Sweet Spicy Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Make the sauce. Coat the bottom of a medium-sized saucepan with the oil and place it over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are soft and caramelized, stirring every so often, 10 to 15 minutes.Mix in the chili paste, stir to combine, and then deglaze the pan with the pineapple juice.Add the Tamari and bring to a boil. Then, immediately reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the sauce thickens a bit, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat grill. Preheat a stove-top grill or outdoor BBQ.
• Prep pork chops and pineapple slices. Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper, and season both sides of the pineapple slices with pepper only. Drizzle both the pork chops and the pineapple slices with grapeseed oil, being sure both sides are well coated.
• Grill. Once the grill is very hot, add the pork chops and pineapple slices. You should hear a sizzling sound when they hit the pan -- if you don't, wait! The grill needs to be very hot for everything to caramelize and char properly.Turn the pork chops over when the bottoms are well marked from the grill, about 2 minutes. Then turn the heat to low, cover loosely with foil, and let them finish cooking just until the pork is cooked through, about 8 minutes. (The pineapple slices should grill for about 3 minutes per side. Remove them from the grill when they're done, while you continue to cook the pork.)
• Assemble and serve. On a large serving platter, or on individual serving plates, place each pork chop on top of 2 of the grilled pineapple slices.Drizzle the pineapple-onion sauce over the pork chops, and spoon a bit beneath them, too. (For a more elegant presentation, you can slice the pork off the bone and fan it out over the pineapple.)Garnish with cilantro and serve!

GRILLED PORK WITH PINEAPPLE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place pork chops in a large resealable container and season liberally with rub. Pour marinade over and seal. Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours.
• While pork is marinating, combine pineapple, onion, serrano peppers, vinegar, brown sugar, pineapple juice, ginger, garlic, mustard seeds, and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a slow, simmering boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring every 5 to 10 minutes, until thickened, about 45 minutes total. Remove chutney from heat, top with golden raisins, and allow to cool slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor charcoal grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove pork from the refrigerator; discard remaining marinade.
• Cook pork chops on the preheated grill, making sure the coals are not too hot, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers reaches 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 4 to 8 minutes per side, depending on thickness. Top with chutney.

SWEET & SPICY GRILLED PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Pat pork dry, season generously with salt and pepper. Pat dry 8 of the pineapple rings. As grill heats, make glaze. In small sauce pan or skillet, combine 1/2 cup pineapple juice with soy sauce and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring frequently, until thick and shiny, 3-5 minutes. Set aside. Oil grill grate. Set pork and pineapple rings on grill. Grill, covered, until nicely marked, about 5 minutes. Turn, baste cooked side of pork with glaze. When pork reaches desired doneness (safe temp is 145°), remove from grill. Baste other side with glaze. Serve immediately, topped with 2 grilled pineapple rings per chop. Serve with scallions and remaining glaze, if you like. Refrigerate any leftovers.