Flavorful and juicy pork chops with a wonderful flavor profile from the sweet, spicy, and savory sauce.
Ingredients
- ketchup: 1 cup
- unsalted butter: 0.25 cup (melted)
- apple cider vinegar: 0.25 cup
- maple syrup: 0.25 cup
- jalapeño pepper: 1 piece (minced)
- Dijon mustard: 2 Tbsp
- canned chipotle Chilis in adobo: 1 Tbsp (chopped)
- adobo sauce from canned chipotle Chilis: 1 Tbsp
- Worcestershire sauce: 1 Tbsp
- ½ teaspoons kosher salt: 2 piece (divided)
- chili powder: 1 tsp
- onion powder: 0.5 tsp
- garlic powder: 0.5 tsp
- smoked paprika: 0.5 tsp
- (1 1/4-inch-thick) bone-in, center cut pork chops: 4 piece
- ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
- canola oil: 2 Tbsp
- fresh cilantro: 2 Tbsp (chopped, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Prepare a thermocirculator and water bath according to manufacturer's directions. Set thermocirculator to 135 degrees F(57 degrees C) (if you want the pork cooked medium instead of medium-rare, set to 145 degrees F (62 degrees C)), and allow water bath to come up to temperature.
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Stir together ketchup, melted butter, vinegar, maple syrup, jalapeno, mustard, chipotles, adobo sauce, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon salt, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and smoked paprika for the sauce in a bowl. You should have about 2 cups sauce.
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Season all chops evenly with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and pepper and place chops in an even layer in a large vacuum sealable bag. Pour 1 cup of the sauce into bag. Cover and chill remaining sauce. Massage bag to be sure each chop is evenly coated in sauce, then seal bag with a vacuum sealer according to manufacturer's directions.
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Transfer vacuum-sealed chops to warm water bath with thermocirculator, cover vessel with aluminum foil to reduce evaporation. Cook 40 minutes (meat will be 135 degrees F to 145 degrees C (57 to 62 degrees C) when done depending on desired doneness).
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Remove bag from water bath and transfer meat from bag onto a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with canola oil.
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Preheat a grill or a grill pan to medium-high (400 degrees F to 450 degrees F (200 degrees C to 230 degrees C)).
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Grill meat, uncovered, until grill marks appear, basting with 1/2 cup of the reserved sauce, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve chops with remaining 1/2 cup sauce and a sprinkle of cilantro.
