Back in the GRIND!!!!!

SO on the second episode of NFNS i made Coffee Rubbed Pork Chops with Cognac and Brown Sugar Sauce. I have made this recipe again and again at the restaurant and i have perfected it for you!!!! When i lifted the lid that was covering my items, I was happy to see coffee and pork!! It beat the hell out of having beer and beef or lamb and raisin bran (don't get me wrong..i would have mastered any of these items ) To be honest with you, coffee rubs have become very popular over the years and i had an idea of how i could use the bitter coffee to make my pork fab! I think alot of people forget how great a rub can be. Dry rubs incorporate so much flavor into the item it is being used on. Just think.... doesn't a steak taste so much better when its sprinkled with salt and pepper?? These spices bring out the great flavor of the meat, so why not bring out the flavor and add a new flavor profile into the mix!?!? The funny thing about coffee is that it has lots of flavors.. wait let me explain that. Coffee has a great dry roasted flavor when brewed but when u eat the grind it tends to be a bit bitter so when i came up with this recipe i needed something to throw off the bitterness but wanted you to also get some of the deep flavor that you get when you brew (you still with me>?>) So thats where the brown sugar and cognac sauce came into play. So know i got cognac and sugar... wait why does that sound like it goes together...hmmmm think, think think !!! I got it!!! if i add butter to this, its just the same as butterscotch!!! oh Michael your a smart fucking kid!!!

So there you have it the way my brain works and the way i came up with this very fabulous and tasty dish. Ok so here is the recipe

• 6 pork chops

for the spice rub

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 5 TS fresh grind dry roast coffee
• 3 TS kosher salt
• 1 ts cayenne pepper
• 1 ts cumin

Mix all the ingredients together.

Turn you grill on high and let heat for 10 min then lower to medium. Coat the pork chops in the rub. The pork chops should have a heavy even coating over them. Place pork chops on the grill. Grill for about 3 min on each side. Lower the heat if needed (because there is allot of sugar in the rub. the sugars will burn quickly if your not watching ..so pay attention!!!)

For the sauce

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brandy
• 1 ts coffee grind
• 1 stick butter
• 1 ts kosher salt

in the sauce pan add the sugar and the brandy. OK THIS IS IMPORTANT!! use a pot with high sides you don't want the liquor to set fire. If it does your going to freak out and burn your house down!!! don't come crying to me.. if it does go on fire... just cover it. Ok so place the pot over medium heat and reduce by 1/2 now add the coffee and salt. Remove from the heat. Cut the butter into small pats. Add the butter to the sauce and stir until all the butter is melted.

Place your pork chop on a plate and spoon on some of the sauce.. then post a comment and tell me how firkin good my pork chop is!!!!