Honey-BBQ Pork Chops

🥘 Ingredients

• bbq sauce
  3 tbsp
• black beans
  1½ cup
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cooking oil
  3 tbsp
• garlic
  2 cloves
• harissa powder
  2 tsp
• honey
  1 tbsp
• pork chops
  2 unit
• scallions
  2 unit
• sugar
  ¼ tsp
• water
  1 c
• white rice
  1 c
• zucchini
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• large pan
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Peel and mince or grate garlic . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and scallion whites; cook, stirring, until fragrant ⏱️ 45 seconds . Add white rice , ¾%cup water , and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

   garlic: 2 cloves, scallions: 2 unit, cooking oil: 3 tbsp, white rice: 1 c, water: 1 c
2. 

   2

   While rice cooks, trim and quarter zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ¼-inch-thick pieces. Drain and rinse black beans .

   zucchini: 1 unit, black beans: 1½ cup
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender ⏱️ 7 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan.
4. 

   4

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

   pork chops: 2 unit, harissa powder: 2 tsp
5. 

   5

   While pork cooks, in a small bowl , whisk bbq sauce , honey , 1%tbsp water, 1%tsp harissa powder, ¼%tsp sugar , a pinch of salt, and pepper to combine.

   bbq sauce: 3 tbsp, honey: 1 tbsp, sugar: ¼ tsp
6. 

   6

   In pan used for pork, bring honey BBQ mixture and ¼%cup water to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced ⏱️ 2 minutes . Turn off heat; stir in 1%tbsp butter until melted. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

   butter: 1 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.