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Caribbean Pork Chops

Marinated pork chops with Caribbean spice rub, orange and lime juices, grilled or broiled.

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Why it works: Chicken and pork match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,417 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓

Caribbean Pork Chops

Time20 to 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Marinate

  1. Combine all ingredients except pork chops in a plastic storage bag and mix well.

  2. Add pork chops and shake to coat.

  3. Seal bag and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.

  4. Remove chops, reserving marinade.

Grill and serve

  1. Grill or broil pork chops 20 to 30 minutes or until done, turning once to brown all sides.

  2. Bring marinade to a boil and let boil until mixture begins to boil and thicken slightly.

  3. Baste chops occasionally with marinade.

  4. Serve any remaining marinade with pork chops.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

516Calories
60 gProtein
18 gFat
20 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot in our table0
Soupnot in our table0

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. Chicken + porktop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,417 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  2. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Lime + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,411 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Lime + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Pork chops
Provide the meat that is cooked and served, browning on the outside as they grill or broil.
Orange juice
Adds acidity and sweetness, and its sugars help the chops brown.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and tenderizes the surface of the meat.
Chicken soup base
Adds savory, salty depth to the marinade.

The step that matters

Boiling the reserved marinade. The marinade has been in contact with raw pork, so it must be brought to a full boil before it is used for basting or serving. Boiling also thickens it slightly, giving a glaze-like sauce.

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, lime, rum, garlic, pork):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Mangofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, lime, rum, garlic, pork. 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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