Cuban Pork Chops + Recipe Contest Reminder!

The Bush’s Grillin’ Beans/Pioneer Woman Recipe Contest is well underway, and entries are still coming in! The recipes submitted so far are…oh my goodness. I can’t read them without getting hungry.

You still have plenty of time to enter your own recipes—here are the details!

DETAILS

Submit your very best recipe for grilled chicken, steak, chops, shrimp… you name it! Recipes need to be relatively easy to prepare, use accessible, widely-available ingredients, served with one of the sevenflavors of Bush’s Grillin’ Beans, and—–most of all—–taste delicious. Four winners will be chosen to travel to the ranch in June with a guest of their choice, prepare their recipes on camera and enjoy a country cookout. And remember: I’ll do the dishes!

To submit, enter your grilling recipe served with your favorite flavor of Bush’s Grillin’ Beans in the Comments section of this post.

SCHEDULE

April 2 – May 4: Submit your grilled entrée recipes! To submit, enter your grilling recipe and favorite flavor of Bush’s Grillin’ Beans in the Comments section of this post. See here for choices.

**IMPORTANT: Please read Recipe Requirements in the Official Rules before submitting.**

May 17: Four winners will be announced. Arrangements will be made for the four winners (and one guest each) to travel to the ranch for the video production and the cookout.

June 2: The cookout! Winners prepare their recipes on camera, and then we’ll all enjoy a cookout on the ranch.

June 2: We all have a blast.

June 2: We all ride horses.

June 2: Ree does the dishes.

Here’s my second contribution to this series. For obvious reasons (i.e. I live here) I’m ineligible to win the contest. Ha.

 

MY GRILLING RECIPE #2: Cuban Pork Chops

Man, oh man…are these good. Spicy, slightly sweet, and huge on flavor, these pork chops are out of this world. I’m serving these with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta Grillin’ Beans—–the perfect combo, man.

 

First, make the marinade: Combine orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper, oregano, and onion in a large zipper bag.

 

 

 

Squish it around to combine, then throw in the pork chops. Seal the bag and marinate them for several hours…overnight is better!

 

 

 

While the chops are marinating, make the chimichurri-ish sauce, which is absolutely easy and divine: Add cilantro and parsley leaves to a blender.

 

 

 

Add olive oil and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper…

 

 

 

Then transfer the mixture to a small container and keep in the fridge. (Or you can make it right before serving!)

 

 

 

Crack open a couple of cans of these beauties and warm them up in a saucepan or skillet.

 

 

 

Then grill the pork chops until they’re totally done, then spoon the sauce over the top of the chops…

 

 

 

Serve them with the yummy Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta Grillin’ Beans.

You’ll love this, guys. The chimichurri sauce sends it into outer space—very fresh!

(Check out my last recipe here: Simple Scrumptious Grilled Chicken)

Now run submit your own favorite grilling recipes served with one of the seven flavors of Bush’s Grillin’ Beans! I have a saddle here with your name on it.

Here are the official rules:

(Here are the Official Rules.)

And here’s the handy dandy printable:

 


Recipe: Cuban Pork Chops with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta Grillin’ Beans

Prep Time: 6 Hours
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Cook Time: 10 Minutes
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Difficulty: Easy
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Servings: 6

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Ingredients
FOR THE CHOPS:6 whole Bone-in Center Cut Pork Chops2 cups Orange Juice2 whole Limes, Juiced5 cloves Garlic, Minced2 teaspoons Cumin1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper1 Tablespoon Dried Oregano1 whole Small Yellow Onion, Halved And Sliced Thin FOR THE SAUCE:1 bunch Cilantro1 bunch Parsley1 cup Olive Oil Salt And Pepper, to taste2 cans (15.8 Oz. Size) Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta Grillin’ Beans, To Serve Preparation Instructions

Combine orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper, oregano, and onion in a large zipper bag. Squish it around to combine, then throw in the pork chops! Seal the bag and marinate them for several hours...but overnight is better!

While the chops are marinating, add cilantro and parsley leaves to a blender. Add olive oil and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer the mixture to a small container and keep in the fridge.

Remove the pork chops from the marinade (discard the bag). Grill the pork chops until they're totally done.

Spoon the sauce over the top of the chops and serve them with the yummy Bush's Black Bean Fiesta Grillin' Beans!

Posted by Ree on April 17 2012