Ingredients

  • rice, mixture
  • 3 ounces onions, peeled, and finely chopped
  • 3 ounces red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 mace blades
  • 13 cup long grain rice
  • 1 12 cups chicken stock
  • 12 cup black-eyed peas (cooked or canned)
  • 12 teaspoon pepper, to taste
  • 9 ounces squash, seeded and sliced into 1/2 inch wedges
  • 4 pork chops, fat and bone removed
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 12 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 12 teaspoon paprika
  • 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon chili powder
  • 12 teaspoon garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

  • -- preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • -- heat a medium pan over high.
  • add onion, and bell pepper, cook for about 2 minutes.
  • -- Add bay leaves, mace, rice, stock, beans, and pepper.
  • Cover and bring to simmer for 12-15 minutes or until rice has absorbed stock and is tender.
  • -- meanwhile, spread the squash out on a nonstick baking sheet.
  • Cook in oven for 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown.
  • -- TO MAKE JERK RUB mix all sugar, oregano, paprika,, cinnamon, chili powder, garlic, and lemon juice in a bowl and rub onto pork.
  • -- heat a stove top grill pan over medium heat, sprayed lightly with oil.
  • -- sear the pork chops on each side, then cook for about 5 minutes until done.
  • -- serve pork chops with rice and bean mixture, and baked squash.