Slow-cooked sticky pork chops
Take a more energy-efficient approach to Sunday cooking with slow-cooked sticky pork chops, a meltingly tender alternative with a more affordable cut of meat
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 100g light brown soft sugar, plus 1½ tbsp
- 2tbsp chipotle chilli flakes
- 4x 250g thick-cut pork chops
- 750ml strong hot coffee
- 2tbsp molasses or treacle
- 2garlic bulbs, cloves separated and lightly bashed with the skin on
- 2tbsp cornflour
- spicy rice and sliced chilli, to serve
- 3tbsp sunflower oil
- 2tsp honey
- 1tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ½small Savoy cabbage, finely sliced
- 2sticks celery, finely sliced
- 2spring onions, finely sliced
- 2carrots, julienned
Instructions
Step 1
Mix 1½ tbsp salt with the 1½ tbsp sugar and chilli flakes in a shallow dish. Pat the pork dry and toss in the spiced salt. Chill for 2 hrs or overnight.Step 2
Mix the remaining sugar with the coffee, molasses and garlic in a slow cooker. Add the pork and cook on low for 1 hr 30 mins. Remove a few tbsp of the cooking liquid and combine with the cornflour. Pour into the slow cooker and cook for 30 mins. Remove the garlic.Step 3
For the slaw, mix the oil, honey, mustard and vinegar in a large bowl and season. Toss in the veg to coat in the dressing. Serve the pork with the slaw and spicy rice, if you like.