The Station Agent: Chuletas con Cebolla (Cuban Pork Chops & Onion)

Serves 4

1 cup sour orange juice (from Seville Oranges)

-- or 1/2 cup juice orange and 1/4 cup each lemon & lime juices

4 cloves garlic, chopped

4 pork chops, thick cut (about 1" thick)

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

1 large onion, cut into thin rings

1/4 cup dry sherry (or Cuban vino seco)

1/4 cup olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Combine juice, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and white pepper. Place pork chops in a seal-able nonreactive bowl or container and pour juice mix over them. Cover with onion rings and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.

Remove chops from marinade and pat dry, reserving marinade and onions. Add oil to frying pan large enough to hold all the chops. Heat oil to medium heat and brown the chops on both sides (2-3 minutes per side). Then reduce the heat, add sherry and marinade, and the onions.

Cover and cook until chops are done, about 15 minutes. Adjust seasonings.

Serve with black beans and rice.

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