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Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce

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This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. As always all opinions are my own. 

Sriracha almond crusted pork chops are perfectly crunchy with a little heat. Serve them with the sweet and spicy sriracha honey mustard sauce for a delicious weeknight meal!

Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce | Spicy almond crusted pork chops with an amazing sweet and spicy sriracha honey mustard sauce!Can you guys believe it’s already the last weekend in June? Wasn’t it just Memorial Day weekend and yet here we are less than a week away from the 4th of July! Time flies when your having fun I guess! Lately I’ve really been enjoying my Sundays. My husband and I are back to our Sunday bike rides and the weather couldn’t be more perfect for it. One of our favorite rides is along a river that takes us right into downtown Denver. This year the river is extra high from all the rain we got in May. It’s made for some interesting detours because parts of the path have been flooded. I love the ride because for the most part it’s flat whereas my runs are a constant battle with hills. It’s a nice change of pace, not to mention good cross training.

Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce | Spicy almond crusted pork chops with an amazing sweet and spicy sriracha honey mustard sauce!A normal person would think that this bike ride would be plenty of exercise for the day and they are probably right. However, I have an obsession with getting my daily run in. So on top of my early morning run I’m then going on a late morning bike ride. To say this puts my metabolism in overdrive and makes me want to eat everything in the house for the rest of the day would be an understatement.

Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce | Spicy almond crusted pork chops with an amazing sweet and spicy sriracha honey mustard sauce!When dinner time finally rolls around I’m usually craving something high in protein which makes these Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce an ideal meal for me. Earlier this month Blue Diamond Almonds sent me some of their new sriracha flavored almonds to try out. You guys, these almonds are super addicting! If you love spicy salty flavored nuts you’re gonna love them! Instead of eating the whole can for dinner and calling it good, I decided the better option was to grind them up and use them as a coating on some pork chops.

Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce | Spicy almond crusted pork chops with an amazing sweet and spicy sriracha honey mustard sauce!Normally I stick to fish or chicken for dinner, but every once in awhile I like to throw some pork in the mix and boy does my husband love when I do! We gobbled up these spicy almond crusted chops like it was our last meal. As if the pork wasn’t good enough on it’s own, I made a sriracha honey mustard sauce to use as a dipping sauce. The sweet and spicy mustard was just what the pork chops needed. I guarantee I’ll be making these Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops many more times in the near future!

Yields 4 servings

Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce

15 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

    Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops
  • 4 boneless pork chops, 1/2-3/4 inch thick with the fat trimmed off
  • 1/2 cup Blue Diamond Sriracha Almonds , ground or crushed into small bits
  • 1 egg white
  • Salt and pepper to taste
    • Spicy Honey Mustard
  • 1/4 cup dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons sriracha

Instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and spray with cooking spray.
  2. In a shallow dish whisk the egg white lightly to break it up.
  3. In another shallow dish pour in the ground up almonds.
  4. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides then dip them in the egg white until they are coated.
  5. Add the pork chops one at a time to the ground up almonds and turn them on all sides until they are coated in the almonds.
  6. Place the pork chops into the hot skillet and cook them for approximately 4-5 minutes per side depending on their thickness over medium hight heat.
  7. While the pork chops are cooking whisk together all of the ingredients for the spicy honey mustard in a small bowl.
  8. Let the pork chops rest for 5 minutes before serving with the spicy honey mustard.
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Sriracha Almond Crusted Pork Chops with Spicy Honey Mustard Sauce | Spicy almond crusted pork chops with an amazing sweet and spicy sriracha honey mustard sauce!

 

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  1. Caren Gittleman

    June 28, 2015 at 6:36 am

    We don't eat pork in our house so I am going to try this recipe using chicken breasts....(I might add some panko bread crumbs to the almonds too), this sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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  2. Zylo

    June 28, 2015 at 9:56 am

    WOW. These look like nutty, sweet little schnitzels. Are the nuts super spicy? I like the idea and the extra flavor, but we're babies when it comes to spice in this house. I like just enough to add something tasty but not enough to make me think of heat.
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    • Danae

      June 29, 2015 at 3:14 pm

      The almonds aren't super spicy. They have a little heat, but you won't burn your tongue off! ;-) As far as the honey mustard sauce, that is a little spicy, so I would start with only 1 teaspoon of sriracha if you are sensitive to spice and add more if you want it spicier.
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    • Danae

      June 29, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      Thanks Trish! The almonds are deadly. I was hiding them in the back of the pantry so I wouldn't eat them all before making these pork chops!
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  8. Coley @ Coley Cooks

    June 30, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    What a great way to use those almonds! Pork chops are great and putting a Sriracha almond crust on them is probably delicious!! The honey mustard sauce seems like a great compliment as well. I will have to try this recipe!
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  9. sophie

    June 30, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    Hi! Any particular reason why you are only using egg white for dipping the pork chop? Does whole egg do something different to the coating? Thanks!
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  11. Jenny White

    September 24, 2016 at 3:45 am

    If you want to control how spicy the crust is, the following recipe lets you make your own Siracusa almonds. Hope it's helpful:-) 280g of whole natural almonds 4 tablespoons sriracha 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons chili flakes PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 150 degrees C. Spread almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake for 15 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Remove from oven (leave oven on) and allow to cool for 10 minutes. In a bowl, whisk together all ingredients except almonds; stir in almonds to coat evenly. Return almonds to the foil-lined baking sheet in a single layer and bake again for 15 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Remove pan from oven and if desired, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and extra chili flakes and allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.
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