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Fiery Grilled Buffalo-Style Chops and Vegetables (recipes)


Fiery Grilled Buffalo-Style Chops and Vegetables

Yield: Makes 4 servings



Ingredients:



Zesty Blue Cheese Butter (recipe follows)

4medium baking potatoes, unpeeled

Vegetable oil

4(3/4-inch-thick) boneless pork loin chops (about 4 ounces each)

2medium red bell peppers, cut into halves and seeded

1/3cup butter or margarine

1/3cup hot pepper sauce

Prepared coleslaw (optional)









Preparation:





1.Prepare Zesty Blue Cheese Butter up to 2 days in advance; refrigerate.2.Preheat oven to 375°F. Pierce each potato several times with fork. Pat potatoes dry with paper towels; rub skins with oil. Bake 1 hour or until just fork-tender. While hot, cut potatoes lengthwise in half. Cool to room temperature.3.Prepare grill for direct cooking.4.Place pork chops, bell peppers and potatoes in large resealable food storage bag. Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Stir in pepper sauce; pour over chops, bell peppers and potatoes. Seal bag tightly; turn to coat. Marinate at room temperature no more than 15 minutes, turning once.5.Place chops and vegetables on grid, reserving marinade in small saucepan. Grill, uncovered, over medium coals 5 minutes. Turn chops and vegetables and baste once with reserved marinade; discard any remaining marinade. Cook 5 minutes more or until pork is barely pink in center. (Do not overcook.) 6.Serve chops and vegetables with slices of Zesty Blue Cheese Butter.







Zesty Blue Cheese Butter

Yield: Makes about 1 cup



Ingredients:



4ounces blue cheese, such as Gorgonzola or Roquefort

1/2cup butter or margarine, softened

1package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened

2tablespoons finely chopped green onion

2slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled









Preparation:





1.Crumble blue cheese with fingers to measure 1 cup; place in small bowl.2.Add butter and cream cheese; beat with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Stir in onion and bacon.3.Place butter mixture on sheet of waxed paper. Using waxed paper, roll mixture back and forth into 8-inch log.4.Wrap waxed paper around butter log to seal. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.