Basil-Balsamic Pork Chops - OAMC

Name: Basil-Balsamic Pork Chops - OAMC
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 meals, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 12 pork chops; 1 cup olive oil; 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons honey or 2 tablespoons agave nectar; 3 teaspoons minced garlic; 3 teaspoons dried basil; 2 1/4 teaspoons black pepper

Submitted by JillAZ

"Delicious marinated pork chops for the grill. From the book "Fix, Freeze, Feast". This makes 3 packages of chops for your freezer. 4 chops per package."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 3 meals
Serves:: 12

ingredients

12 pork chops
1 cup olive oil
¹⁄₂ cup balsamic vinegar
¹⁄₄ cup soy sauce
¹⁄₄ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey or 2 tablespoons agave nectar
3 teaspoons minced garlic
3 teaspoons dried basil
2 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons black pepper

directions

Rinse and trim pork chops as desired. If they are very thick, you may want to butterfly.
Place 4 chops in each of 3 one gallon sized freezer bags.
In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, soy sauce, lemon juice,and honey. Pour over chops in bags, dividing evenly.
Into each bag, measure 1 teaspoon garlic, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and 3/4 teaspoon black pepper.
Close bags and shake and smush around to mix marinade well and coat chops evenly.
Reopen bag and push out as much air as possible. Seal tightly. Label bag and place in freezer.
To cook chops:.
Thaw completely in refrigerator.
Remove chops from marinade and discard marinade.
Heat grill to medium and grill chops, turning occasionally until a thermometer reads 160 degrees in the thickest part of chop.
Remove from grill and serve.

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JillAZ

Cave Creek, 0

My DH and I live in Arizona. We have five children ages 24, 20, 16, and 14 year old twins. I LOVE to cook and find it a lot of fun and very relaxing. I have an extensive cookbook collection and enjoy reading them.  <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/BtoBHosts.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <a href=http://photobucket.com target=_blank><img src=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/tisht/freezer.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /></a> <a href=http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/?action=view?t=daringdingos.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/daringdingos.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /></a> <a href=http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/tisht/?action=view?t=tish2.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/tisht/tish2.jpg border=0 alt=Recipezaar Challenge 2008 /></a>

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