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Cook the Book: Tennessee Whiskey Pork Chops
Like the classic pairings of peanut butter and jelly or milk and cookies, pork chops and whiskey go hand in hand. But what's the best way to pair them? Numerous recipes for chops soused in Jack Daniels exist. Some include lengthy marinades, some fiery pan sauces, and still others, sticky glazes.
In creating this recipe for Tennessee Whiskey Pork Chops, excerpted today from The Cook's Country Cookbook, the editors at America's Test Kitchen tirelessly tested a wide range of cooking methods. They found that a simple pan sauce, enlivened with cider vinegar, cayenne, brown sugar, and vanilla, yielded the best "mellow" and "smoky" flavor. In the final version of the recipe, the ingredients for the pan sauce also do double duty as quick marinade for the pork.
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