Maple Glazed Pork Loin Chops With Date Sauce and Toasted Couscous With Pine Nuts
By: Sweetwatercooks
Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 10:46am

Ingredients




3 Pork Loin Chops
Glaze

1/4 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
2 tablespoons maple syrup
a couple dashes of hot sauce

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon red wine vinegar
s&p to taste

Date Sauce 

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion finely diced
2 cloves garlic finely diced
1 cup chopped pitted dates
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon grated ginger
candied ginger (optional)

1 teaspoon chipotle pepper
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 1/4 cups chicken stock
season with s&p

Couscous

1 cup couscous
1/4 cup pine nuts toasted (or slivered almonds toasted)
1 teaspoon orange juice
1/4 teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoon butter
s&p

Preparation

1 Glaze 2 Mix ingredients together and pour over pork. 3 Allow to marinate 3 hours to overnight. 4 Date Sauce 5 Saute onion and garlic in olive oil in sauce pot. 6 Add in dates, balsamic vinegar, ginger, chipotle and paprika. 7 Stir and allow to saute for a moment. 8 Add in chicken stock and allow sauce to reduce to desired consistency. 9 Season with s&p. 10 Blend sauce to a smooth consistency. 11 Couscous 12 Prepare couscous as directed. 13 Saute prepared couscous and toasted pine nuts (or almonds) in pan with butter. 14 Stir in orange juice and zest. 15 Season with s&p.