Chinese Pork Chops

With summer well on it's way now, the BBQ is getting more and more of a workout which is great, because lets be honest, who wants to be inside in a hot kitchen with the oven running when you can be outside, sat on the porch with a glass of wine watching your hubby man the grill :o)

Today we just wanted something quick and tasty so I marinated some pork chops ready for when Dean got home from work.

Chinese Pork Chops
4 servings

1/2 cup soy sauce (I used Tamari)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs vegetable oil
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp garlic powder
4-6 boneless pork chops

• in a bowl mix all the ingredients, except the pork chops until combined;  set aside about a 1/4 of the mixture in a separate bowl for marinating during cooking.
• pierce the pork chops with a fork on both sides and place in a large ziploc bag.
• pour in the remaining marinade mixture and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
• preheat the BBQ grill to high heat.
• discard the marinade that the pork chops have been in, and grill them for 6-8 minutes per side, depending on thickness, brushing often with the reserve marinade.

 Chinese Pork Chop ingredients.

mix all the ingredients, except the chops, and reserve about a 1/4 of it for basting.

pierce the chops with a fork on both sides.

place in a large ziploc bag with the main marinade and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.

if you're lucky enough, like I am, sit back with a glass of wine while your wonderful hubby grills the chops on the BBQ (he basted them with the reserve marinade regularly).  Doesn't he make an AWESOME job with his grill marks :o)

succulent and juicy.

we just had ours with some veggie pasta salad.

Pork Chops in Red Sauce

I can't believe that I'm going back on my comment from the last post already!!
Here I was thinking that I wouldn't have time this week to feed my hubby anything but cookies, treats and take-out, and what do I do?  I cook him pork chops!!!  He's soooo spoilt (only joking honey ;o)

It's not as if I slaved over a hot stove all afternoon to get these chops on the plate - it's a simple yet very delicious way to serve pork chops.  They come out so unbelievably tender you almost don't need a knife to cut them.

Pork Chops in Red Sauce
serves 2

2 large pork chops (or 4 small)
1 onion, sliced
1 cube beef bouillon
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp mesquite seasoning
1 can condensed tomato soup
pinch salt & pepper

• preheat the oven to 375 F.
• in a medium bowl dissolve the beef bouillon cube in the hot water.
• once the cube has dissolved completely, add the garlic powder, mesquite seasoning, soup, salt and pepper; mix well and set aside.
• place the pork chops in a baking / casserole dish and cover with the sliced onion.
• pour the tomato mix over the chops to cover them completely.
• cover the baking dish with either a lid (if you have one) or aluminum foil, and bake for 1 hour.
• these are great served with practically anything, rice, noodles, potatoes - whatever you have a hankering for.

 Pork Chops in Red Sauce ingredients.

dissolve the beef bouillon cube in the hot water.

mix in all the other sauce ingredients.

cover the pork chops with the sliced onion.

pour the sauce over to completely cover the chops.

after an hour of cooking it almost falls from the bone.

tonight I served them with these potatoes.