The text in World Atlas of Food is provided by Mariëlle Renssen and was derived from a variety of sources. It made for some very interesting reading and when it came to choose the recipe for Cuban pork chops I read with interest that citrus fruits were introduced to the country by the Spanish and that the essential spices in the cuisine are cumin, bay leaf and oregano. Food preparation is simple and pork is widely used.
Head straight on to the recipe for Cuban Pork Chops ♥
Meat, especially, lamb, has become very expensive and as I want to buy free range and organic proteins I am always on the look out for a bargain. Woolworths have introduced a special discount where they offer 30% off all meat which has reached its sell by date. The offer starts at 2pm and I try and get to the shop every day to see the specials. The other day one of the senior managers was there and waiting for the stickers to be put on the meat so he could choose the best ones. I was really disappointed by this as Woolworths offer their staff fantastic discounts and I could see no reason why management should take advantage of this shopper discount. On the day I made these Cuban pork chops they were on special. Dave and I tend to eat 3 pork chops between the two of us and so I bought 2 packs of 3. I marinated the meat for 5 hours and Dave cooked all of them at once. I then reheated the rest for dinner the following evening.
Today’s inspiration ♥ Recipe For Pork Chops ♥ can be found on Lavender and Lime Share on X
Recipe For Cuban Pork Chops
Ingredients
for the marinade
- 1 lime, zest only
- 2 limes, juice only
- 1 orange, zest and juice
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 5 mls ground cumin
- 1.25 mls onion flakes
- 1.25 mls white pepper
- 15 mls olive oil
for the meat
- 6 thin pork loin chops *
Method
for the marinade
- Place all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl
- Whisk to combine
- Place the meat into a ziploc bag
- Pour the marinade into the bag and seal, getting out as much air as possible
- Rub the marinade into the meat and then place into the fridge
- Leave to marinade for between 1 and 6 hours
- Cook on the BBQ for 3 to 4 minutes a side, depending on how thick your meat is
Notes
Dave cooked these on our gas Weber braai for 2 and a half minutes per side
Nutrition
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What I blogged July 14:
- one year ago – Griwech | Algerian Pastry
- two years ago – Bibimbap
- three years ago – Waiting For Wednesday
- four years ago – Friday’s Food Quiz
- five years ago – Sweet Chilli Sauce Duck
- six years ago – Roast Chicken
Will definitely be making these before the end of the weekend.
Have a happy day Tandy.
Enjoy! And happy weekend to you 🙂
To be honest, I don’t think I have ever tried Cuban food, let alone made it. I am loving all the citrus in this though.
And I am sure the marinade would work well with haloumi!
Lovely marinade, we eat a lot of pork in Spain so look forward to trying this out!
I am sure you will love this recipe Tanya 🙂
I love marinades with citrus in them and your chops look perfectly grilled.
Thanks Cheri, Dave is quite skilled at that 🙂
I have devoured these but not made my own. So good, love pork with citrus. Yours look particulalry appealing.
Thanks Evelyne 🙂
I love learning the history of where different foods came from. There was a lot of cross pollination between Europe and the Americas with different fruits and vegetables during the colonization. Super interesting and these pork chops look amazing of course!
It is so interesting to learn more about cultures 🙂
Yummy!
Thanks!
Oh boy – this marinade sounds absolutely fantastic! So many of my favorite flavors in one place. 🙂
It is delicious Krista 🙂
I love anything with Cumin. Nice simple recipe perfect for summer grilling.
Perfectly simple 🙂
Tandy, thanks for all the interesting info as well as the delicious recipe. We love pork chops, so I know we’ll love them like this.
Hope you enjoy them as much as we did Jean 🙂
These pork chops look absolutely delicious, Tandy. Pork and citrus sound good together!
Thank you Anu 🙂
Ooh I’ve never been to Cuba but I like the sound of these! 😀
I am not sure I will ever head to Cuba 🙂
These look amazing! I may have to try these for dinner tonight. Great post!
Thanks Nathan 🙂
I am all about free range and organic proteins too! It is so expensive where I live, but I guess you’ll pay now or pay later in your health, not to mention the health of the animal! Ugh. Pork chops is totally my moms domain and I will be sharing this recipe with her =)
I would rather spend more and eat less Laura 🙂
Cubans do love a citrus spicy marinade and have amazing food. You should try out some adobo seasoning or sazon completa if you can get your hands on them, they make for a great rub !
I shall try to find those on our travels, thanks for the recommendation 🙂
Did you say something to the manager? Or write a letter even? That is so frustrating, I can just see them swooping in and getting the pick of the bunch too. Great recipe, I ate a bunch of different pork recipes last night at a bloggers dinner at mine, forgot how much I enjoyed. 🙂
I tweeted my feelings but that was it!
Love the cultural introduction…thank you. Your marinade recipe looks wonderful. Will try out your recipe the next time we make pork. That’s pretty surprising behaviour from the Woolworth staff!!!
It was quite surprising!
OMG! Pork is my favourite meat and this looks amazing!!
Thanks for sharing
Julie
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Thanks Julie and my pleasure 🙂
These sound delicious – pork is a favourite with us (and definitely over lamb). They sound similar to a Filipino dis I had in NYC. I wonder if there’s a connection there? Probably – no doubt something to do with colonisation etc
Probably! worth looking into?
Amazing! Looks so delicious. I would love to try this recipe at home with the help of your blog. Thanks
My pleasure 🙂
I always comment after trying the recipe. There’s one word which describes it well “yummilicious”. Looking forward for more such amazing recipes.
Thank you for the comment Julia, and for letting me know you had tried it 🙂
Many thanks for your recipe. I read this long time ago but not until last weekend did i have spare time to try this. really tasty. Thanks again
My pleasure 🙂
It looks great. well done! You are really talent. I admire for that.
thank you!
Amazing! Looks so delicious. I would love to try this recipe at home with the help of your blog. Thanks
My pleasure!
So tasty. I wish to enjoy the. Hope to see more :)))))))
So tasty. Wish to enjoy them now =)))))
They are very good 🙂
So tasty.
Thank you 🙂
Definitely i willl make this for my children this weekend
Hope they enjoyed them 🙂
awesome post thanks for sharing.
my pleasure 🙂
Injoy,and test this crispy food.
Thank you Khustar 🙂