrigerated, and can be used for baby back ribs or chicken. Look for hoisin sauce and black bean paste with chilies at Asian grocery stores if you can't find them in a supermarket. * Note: The prep time does not include the three-hour to overnight marinate time. Serve with braised red cabbage and mashed potatoes."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Trim the excess meat and fat away from the ends of the chop bones, leaving them exposed.
  • Put the pork chops in a clean plastic bag and lightly sprinkle with water to prevent the meat from tearing when pounded.
  • Using the smooth side of a meat mallet, pound the meat down to an even one-inch thickness, being careful not to hit the bones.
  • Alternatively, have your butcher cut thinner chops and serve two per serving.
  • To make the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
  • Coat the pork chops liberally with the marinade and marinate for three hours or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Prepare mustard sauce.
  • Put the sugar and mustard in the top of a double boiler and mix with a whisk.
  • When well combined, whisk in the egg yolks and vinegar.
  • Cook over simmering water, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, until it is thick enough to form ribbons when drizzled from the spoon.
  • Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
  • When cool, fold in the creme fraiche.
  • Keep refrigerated until needed.
  • Place the chops on the grill and grill for five minutes on each side, rotating them a quarter turn after two to three minutes on each side to produce nice crosshatch marks. (It's good to baste with some of the marinade as the meat cooks).
  • As with all marinated meats, you want to go longer and slower on the grill vs. shorter and hotter, because if the marinated meat is charred, it may turn bitter.
  • The pork is ready when it registers 139F on an instant-read thermometer.
  • Offer the mustard sauce on the side for dipping.

Questions & Replies

  1. Am I able to make the mustard sauce 2-3 days ahead?
     
  2. What is the servings yield on the mustard sauce?
     
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Reviews

  1. This marinade is delicious. I usually make a double batch and marinate several meals worth of chops and do some chicken breasts also. I then freeze all but what is to be eaten right away. So easy to pull out of the freezer and let thaw and marinate in the fridge for a couple of days.
     
  2. A must try recipe - the marinate is heaven and would work with chicken too. Had this at Mustards on our trip to Napa in November. It was perfect for a chilly Nov. evening. Made it at home (Chicago) on our return. Even made the mustard but ran out of the red wine vinegar and subsituted a bit of white. Easy - very good!
     
  3. This was a fantastic meal! We have the Mustards Grill (Napa Valley) Cookbook and the sides suggested were Mustards mashed potatoes, braised red cabbage and the mustard sauce. Date night at home.
     
    • Review photo by ColoradoCooking
  4. Delicious!! Marinated for 6 hrs. Grilled 30 min low/medium. Didn't hit them with the mallet... Next time I'll make more marinade and set some aside to use as basting....I don't like to use the marinade that had raw meat in it to baste with. I'll go with a longer marinade and lower and slower on the grill. Added more green onion on top of the chops. Made some rice and peapods with garlic and soy sauce for the sides. Overall it had a Moorish taste......I wanted moore!!! Lol
     
    • Review photo by bblackwell112b
  5. Excellent and easy!
     
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