Smokin' Grilled Pork Chops

Submitted by KrisLady

"Marinated pork chops with a creamy, tangy southwest-flavored sauce, great on the grill! Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner (baste with sauce while cooking) or for Once A Month Cooking (chops are marinated before cooking)!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 (5 -6 ounce) boneless pork loin chops, 5-6 oz. each or 1/2 inch thick
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon dried cilantro (or 1 Tbsp. fresh cilantro)
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
• 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle chile in adobo (to taste)

directions

1. In a small bowl, blend together: mayonnaise, yogurt, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and chipotle chili powder.
2. Measure 1/2 cup of mixture to a small container, and add up to 1 tablespoon chopped chipotles, to taste.
3. Set aside; this will be the sauce after the chops are cooked.
4. For immediate cooking: Preheat grill (or broiler) and cook chops to desired doneness, about 10 minutes total, turning often and brushing with first mayonnaise-chipotle mixture.
5. Serve with reserved sauce.
6. For OAMC: Place pork chops and first mayonnaise-chipotle mixture into gallon freezer bag and seal.
7. Place sauce mixture into small freezer-safe container or bag and seal.
8. Place both bags together into another gallon freezer bag.
9. Label, date and freeze.
10. To cook: Thaw completely. Preheat grill (or broiler) and cook chops to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side.
11. Serve with reserved sauce.

Reviews

[Tea Jenny]

I made this for our evening meal and it was quick and easy, I made the marinade in the morning and left it in the fridge all day to marinade, so when I got in from work I just popped it under the grill. I think it was very tasty but I maybe didn't get the same flavour as I couldn't get chipotle powder and just used plain chilli powder, but I did have chopped chipotles in white wine vinegar, so I used that also. I thought that it was very moist and tasty, thank you for a easy evening meal. Made for PAC spring 2009.

 

[iris5555]

Although the basting sauce didn't seem to add a lot of flavor to the pork itself, it did keep the chops nice and moist. However, the sauce was perfect for dipping and added lots of flavor (and I could have eaten that by the spoonful itself). I might sprinkle the chops with chipotle and salt before cooking and basting next time.