Chocolate Pork Chops with Sweet Plantains and Mango Sals

4 chops (1 1/2" thick, bone-in)

2 Ripe Yellow (a little blackish) Plantains

Cooking spray or a paper towel dabbed with oil

DRY RUB:

1 tbs brown sugar
2 tsp onion powder
1 1/2 tsp cocoa
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground Chipotle pepper, depending on heat desired
1/8 tsp ground paprika
dash ground cinnamon
dash ground allspice

MANGO SALSA:

1 large mango, peeled, pit removed, cubed
juice of 1 fresh lime
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 to 2 teaspoon snipped fresh cilantro
1/4 tsp salt

PORK CHOPS:

In small bowl, combine dry rub ingredients, rub onto both sides of pork chops. Set aside overnight or for 30 minutes.

(This tastes even better when done on a charcoal grill) Spray light coat of cooking spray on non stick pan. Heat pan over medium flame. Place pork chops on hot pan and cover. Cook for about 7 minutes per side.

MANGO SALSA:

Combine ingredients in bowl.

PLANTAINS:

Spray non stick pan generously with cooking spray. Heat pan over medium heat.

Remove peels from plantains but cutting each tip off and then cutting a slit down the side.

Slice plantains on the diagonal about 1/2 inch thick each slice. Place slices in hot pan so that they do not overlap and cook until golden brown on each side (about 2 or 3 minutes per side.)





Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NARCISA.