Best Grilled Pork Chops
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It’s hot outside. Not that I’m complaining because I’d rather it be 90 degrees then 30 degrees. I can’t stand the cold. I just get irritated that the summer is when I have some time off and can really get cooking and baking but I hate turning the oven on because it heats up the house.
No we do not have air conditioning. We do have ceiling fans, and they do help, but when it’s hot and humid no one wants to be in the kitchen cooking.
So in the summer we grill a lot. Well, let me rephrase that. I prepare the food and my husband does the grilling. It’s not that I can’t grill, because I can, but it’s just that he’s so much better at it and it works well having me do the prep work and him cook the actual food.
While I like marinating meat before we grill it, I don’t always remember to do so. Last night was one of those nights. I was busy all day and it just slipped my mind.
Thankfully I went onto my Cook’s Illustrated account and found grilled pork chops that were basted with a sauce while they were cooking. The sauce sounded delicious to me but I was worried it would be too sweet for Frank. However, after I cooked it up on the stove and it thickened, it was absolutely delicious.
The flavor was slightly sweet but had a tangy, smokey flavor to it. I really liked it. I divided the sauce in half, using half to baste the pork chops and the other half to serve on the side. My husband ended up really liking the sauce. It’s similar to a homemade BBQ sauce, but even better. I can’t wait to try it on chicken next time!
Best Grilled Pork Chops (adapted from Cook’s Illustrated)
4 boneless pork chops
1/2 c. ketchup
1/4 c. molasses
2 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. Dijon mustard
2 T. white vinegar
1 T. brown sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 T. water
1. Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Bring the sauce to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 5-7 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
2. Remove the sauce from the heat and divide into two bowls. Place one bowl in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it.
3. Take the other bowl outside along with a basting brush. Grill the pork chops for 4-5 minutes on one side then flip them over. Cover the tops of the pork chops with the sauce and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes. Continue basting with the sauce and flipping the pork chops until they are cooked through.
4. Serve with the remaining sauce on the side.
These pork chops look great! I can’t wait to get our grill up and running… and I love that the sauce is made with stuff already on hand!
I feel the same way about grilling. . let the Husband do his thing. . 🙂 plus it just tastes better! Love your grilled pork chops, yum!!
Your sweet and smoky sauce looks wonderful!
That sauce looks awesome!
We just recently started grilling our pork chops, too, and we love them. Yours look amazing and that sauce sounds delish!
Looks delicious! I love homemade BBQ sauce more than any bottled store bought one!
Yep, my husband and I have the same system. I’ll do some grilling during the day for blog stuff, but when it’s just dinner for the two of us, I’m in the kitchen doing the prep, and I just hand things out the side door for him to grill 🙂 Love this sauce you’ve made – I bet the molasses gives it a nice flavor.
That sauce looks great! I let my husband to the BBQ’g too. So much less work for me… 🙂 always a plus during the summer.
Great sauce and those pork chops look so very good!!
I love a good BBQ’d pork chop and I really like your sauce, especially with the addition of molasses.
I love the sweet and smoky sauce!
I couldn’t survive the Florida summer without air conditioning! These pork chops look fabulous. My boyfriend does all of the grilling in our house too. He really enjoys getting creative with the marinades he uses. I will be sure to suggest this marinade for the next time we have pork chops for dinner.
Here we don´t mariante meats usually, just good embers and salt&pepper! But then, homemade bbq sauce is a must! Love this version Heather, and on pork chops!
Oh sauce! It makes everything better!
I think you could slather that sauce on a piece of cardboard and it would be good, never mind those lovely chops! Yum
Nice to see molasses as the sweetener in the sauce. It’s a nice change from honey or brown sugar.
What a great sauce! The pork chops look awesome along side that pretty corn too.
I love that you made your own sauce! There’s just nothing like homemade!
Ohhh, your pork chops look delish! Love the BBQ Sauce!
Oh, these chops look grilled to perfection! And I love that your BBQ sauce is made with pantry ingredients. A MUST try…thank you!