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Coconut and garlic pork chops with roasted carrots and seed brittle

Tender pork chops with coconut and garlic, sweet roasted carrots and crunchy seed brittle make a midweek dinner the whole family will love.

Pork chops are often seen as a simple dinner option, but with the right partners, they can transform into something truly memorable. In this dish, coconut cream and garlic elevate the chops into a silky, aromatic main that feels indulgent yet comforting. The result is tender meat coated in a rich sauce, with just enough garlic bite to balance the natural sweetness of the coconut. Recipe compliments of Eskort.

Prep time: 20 min | Cook time: 20 min | Total time: 40 min | Serves: 4

Ingredients

Coconut and garlic pork chops:

  • 4 pork chops
  • 30 ml olive oil
  • 5 ml salt
  • 10 ml black pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 250 ml coconut cream

Sweet roasted carrots:

  • 500 g carrots, thinly sliced lengthways
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 15 ml paprika
  • 5 ml black pepper
  • 10 ml ginger powder
  • 80 ml castor sugar
  • small bunch fresh thyme
  • 30 ml butter

Couscous:

  • 500 ml couscous
  • 5 ml coarse salt
  • 15 ml olive oil
  • 1 L boiling water
  • 500 ml double thick Greek yoghurt

Seed brittle:

  • 125 m glucose
  • 45 ml brown sugar
  • 250 ml white sugar
  • 125 ml water
  • 10 ml vanilla
  • 15 ml butter
  • 5 ml bicarbonate of soda
  • 60 ml pumpkin seed
  • 60 ml poppy seed
  • 60 ml sunflower seed
  • 15 ml coarse salt

Method

Pork chops:

  • Drizzle and rub the pork chops with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat a large frying pan over a high heat.
  • Place the pork chops and garlic into the frying pan and cook for 8 minutes on each side.
  • Add the coconut cream and reduce the heat of the pan.
  • Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes.

Seed brittle:

  • Place a sheet of baking paper onto a cold working surface and spread the
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, glucose and water over a medium heat.
  • Stir constantly until sugar dissolves and the mixture starts to boil.
  • Increase the heat to high and cook without stirring until the mixture is amber in colour.
  • Add the vanilla, bicarb and butter, stir well to incorporate everything.
  • Pour the mixture over the seeds and spread with a spatula.
  • Season with salt and set aside for two or three minutes to cool and harden.

Sweet roasted carrots:

  • Preheat the oven to 190°C.
  • In a mixing bowl combine the olive oil, paprika, pepper, ginger, caster sugar, thyme and butter and set aside.
  • Place the carrots on a baking tray lined with baking paper and brush with sugar mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 – 15 minutes.

Couscous:

  • In a large mixing bowl add couscous, salt and olive oil and mix well.
  • Add boiling water and cover with glad wrap.
  • Set the couscous aside and allow to steam and absorb the water.

To serve: Pour the pan juices over the quinoa. Top the quinoa with the onions, cucumber and mint (season with salt and pepper). Serve with pork loin steaks.

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