Coffee-Braised Pork Chops with Mushroom Sauce

 This is my 1st attempt to cook this yummy dish as adapted from "Coffee-Braised Beef with Mushroom Sauce" of the Ninja Cooking System recipe book.  I've made my own version making use of whatever ingredients I have available in our kitchen.  So far, so good as it turned the dish so delicious!   The pork chops were tender and the mushroom sauce had a unique mild smell of the coffee.  I do recommend this for coffee lovers. Esposo was delighted to have it, brunch in bed. Namit!Yummy!

I can cook this the Ninja way using the rack to steam bake the pork chop based on the recipe book that is, stove top and steam oven in one, but I opted to use the Ninja cooker as a stove top by simmering the pork chop with the mushroom sauce instead of steam roasting the pork chop with the mushroom sauce. This is the Ninja way of cooking, Coffee-Braised Beef with Mushroom Sauce based on the above mentioned recipe book courtesy of justapinch.com.

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Ingredients: 

2 pcs. bone-in pork loin chops

1/4 tsp Salt (I used sea salt)

1/4 tsp Ground black pepper

1 tbsp Butter

2 tbsp Cooking oil (I used olive oil)

1 cup Mushrooms (I used Baby Bella Mushrooms aka Crimini mushrooms instead of Baby Portobello)

1 large Onions, chopped 

1 tbsp Garlic, minced

1/4 cup Red peppers, sliced (optional)

1 tsp Chili sauce (optional)

1 & 1/2 cup Strong-brewed black coffee 

1/4 cup Red wine vinegar (but I used Sherry cooking wine)

2 tbsp Corn starch (instead of All-purpose flour)

2 tbsp cold water

Spring Onions for garnish 

Directions:

1.  Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and season both sides generously with salt and pepper.

                                            

Browning the bone-in pork loin chops

2.  Place butter and oil into pot (Ninja Cooker pot) or a cooking pan (if no Ninja cooker is available) until butter is melted.  Add pork chops to pot.  Cook uncovered until pork chops are browned on all sides.  Remove pork chops from pot  and transfer on a plate; set aside. 

Mushrooms, Cooking Wine & Black coffee

3.  Add onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms to pot.  Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes until veggies are tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.  Stir in garlic. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Stir in coffee and cooking wine.

Stir in - means to add something to a liquid or substance and mix it.

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Ready to be served

Jasmine rice topped with Coffee-Braised Pork Chops with Mushroom Sauce

4.  Stir cornstarch and water in a bowl until smooth. Stir in cornstarch mixture into the pot, stirring often until mixture boils and thickens.

5.  Return the pork chops to the pot. Coat the chops with the sauce.  You may add a little water if you like  additional sauce. Cover the pot and simmer over very low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes or until pork chops are very tender.

5. Add in chili sauce.  You may add salt and pepper to adjust the taste as per your liking.



 6.  Transfer to a plate and serve immediately.  Happy eating!

As for me, I served this with Jasmine rice for my Esposo's delight.

You may serve this with mashed red potatoes, honey orange glazed carrots and rolls. 

Definitions: 

BRAISE - means to cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered containe. - From freedictionary.com,

tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es

 Braising - (from the French “braiser”) is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat; typically the food is first seared at a high temperature and then finished in a covered pot with a variable amount of liquid, resulting in a particular flavor. Braising of meat is often referred to as pot roasting, though some authors make a distinction between the two methods based on whether additional liquid is added. - FromWikipidia

 Braising. This cooking method is used for less tender meats. The meat is browned slowly and thoroughly on all sides, then a small amount of liquid is added to the pan, the pan is covered, and the meat is simmered over very low heat until very tender. -From  busycooks.about.com
 

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