Honey Dijon Grilled Ontario Pork Chop

Serving: 4
Cooking time: 90 minutes
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Romain Avril

SUMMER BBQ FEAST

Côtelettes de porc ontarien grillées à la moutarde au miel

Ingredients

Pork chops

  • 2 (12 oz) Ontario pork chops
  • 4 tbsps (60 ml) Maille Honey Dijon Mustard 
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Fleur de sel to taste 

Charcutière sauce 

  • 1 onion, diced small
  • 3 Tbsps (45 ml) Pork (or veal) demi-glace
  • 1 cup (240 ml) chicken stock
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) white wine
  • 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Maille Dijon Original Mustard
  • 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Maille Old Style Mustard 
  • ¼ cup (45 g) Maille Gherkins, julienne
  • 1 ½ Tbsp (22.5 g) butter
  • 2 Tbsps (30 ml) beurre manié (half-and-half mixture of flour and softened butter) 
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Balsamic glazed grilled summer vegetables

  • 2 pcs red pepper, deseeded
  • 2 pcs striped eggplants (sliced ¼ inch thick lengthwise) 
  • 2 pcs green zucchinis (sliced ¼ inch thick lengthwise)
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) Maille Balsamic Vinegar 
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil 
  • 12 pcs parsley leaves 
  • Salt and pepper to taste 
  • Fleur de sel 

Pan-seared mustardy smashed new potatoes 

  • 2 lbs new potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Maille Old-Style Mustard 
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 4 sprigs thyme 
  • 2 + 1 tbsp (45 ml) olive oil 
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp butter

Mixed greens + fine herbs + Maille Sherry dressing

  • ½ head radicchio, broken down and washed
  • ½ head red oak lettuce, broken down and washed
  • 1 leaf lettuce, picked and washed
  • ¼ cup parsley leaves, picked and washed
  • 3 pcs radishes, washed and thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) Maille Dijon Original Mustard
  • 2 tbsps (30 ml) Maille Sherry Vinegar
  • 4 tbsps (60 ml) olive oil 
  • Salt and pepper to taste 

Preparation

Pork chops

  1. Temper the pork chops while preheating your BBQ up. 
  2. Season with salt and pepper and rub mustard on both sides. 
  3. Grill pork chops to your liking, I recommend cooking until a meat thermometer reads 145°F (slightly pink and juicy). 
  4. Rest for 5-10 minutes on a resting rack and rewarm on the BBQ for 45 seconds on both sides. 
  5. Remove the bone, cut the fat cap off and slice the loin and fat cap against the grain. 
  6. Plate up, season with fleur de sel and serve with the rest of the sides and sauces. 

Charcutière sauce 

  1. In a medium size saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter and add the diced onions. Season with salt and sweat without browing (about 1 minute)
  2. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by half. 
  3. Add the stock and demi-glace and reduce until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. 
  4. Whisk in the mustards and, beurre manié. Sauce will start to thicken (I recommend adding the beurre manié in two parts to prevent the sauce from becoming too thick). 
  5. Fold in the julienne gherkins and adjust the seasoning if necessary. 
  6. Keep warm until ready to serve. 

Balsamic glazed grilled summer vegetables

  1. Place the eggplant slices on a resting rack and season with salt. Set aside for 30 minutes to release water form the eggplant. 
  2. Season the zucchini and red pepper. Toss all the veggies in olive oil. 
  3. Grill the veggies on the BBQ, brushing with Modena vinegar while cooking. 
  4. Cut into smaller pieces. 
  5. Plate grilled veggies, sprinkle with fleur de sel, drizzle with olive oil and Modena vinegar and garnish with parsley leaves.
  6. Keep warm until ready to serve. 

Pan-seared mustard smashed baby potatoes

  1. Add potatoes to a large saucepan, filled with cold water and set heat to medium. 
  2. Add thyme and garlic and boil until a knife inserted in the potatoes it comes out easily. 
  3. Drain water, place potatoes in a medium stainless steel bowl. 
  4. Season with salt and pepper, then add the mustard and 2/3 of the olive oil. 
  5. Mash until well combined. 
  6. Place the potato mixture in ring moulds to form “patties”. Place in fridge to set. 
  7. In a large non-stick pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil. 
  8. Sear potato patties until they are crisp – on the outside.  
  9. Flip, add the butter and baste until golden brown. 
  10. Plate up, season with Fleur de Sel and keep warm until ready to eat. 

Mixed greens + fine herbs + Maille Sherry dressing

  1. Wash the lettuce and tear into pieces. Place in a large stainless-steel bowl. 
  2. Mix in the sliced radishes and parsley leaves and, combined. 
  3. In a medium stainless-steel bowl, whisk the mustard with sherry vinegar, salt and pepper. 
  4. Slowly emulsify with the olive oil and pour into a small jug. 
  5. Plate the salad in a serving bowl. Add the dressing if eating right away; otherwise, set aside and add the dressing when ready to serve. 

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