Recipe information
Ingredients for - Slow-cooked sticky pork chops
1. 100g light brown soft sugar, plus 1½ tbsp -
2. 2 tbsp chipotle chilli flakes -
3. 4 x 250g thick-cut pork chops -
4. 750ml strong hot coffee -
5. 2 tbsp molasses or treacle -
6. 2 garlic bulbs, cloves separated and lightly bashed with the skin on -
8. spicy rice and sliced chilli, to serve -
12. 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar -
13. ½ small Savoy cabbage, finely sliced -
14. 2 sticks celery, finely sliced -
15. 2 spring onions, finely sliced -
16. 2 carrots, julienned -
How to cook deliciously - Slow-cooked sticky pork chops
1. Stage
Mix 1½ tbsp salt with the 1½ tbsp sugar and chilli flakes in a shallow dish. Pat the pork dry and toss in the spiced salt. Chill for 2 hrs or overnight.
2. Stage
Mix the remaining sugar with the coffee, molasses and garlic in a slow cooker. Add the pork and cook on low for 1 hr 30 mins. Remove a few tbsp of the cooking liquid and combine with the cornflour. Pour into the slow cooker and cook for 30 mins. Remove the garlic.
3. Stage
For the slaw, mix the oil, honey, mustard and vinegar in a large bowl and season. Toss in the veg to coat in the dressing. Serve the pork with the slaw and spicy rice, if you like.