Honey-BBQ Pork Chops

🥘 Ingredients

• BBQ sauce
  1/2 c
• black beans
  2 unit
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• harissa powder
  2 tbsp
• honey
  4 tsp
• pepper
• pork chops
  20 oz
• salt
• scallions
  4 unit
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• white rice
  1 c
• zucchini
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• strainer
• large pan
• small bowl
• whisk

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry produce. Peel and mince or grate garlic . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in small pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and scallion whites; cook, stirring, until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds to ⏱️ 45 seconds . Add white rice , 3/4 cup water (1 1/2 cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, ⏱️ 15 minutes to ⏱️ 18 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

   garlic: 2 clove, scallions: 4 unit, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, white rice: 1 c, salt
2. 

   2

   While rice cooks, trim and quarter zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces. Drain and rinse black beans using strainer .

   zucchini: 2 unit, black beans: 2 unit
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of oil in large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and season with salt and pepper ; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, ⏱️ 5 minutes to ⏱️ 7 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan.

   pepper
4. 

   4

   Pat pork chops dry with paper towels and season all over with 1 tsp of the harissa powder (2 tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for zucchini over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes to ⏱️ 6 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board and let rest for ⏱️ 3 minutes . Wipe out pan and let it cool slightly.

   pork chops: 20 oz, harissa powder: 2 tbsp
5. 

   5

   While pork cooks, in a small bowl , whisk together BBQ sauce , honey , 1 TBSP water, 1 tsp of the harissa powder, 1/4 tsp of the sugar , a pinch of salt, and pepper with a whisk until combined. For 4 servings, use 2 TBSP water, 2 tsp harissa powder, and 1/2 tsp sugar. Save remaining harissa powder for another use.

   BBQ sauce: 1/2 c, honey: 4 tsp, sugar: ½ tsp
6. 

   6

   In pan used for pork, bring honey BBQ mixture and 1/4 cup water (1/3 cup for 4 servings) to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, ⏱️ 1 minutes to ⏱️ 2 minutes . Turn off heat; stir in 1 TBSP of the butter until melted. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

   butter: 2 tbsp
7. 

   7

   Fluff rice with a fork; stir in zucchini and beans. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. Slice pork crosswise. Divide rice between plates. Top with pork. Drizzle honey BBQ sauce over pork; top with scallion greens. Serve. Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145 degrees.