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Pork Chops Barbados

Pork chops cooked with plum preserves, mango chutney, rum, lime, bananas, and served over lettuce.

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Why it works: Mango and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 506 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Pork Chops Barbados

Timeabout 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Brown and simmer

  1. Sprinkle pork chops with seasoning salt.

  2. Brown chops in oil in a large skillet.

  3. Cover and simmer the chops until meat is tender, about 30 minutes.

  4. Remove chops from the skillet and pour off fat.

Make the glaze

  1. Stir jam into the skillet until melted.

  2. Add chutney, rum, and lime slices.

  3. Cook 1 minute over medium heat.

  4. Add pork chops and cook about 2 minutes, turning to glaze evenly.

  5. Remove from pan.

  6. Peel bananas and cut into large chunks.

  7. Add banana chunks to skillet and stir until well coated with jam mixture.

Serve

  1. Serve chops on a bed of shredded lettuce surrounded by bananas and lime slices.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

643Calories
31 gProtein
29 gFat
64 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Lime + lettucetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together408 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Plum + bananatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  4. Rum + bananatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Plum + mangotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Pork chops
Long simmering under cover breaks down connective tissue, leaving the meat tender.
Plum preserves
Sugar caramelises in the pan, giving the chops a sweet, glossy glaze.
Mango chutney
Sugar and fruit acids add sweetness and tang that balance the rich pork.
Bananas
Soft fruit absorbs the jam mixture and adds sweetness and body to the dish.

The step that matters

Glazing the chops in the jam mixture. The sugars in the jam, chutney and rum can scorch over high heat, so keep the pan at medium and turn the chops to coat them evenly for a glossy, not burnt, glaze.

Swap the lettuce

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, plum, mango, rum, lime, banana):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits about as well
  3. Sweet potatofits about as well
  4. Lettucethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, plum, mango, rum, lime, banana. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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