Soy and Honey Pork Chops
Description
Grilled pork chops brushed with a honey-soy sauce mix are served with grilled slices of sweet onion. There's no marinating time for the sauce, you just mix it and brush it on.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup honey
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1/4 cup soy sauce
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1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
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1 pinch freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
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4 center-cut boneless pork chops - 1/2-inch thick
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2 teaspoons canola oil, or as needed
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salt to taste
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1 large sweet onion, sliced
Directions
1
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
2
Mix honey, soy sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a bowl. Pour about 2 tablespoons of the honey-soy mixture into a small bowl and save for later. Brush chops with canola oil on both sides, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
3
Grill the chops on the hottest part of the grill until lightly charred and crusty, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Move the chops to a cooler area of the grill, and continue to cook, brushing both sides generously with the honey-soy glaze, until chops are no longer pink inside, about 3 to 4 more minutes. The juices should run clear, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
4
While chops are grilling, brush slices of onion with oil, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Grill onion slices until they are translucent and browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. To serve, place chops and onions on warmed plates, and brush the chops with the reserved honey-soy glaze.