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1/8 cup plus 2 tablespoons canola oil |
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1 (6-inch) yellow corn tortillas, coarsely chopped |
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1/8 cup raw pumpkin seeds |
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1/2 medium red onion, chopped |
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2 cups Enriched Chicken Stock, low soduim |
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1 1/2 yellow bell peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped |
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1/2 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped |
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1 tomatillos, husked, scrubbed, and chopped |
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1 1/2 tablespoons golden raisins |
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2 ounce white chocolate, chopped |
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Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper |
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1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
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4 (10- to 12-ounce) center-cut bone-in pork chops |
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Heat the 1/8 cup oil in a medium saucepan
over high heat until smoking. Add the tortillas
and fry until crisp, about 1 minute.
Remove to a plate.
Add the pumpkin seeds to the pan and
cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to
a plate.
Add the onion to the pan and cookuntil
soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook
for 1 minute. Add the stock, yellow peppers,
mango, tomatillos, and raisins and boil,
stirring occasionally, until reduced byhalf,
25 to 30 minutes.
Transfer the yellow pepper mixture, the
fried tortillas, and the pumpkin seeds to a
food processor and process until smooth.
Strain the sauce into a clean medium saucepan
and simmer over medium heat untilit
reaches a sauce consistency, 15 to 20minutes.
Keep warm over low heat.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Heat the 2 tablespoons oil in a large ovenproof
saute pan over high heat until almost
smoking. Season the chops on both sides
with salt and pepper. Place the chops in the
pan and cook until golden brown, 4 to 5
minutes; flip the chops over and placethe
pan in the oven. Roast until medium, 8 to
10 minutes.
Remove the chops from the pan and let
rest for 5 minutes before serving. While the
chops are resting, add the chocolate,honey,
cloves, and cinnamon to the sauce and season
with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.The
mole sauce can be made up to 1 day in
advance and refrigerated. Reheat before
serving.
Ladle some of the sauce onto each of 4
large dinner plates and top with a porkchop.
Garnish with cilantro. |
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