Hoisin Pork Chops With Pineapple Green Onion Relish

Charmie777's Note:

This is from Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill! You can make it with or without the relish, but it is delish! Time includes marinating.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Pork Chops

• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 16 thin pork chops (or 8 regular)

Pineapple-Green Onion Relish

• 6 green onions
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus a little for brushing)
• 1 medium pineapple, peeled and diced (or canned)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine hoisin, vinegar, soy, garlic and sesame oil.
2. Place the chops in a shallow pan and pour the marinade over them. Refrigerate 2-3 hours.
3. Preheat grill hot.
4. Brush the green onions with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
5. Grill until almost cooked through, 4-5 minutes, and finely slice.
6. Place in a bowl and add the rest of the relish ingredients. Stir to combine.
7. Remove the chops from the marinade, shaking off the excess and discard the marinade.
8. Season chops with salt and pepper and grill until medium well.
9. Arrange on a large serving platter and serve with relish alongside.

Reviews

[Cooking Jane doe]

I made the marinade and discovered I was out of pork chops. Substituted Chicken breast (boneless/skinless) and they were so good. I served this with the pineapple relish and brown rice. My husband mixed the rice and relish and thought it was fantastic. I think I will stick with chicken as opposed to pork chops it was just so good!

[SweetsLady]

These were absolutely wonderful! I used cider vinegar in place of the rice wine vinegar. I also used yellow onion instead of green onion. The blend of flavors was amazing! :D Thanks for sharing!!

[cooking with love]

I just made the marinade as I did not want to go and buy limes or pineapple. I made half the amount as I only had 5 chops. I used 1/2 cup hoisin, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 garlic cloves and 1 tsp sesame oil. That is how it is written on the food network site for his recipe. It was fantastic. Even with all the sugar in the sauce my chops did not burn and they turned out moist. They had marinated for only 3 hours. Will try with the relish next time as I will plan ahead.