Friday, April 24, 2009

Maple-Cranberry Grilled Pork Chops

Just a few thoughts; my thinner cuts of pork loin chops came out better than the center cut thick pork chops. It's probably because I estimated the cooking time more precisely on the thinner cuts.

First, made a dry rub of salt, pepper, all-spice, curry, and cayenne pepper.

Then, made a marinade of freshly squeezed lime juice + orange juice, cranberry jelly, pomegranate juice, salt/pepper, maple syrup, honey, Grand Marnier. After cooking both side of the pork for about 3-4 minutes on medium-high (or above 160 degrees F on the meat thermometer), turn heat to low, and brush both sides of pork with marinade. Grill a few minutes longer. I maintain the internal grill temperature (check the mounted thermometer if you have one) around the 240-260 degrees F range.


Shiny new American Outdoor Grills installed at my apartment.


Pork chops sitting on the grill.


Checking the internal meat temperature.


Ta-da!


This is one application of the pork- beautiful sandwiches. Fresh ciabatta bread, apple smoked cheddar, sun dried tomatoes, purple onions, live lettuce, blackberry honey mustard.

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