Recipe           116

 

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Recipe name and category:        Checkerboard Pork Chops, Entrée

 

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 Brown in a little oil:

4 pork loin chops, ¾” thick

Set aside.

 

Brown and drain on paper towels:

3 slices bacon, thinly sliced

 

Make sauce, blending all ingredients well:

4 tbs soy sauce

6 tbs fresh lemon juice

4 tbs honey

2-3 tsp chili powder

1-1/2 tsp curry powder

 

Remove excess bacon oil from pan.  Add and sauté over low heat til soft:

1 cup finely chopped onion

2 cloves minced garlic

Add bacon, chops and sauce.  Simmer 5 minutes.  Add about ½ cup water.  Simmer over low heat 20-30 minutes.

 

Excellent served with mashed potatoes, followed by a fresh green salad.

 

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Recipe anecdote:   The Checkerboard name comes from the strips of bacon actually.  I had the recipe from God know where, with no name on it.  When I looked down at my dish one day, my bacon strips were mysteriously lined up in a checkerboard fashion…hence the name.