Pan Seared Pork Chops with Chipotle-Avocado Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

For the Pork:

• 4 pork chops (boneless or bone-in)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp Kosher salt

For the Sauce

• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 avocado
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobe
• Juice of 1 lime
• Kosher salt to taste

Directions:

1. In small bowl, mix together the garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, cumin, and salt. Rub the seasoning mix onto the pork chops liberally.
2. Heat oil in a pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Place pork chops into pan and sear for 5 minutes on each side or until cooked thoroughly.
3. Place all sauce ingredients into food processor or blender and combine until smooth.
4. Pour 1/2 of the sauce into pan with pork and flip pork over to coat. Allow sauce to simmer and thicken. 1-2 minutes.
5. Pour remaining sauce over pork and serve.
6. Garnish with lime and cilantro.
7. Optional: serve with cilantro-lime rice