Grilled Maple Chipotle Pork Chops on Smoked Gouda Grits

LMillerRN's Note:

From Southern Living. The sweetness of the pork and the salty of the gouda grits make this a perfect combination.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, seeded and minced
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce, from can
• 6 pork loin chops with bone (1 1/4-inch-thick)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Smoked Gouda Grits

• 6 cups low sodium chicken broth or 6 cups water
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking grits
• 1 2/3 cups shredded smoked gouda cheese
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions:

1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients, and set aside.
2. Sprinkle pork chops evenly with salt and pepper.
3. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° to 400°) 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155°, turning once. Baste with half of barbecue sauce mixture the last 5 minutes of cooking or when meat thermometer registers 145°.
4. Spoon Smoked Gouda Grits evenly onto 6 serving plates; top each with a pork chop, and drizzle evenly with remaining barbecue sauce mixture.
5. Gouda Grits:.
6. Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually whisk in grits. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until thickened. Add cheese and butter, stirring until melted.

Reviews

[MellieButterfly]

This was delish! My only change was that I used sliced gouda (because I forgot to specify that I needed a chunk at the deli counter). I used a little less than a half a pound and it was still very cheesy and smokey. Yum.

[SweetsLady]

This is awesome! The combination sounds weird, but it goes together extremely well. I don't like grits, but I enjoyed these. Thanks for the great recipe!!

[Bergy]

This will be a bit of a strange rating - I only made the chops not the smoked Gouda grits . I bet they are really tasty and add even more to this recipe. However I loved the chope and served them with left over scalloped potatoes and veggies. Be careful that they don't burn when you cook them (I pan fried mine). I hope that I don't disappoint you with this review but I did want to say how great they are even without the grits