Maple And Mandarin Pork

This simple, tasty, marinade has maple syrup, mandarin juice, garlic and a touch of cinnamon to make the pork tasty.

Marinating and keeping the fat on while baking makes the pork tender and prevents that rubbery texture that sometimes happens when you bake chops. The fat is rendered in a frypan. The pork is served with sauce, mandarin segments, rice and salad with a manadarin vinaigrette.
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Preparation Time: 5 minutes (plus 2 hours marinating time)
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients
2 large pork chops
Salt and pepper, to season

For the marinade
3 cloves garlic, crushed
3 mandarins (2 juiced, 1 segmented)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup pure maple syrup (not flavoured)
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp black pepper

Mandarin vinaigrette
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp maple syrup
2 - 3 tbsp mandarin juice, to taste

Garden salad, to serve
Cooked rice, to serve

Method
[Image2 The marinade will give the pork great flavour]
[Image3 The low heat will make the pork tender]
[Image4 Be careful as the fat will sizzle and pop as the fat renders]
[Image5 The mandarin vinaigrette]

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Categories
#maple_pork_mandarin
#pork
#maple
#mandarin
#prepare_ahead
#marinade
#gluten_free
#lactose_free

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