Boneless center cut pork chops marinated in a honey and roasted garlic vinaigrette; then grilled are super tender and delicious.
Since we try not to eat a lot of beef during the month, we tend to eat boneless center cut pork chops at least once a week. After all, it is the other white meat right?
That's why I'm always looking for a new way to experiment with them and came up with these Honey Roasted Garlic Grilled Pork Chops.
The weather has started to get nice here in NJ so we've been using the grill more often. Well that is besides the snow squalls that came out of nowhere to destroy my recently planted herbs, flowers and tomatoes.
It sure looks pretty, but getting snow on May 9th is a little out of character. Not that 2020 has been any sort of normal with a pandemic and killer hornets, but still odd to say the least.
A few weeks ago we made rib eye steaks on the grill. Whenever I make them I also make sautéed mushrooms and roasted garlic to squeeze on them. YUM..so good!!
Of course, I always make too much so I had an extra head of roasted garlic and decided to use it in a new marinade.
How do you roast garlic?
To roast the garlic start by removing the excess papery skin off of a whole head of garlic, cut off the top head; then sprinkle some extra virgin olive oil and Kosher salt on top.
Wrap in aluminum foil or a garlic cooker and bake at 425 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes. When done, the garlic will squeeze out of the skin like butter.
You can do this up to two days ahead of time; then keep sealed and stored in the refrigerator until ready to use.
How you you make Honey Roasted Garlic Grilled Pork Chops?
Once you have the garlic roasted you can begin making the marinade. In addition to the garlic you'll need honey, white vinegar, Canola oil and Kosher salt. I prefer to use boneless pork chops, but you can use bone-in also.
Start by squeezing the garlic out of the papery skin and place it in a mini food processor. Next add the honey, vinegar, oil and salt; then pulse until well blended.
Add the pork chops to a resealable plastic bag, add the marinade; then refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
Remove the pork chops and allow to come to room temperature for about 15 minutes and preheat the grill. The temperature should be between 350° to 450°F so the meat doesn't stick.
Cooking times may vary depending on the thickness of your pork chop and can range from 10-20 minutes. As a rule of thumb, grill the pork chops to your desired internal temperature preference.
The FDA recommends an internal temperature of at least 145°F; however, I prefer mine without any pink and shoot for 155°F. Whatever temperature you prefer, allow the meat to rest for 3 minutes before serving.
If my pork chops are thick, I'll either slice them in half horizontally to make them thinner or cook them at a lower temperature a little longer so they don't get charred on the outside.
I then, I cut the pork into slices like you would a london broil and serve it on a platter versus individual chops.
These Honey Roasted Garlic Grilled Pork Chops were incredibly moist and had such a nice flavor. I'll definitely be making these again! ~Enjoy!
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Honey Roasted Garlic Grilled Pork Chops
Ingredients
For the Roasted Garlic
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
For the Pork Chops
- 4- 4(ounce) boneless pork chops
- 1 head garlic
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ½ cup canola oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
For the Roasted Garlic
- Remove the excess papery skin off of a whole head of garlic, cut off the top head; then sprinkle some extra virgin olive oil and Kosher salt on top.
- Wrap in aluminum foil or a garlic cooker and bake at 425 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes. (When done, the garlic will squeeze out of the skin like butter. You can do this up to two days ahead of time; then keep sealed and stored in the refrigerator until ready to use.)
For the Pork Chops
- Squeeze the garlic out of the papery skin and place it in a mini food processor. Next add the honey, vinegar, oil and salt; then pulse until well blended.
- Add the pork chops to a resealable plastic bag, add the marinade; then refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
- Remove the pork chops and allow to come to room temperature for about 15 minutes and preheat the grill. The temperature should be between 350° to 450°F so the meat doesn't stick.(Cooking times may vary depending on the thickness of your pork chop and can range from 10-20 minutes.)1
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