Jerk Pork Chops

Submitted by Lorrie in Montreal

"A 30 minute home-cooked meal for all of us cooks on the go! Start some rice on to cook and while the chops are cooking, whip up a quick salad. Recipe from Elizabeth Baird's Canadian Living book "Make it tonight". The amount of cayenne is totally up to you...if you have some hot peppers available,by all means add them into the marinade...traditionally Scotch Bonnet Peppers are used in Jerk Marinades. This recipe can easily be used for chicken as well....slash the chicken at even intervals and cover with marinade."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 4 chops
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 (3 1/2 ounce) boneless pork loin chops
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 green onions, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 pinch cayenne

directions

1. Slash fat around chops at intervals.
2. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, orange juice, oil, garlic, green onions, allspice, thyme, salt, pepper, ginger and cayenne.
3. Rub mixture on both sides of chops.
4. In small roasting pan, roast chops in oven preheated to 375°F(190°C) turning halfway through, until browned and juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes.

Reviews

[KPD123]

excellent recipe! we loved the flavor! i mixed everything up in a big ziplock bag, dropped the chops in and marinated all day! thanks for this killer keeper recipe, lorrie! made for fall 2007 photo tag!

 

[Melissa and her Pan]

Very good! I rarely eat pork, and never do chops so this was my first foray into pork chop territory. I think it was a success! Thanks!

 

[breezermom]

The smell coming from the oven while this was cooking was wonderful! I loved the mix of flavors....they complemented the pork perfectly. Like another reviewer, I think I'd like it with more cayenne, but for family serving this was perfect. I baked these, but I think they'd be better on the grill...I'll try them like that next time. Thanks for posting! Made for Holiday Tag.

 

[didyb]

It was good-- and everyone ate it, which is wonderful!! I froze the chops with the marinade about 1 month ago. Thawed and grilled today. Personal taste, but I'll use more cayenne next time- at least 1/2 tsp-- we like food with a bite!

 

[invictus]

Absolutely wonderful and so very easy to make. My chops were huge (3 covered the bottom of my 13 x 9 pan) but not thick and they took about 15 minutes longer than stated for them to be cooked through. The sauce was just the right amount - enough to fully season the chops but none left over to waste. Most recipes I make I like it to be really saucy but this packed such a powerful bite that it wasn't needed here at all.