Healthy Pork on the BBQ

Name: Healthy Pork on the BBQ
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon powdered ginger; 1 teaspoon pepper; 8 boneless pork chops, center-cut, fairly thick ones so they don't dry out on the grill

Submitted by Margaret3

"Adapted from original recipe in the American Heart Association Cookbook. Often served with basmati, couscous, or orzo"

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photo by Bergy

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 8

ingredients

MARINADE
¹⁄₂ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon garlic powder or 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
¹⁄₄ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon pepper
8 boneless pork chops, center-cut, fairly thick ones so they don't dry out on the grill

directions

combine marinade ingredients and pour over chops.
let sit overnight in refrigerator.
On grill, sear on high for 3-4 minutes, then lower temp if using gas, or move away from direct heat, close grill lid& grill about 20 min or until juices run clear.
When we do a extras of these for the freezer, we UNDERCOOK them by about 1/2.
When reheated, they turn out tender and moist.
Serve sliced and fanned out on the plate.

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Just home from holidays, and no time for shopping, I didn't have any pork chops, but this sounded so good I had to try it. I did have a pork tenderloin , so I cut it into 1 1/2 inch slices, made the marinade and left it overnight. (had no garlic powder, so I used 2 fresh cloves, smashed and 2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger.) It was wonderful!! a keeper and we will do it again, but next time with the pork chops. Thanks Margaret3!!

Derf2440
Me and my family have been eating dry bland pork-chops. This marinade is so amazing when ever we have pork-chops this is the way to go!! Also the soy-sauce was not over powering!

thelawfam
Delicious!! This recipe has amazing flavour & I only actually marinated the chops for about 5 hours (I did turn them in the marinade every half hour or so). I omitted the oil & used half the ingredients for 2 pork chops. If you are a novice with the grill like I am, watch the chops carefully - I had a little bit of burning that may have happened so quickly due to the sugar in the marinade.

Debbb
Lovely flavor but I was not sure how much Soy Sauce to useas the recipe states 1/2 soy sauce with no amount - I did not want it too soy flavored so only used 1 tbsp (I cut the recipe cut back to 1 pork steak too ) marinated overnight in the fridge Had the BBQ on high cooked each side for apprx5 minutes each side then continued to cook, moved from direct heat, for a further 12 minutes - perfect

Bergy
Oh this was awesome. I used this mainly for the marinade. I had 2 pork tenderloins that I needed to use and cut them into chunks and marinaded them overnight and made kabobs with red and yellow peppers, onions and baby bella mushrooms. Cooked them for about 15-20 minutes and served them over Jasmine Rice. What a great dinner. Thanks so much. Posted photos in the photo forum but did not post them here because of the deviation from the recipe.

Nimz_

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Margaret3

Kenner, Louisiana

Originally from the Midwest, I have lived in New Orleans for decades--my waistline shows it! It's a fabulous foodie city, with new restaurants constantly opening. Travel is very important to me, and we do a lot of that. My photography "habit" and travel go together nicely, as does a growing passion for birding and its associated travel.

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