Momma Pritchett’s Grilled Pork Chops and Apple-Pear Topping

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Well, I have yet to really eat good BBQ pork chops. I was tired of the three or four different baking methods and I decided to try something a bit different. If you are not into sweet, then this probably isn’t the recipe for you. I would suggest squeezing a bit of lime juice over the meat in order to break up the sweetness. I have never paid attention to what type of pork chops I had either, I just grabbed and baked…but apparently it is all in the cut of the meat! I also froze a few heads of romaine lettuce for about an hour, divided it up into 8 portions, and added Parmesan cheese and dressing of choice…. MMMM!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ½ cup spicy brown mustard
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 8 pork chops, 1/2 to 1 inch thick
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 large green apples – peeled, cored, and cut into eighths
  • 4 Bartlett pears – peeled, cored, and cut into eighths

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl
  2. mix together 1 cup brown sugar
  3. soy sauce
  4. orange juice
  5. brown mustard
  6. honey
  7. Worcestershire sauce
  8. black pepper
  9. and cumin until thoroughly combined and the sugar has dissolved. Place the pork chops into the marinade
  10. and spoon marinade to cover the chops. Let stand at room temperature for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  11. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat
  12. and lightly oil the grate.
  13. Remove the chops from the marinade
  14. and discard marinade. Shake any excess drops of liquid from the chops
  15. and grill until they are browned
  16. no longer pink inside
  17. and show good grill marks
  18. about 8 minutes per side. Squeeze lime juice over the chops as they grill. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
  19. Melt butter in a large skillet over high heat
  20. then stir in 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and cinnamon; bring the mixture to a boil
  21. stirring to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the apple and pear slices
  22. and cook
  23. stirring often
  24. until the fruit is coated with the butter mixture and softened but not mushy
  25. about 5 minutes. Transfer the apple and pear slices to a grilling basket.
  26. Grill the fruit on the outdoor grill until the slices are browned
  27. about 5 more minutes. Serve grilled fruit with pork chops.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 8

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