August Bon Appetit: Vietnamese Pork Chop with Pickled Watermelon

We are still getting the bulk of our meat from Ham Sweet Farm, and loving the pork chops they give us. Last month, Bon Appetit's recipe for Vietnamese Pork Chops with Pickled Watermelon was a bit more ambitious than my typical weeknight dinner, but I broke it up into two stages- one night I pickled the watermelon, a few nights later we had the pork chops.

The remaining pickled watermelon rind is in my fridge, if anyone is interested. It didn't tickle my fancy.