COKE PORK CHOPS
This recipe comes from my friend and former roommate, Rafael (Rafa) Velez, who said he used to make dish back in Puerto Rico as a kid. He made it for me one time when we were roommates in Miami, and I've been making variations of it ever since. The amount of Coke, chops, Adobo, and approach to cooking are a bit different every time. I gave this recipe to a friend of mine in New York who's a chef, and he makes it sometimes with Ginger Ale instead of Coke. Either way, it's a very tasty dish.
Ingredients
4 pork chops, with or without bones
1 can of Coca-Cola (or your favorite sugary, carbonated beverage)
Adobo spice
Rice

Instructions
Put the chops on a plate and season both sides with the Adobo. Add it generously. Let it sit in the fridge for up to a couple of hours, though you can also just do this as you start cooking.

Cook rice according to instructions on the package

Pour 8-10 oz of the Coke in a 10-inch saute pan (the pan should just be big enough for all 4 chops to rest flat on the bottom of the pan), and turn the stove on high. Bring the Coke to a boil to start reducing it. You'll probably need to do this for 10-15 minutes before you add the chops.

Once there's not too much of the liquid left in the pan (maybe once it's down to 1/4 it's original size), add the pork chops. The stove should still be on high. Saute the chops for about 1 minute (you're searing it a bit), then flip the chops for 1 minute on the other side to sear it as well.

Flip the chops again, cover the pot, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes, flipping the chops once halfway through.

Take the chops out, while leaving the liquid in the pan, and set them on a plate. They should be cooked all the way through - maybe BARELY at the edge of pink in the middle. Meanwhile, turn the heat back up on the stove to finish reducing the Coke to a syrup. As the liquid has started to become thick, add the chops back to the pan to coat them with the syrup on both sides. This will take about another minute in the pan.

Serve over rice, pouring whatever's left of the liquid onto the rice - it makes a delicious sauce.