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Seared Pork Chops with Pepperonata
Complete Dish: Seared Pork Chops with Maple Black Pepper Glaze, Smoky Chipotle Sweet Potato, Broccolini and Pepperonata
Cooking Strategy & Dialogue: Jesse strategized: "I'm going to be doing a seared pork chop with a pepperonata... We play with this dish a lot at home, and she'll see this, and she'll be like, I know exactly what he's doing."
He explained his smart setup to Gordon: "I'm going to pre-grill it a little bit, get the fat cap rendered down, and then I'm going to let it sit on a pan, and then she's gonna pop it in the oven, and I'm gonna leave a thermometer in the pork so she knows it's not cooked."
Jessica described her improvisation: "So I did some agrodolce onions, not knowing to put them into the pepperonata, but we still have that sweet and sour effect."
Judges' Praise:
Gordon: "First of all, Jesse, the way that you worked across those first 30 minutes was exceptional. And Jessica, you picked up on the clues, and it's almost like you're working side by side again... Pork is cooked beautifully."
Tiffany: "I love the fact that the broccolini has lots of crunch, has a little bit of spice in there... honestly, I love that it's a little more sweet, it's a little more sour."
Joe: "The pepperonata, I have to say, is fantastic. That's a hard thing to make."
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