Grilled Pork Chops with Saté Sauce
Juicy grilled pork chops served with a rich, homemade Thai-inspired saté sauce made with roasted peanuts, coconut milk, and red curry paste. Perfect for a flavorful Asian-fusion dinner.
Ingredients
- •½ cup unsalted roasted peanuts
- •⅓ cup well-stirred canned unsweetened coconut milk
- •2 tablespoons water
- •1½ tablespoons roasted red-chile paste
- •1½ tablespoons Asian fish sauce
- •1 tablespoons chopped shallot
- •2 teaspoon cider vinegar
- •1 teaspoon sugar
- •4 piece bone-in pork chops
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
sliced cucumber; chopped peanuts; lime wedges
5 min
- 2.
Purée all ingredients except pork in a blender. Transfer to a small heavy saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring, over medium-low heat. Thin sauce if desired with 1 to 2 Tbsp water.
10 min
- 3.
Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas).
10 min
- 4.
Pat pork dry, then sprinkle all over with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
5 min
- 5.
Oil grill rack, then grill pork, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until just cooked through, about 5 minutes total. Serve with sauce.
5 min
- 6.
Perfect Steamed Rice or Cumin Herb Rice Pilaf
