Pork Chops with Mole Sauce, Yellow Rice and Veggies

The rich and spicy flavor of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce is a perfect match for the earthy goodness of pork chops. This recipe call for bone in pork chops because that's what I like. If you prefer the boneless loin pork chops, the result will be just as succulent.

4 pork chops
1 tsp. each salt and pepper
1 tblsp. vegetable oil
1 16 oz. jar Larry's Mole Sauce
2 cups water
1 cup white rice
 A pinch of saffron or 1 tsp. turmeric
(or use a packaged yellow rice mix)
3/4 cup cooked black beans, rinsed
2 cups chopped zucchini and red pepper blend or whatever vegetable mixture you like.

▪ Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the pork chops.
▪ Heat a large skillet and add the vegetable oil and the pork chops. Cook over medium high heat for about six minutes, turning to cook both sides.
▪ Heat the Larry's Mole Sauce on top of the stove or in the microwave until hot and bubbling.
▪ Place the water, rice and saffron or turmeric to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, turn the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes until the rice is cooked.
▪ Add the black beans to the rice and stir. Keep warm.
▪ Cook the vegetables.
▪ Place the cooked pork chop on a warm plate, add a scoop each of the rice and vegetables, spoon Larry's Mole Sauce over the pork and serve.

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Hawthorne Valley Store Serves Larry's Sauces in the Deli

Hawthorne Valley Farm Store in Columbia County, NY is now serving Larry's Southwestern Sauces for Food Service in their natural foods deli.
According to buyer Tristan O'Neil, "We like the fact that Larry’s Sauces are great-tasting, locally-produced, free of GMOs and preservatives, and a great addition to all sorts of recipes. Our deli uses Larry’s Sauces about once a week as marinades for chicken, glazes for pork, and in a variety of other Mexican food applications."
The store also cross promotes the 16 oz. jars of sauce that are on the store shelves. O'Neil adds, "When used by our deli, Larry’s Sauces are promoted on the menu posted above our hot bar.  We also will put a retail jar of whichever sauce is being featured by our deli above the hot bar."     

Chipotle Soup with Turkey Meatballs and Sweet Corn

Small turkey meatballs (albonidigas) simmering with white corn in a chipotle-rich sauce makes a warming lunch or a tasty first course for an evening meal. Serve with a squeeze of lime for acidity and a handful of crunchy tortilla chips and you have a simple delicious meal.

Chipotle Soup with Turkey Meatballs

For the soup:
1 16 oz jar Larry's Chipotle Sauce
2 cups chicken or turkey stock
1 cup fresh or frozen white corn kernels
2 tablespoons minced cilantro
1 lime cut into small wedges
Tortilla chips

For the turkey meatballs:
1 lbs. ground turkey
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper or to taste.

 1. Pour the jar of Larry's Chipotle Sauce and the chicken stock into a medium pot.
2. Add the corn kernels to the soup, cover and cook over medium heat for five to ten minutes.
3. Make the meatballs by mixing together the turkey, bread crumbs, egg, chili powder, salt and pepper. Form one inch round meatballs and drop them into the soup.
4. Cook over medium heat for ten to 15 minutes. Stir in the fresh cilantro and cook for one minute. 

Serves 4

Larry has more recipes at his website

Whole Foods Markets in Northern California Carry Larry's Sauces

• Whole Foods Markets throughout Northern California carry Larry's Southwestern Sauces including San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Jose, Fresno, Lafayette, Los Altos,
  Sacramento, Mill Valley, Capitola, Campbell, Santa Rosa, Folsom, Fremont, Los Gatos, Monterey, Novato, Napa, Palo Alto, Petaluma, San Ramon, Redwood City, Roseville, San Mateo, San Rafael, Cupertino, Walnut Creek, and Reno, Nevada.

Free shipping on Larry's Southwestern Sauces at foodlyn.com through Tuesday, March 8th.