Thai Pork with Peanut Sauce

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"This is a very simple and quick dish that combines the standard pork chop with the wonderful flavor of coconut and peanuts. Even the kids loved it."

PREP TIME	7 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	17 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 4 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 boneless pork chops, about 3/4-inch thick
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup sliced red bell pepper
1/4 cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

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DIRECTIONS

On a plate, combine the flour, cumin, cayenne pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir to distribute the spices. Coat the pork chops with the flour mixture, and shake off any excess.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the pork chops in the hot skillet, and fry for about 4 minutes per side, until cooked through.
While the pork chops cook, stir together the chicken broth, coconut milk, peanut butter, honey, ginger and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Remove the pork chops to a serving platter, and keep warm.
Pour the peanut sauce into the skillet. Cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes, or until thickened. Pour peanut sauce over the chops, and garnish with green onion, bell pepper, peanuts and cilantro.

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Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2005 by Lori Turner

We loved this recipe ~ instead of using pork chops, we used pork tenderloin which we marinated with olive oil, cumin, ginger, cayenne and garlic then grilled the whole tenderloin and served it with the peanut sauce over rice. Delicious !!!

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Reviewed on May 16, 2005 by ryanandkylesmom

I was tempted to try this recipe using chicken instead of pork, but my husband was in the mood for pork, so I made it exactly as written and it didn't disappoint! Yum! What a wonderful and tasty dish! We really enjoyed the flavor combinations and will definitely be making this again.

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Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2006 by What a Dish!

This is really good; I just think it is missing garlic. I didn't even realize there was none in the recipe until I was eating it! I would also add some lime juice. It took longer than stated to cook my pork chops all the way through. I made two large pork chops and doubled the sauce- there was a little too much but I'd rather have too much. We used it on our brown rice. Omitted most of the salt and used light coconut milk and natural peanut butter. I cooked the red pepper (a whole one, pork) with the pork, too. This was a satisfying meal.

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