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Grilling Thick Cut Pork Chops | Island Pork Recipe

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Grilling Thick Cut Pork Chops

It's summer and in our family that means our grill is working over time. Every single thing that we can make on our grill, we do it.  We are constantly searching for more and more things that we can grill with success. Grilled watermelon or grilled salad, anyone?  Once we got our Kamado grill, we basically needed an outside kitchen because we grill out almost every night of the week in the summer. Needless to say, it always smells good in our neighborhood. Whether you wanted brined pork chops on the grill, basted pork chops or even moist grilled pork chops, we hope that you love our Grilling Thick Cut Pork Chops | Island Pork Recipe. 

This island pork chop recipe is a family favorite and it is one of my personal favorites as well. The pork chops are juicy and delicious. We all know that leaving that bone is means a ton of added flavor. And by using ingredients like pineapple and mango, we add natural enzymes to our marinade that will tenderize our meat. This Strawberry Pork Bruschetta recipe is another of our faves. 

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Ingredients for the basted pork chops

  • 1 cup light soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar in the raw
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons garlic, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 1 bunch green onions, sliced
  • 1 small can crushed pineapple
  • 1 mango, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Mae Ploy sweet chili sauce
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 limes, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 6 thick center cut pork chops

Recipe Ingredientsmarinade ingredients in blendermarinade finished chops with marinade

Directions for the brined pork chops on the grill

  1. Place all of the marinade ingredients in a blender.  Blend until all ingredients are incorporated.  (Note:  You are not trying to liquify all of the ingredients; the marinade is ready when the ingredients have a fine chopped look.)
  2. Place pork chops in a container suitable for holding both the chops and marinade.  Pour about 3/4 of the marinade over the chops and refrigerate for 8 hours.  Reserve the rest of the marinade.
  3. Prepare your grill.  Cook the pork chops over a medium high heat to desired doneness.  Periodically baste the pork chops as they cook with the reserved marinade. The National Pork Board recommends that you cook your pork chops like a steak, to an internal temperature between 145°F (medium rare) and 160°F (medium), followed by a three-minute rest.
  4. Eat.  Share with friends and prepare to be showered with accolades!

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Do you marinate pork chops?

If you are wondering how to prepare pork chops for grilling, the best thing to do is to prepare a marinade for pork loin chops on the grill. Our quick marinade for pork chops on the grill listed above produces moist grilled pork chops. Try this recipe with our grilled pork loin chops marinade and let us know what you think. Want a brine for grilled pork chops? Try this Grilled pork chop brine.

What is the best way to reheat grilled pork chops?

If you want to know how to reheat grilled pork chops, then this is a great tutorial for best way to reheat grilled pork chops.

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What is the grilling temperature for pork chops?

Want to know the temp for grilling pork chops or even the grilled pork chops temp bone in? The grilling temperature for pork chops can vary depending on thickness and desired doneness. The National Pork Board recommends internal temp of grilled pork chops to be between 145°F (medium rare) and 160°F (medium), followed by a three-minute rest. The pork chop grilling temp should be a medium-high temperature of 375-400 degrees.

We hope you enjoy our Grilling Thick Cut Pork Chops | Island Pork Recipe. Get Grilling!

Grilled Island Pork Chops Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup light soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar in the raw
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons garlic, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 1 bunch green onions, sliced
  • 1 small can crushed pineapple
  • 1 mango, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Mae Ploy sweet chili sauce
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 limes, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 6 thick cut pork chops

Directions:

  1. Place all of the marinade ingredients in a blender.  Blend until all ingredients are incorporated.  (Note:  You are not trying to liquify all of the ingredients; the marinade is ready when the ingredients have a fine chopped look.)
  2. Place pork chops in a container suitable for holding both the chops and marinade.  Pour about 3/4 of the marinade over the chops and refrigerate for 8 hours.  Reserve the rest of the marinade.
  3. Prepare your grill.  Cook the pork chops over a medium high heat to desired doneness.  Periodically baste the pork chops as they cook with the reserved marinade. The National Pork Board recommends that you cook your pork chops like a steak, to an internal temperature between 145°F (medium rare) and 160°F (medium), followed by a three-minute rest.
  4. Eat.  Share with friends and prepare to be showered with accolades!

Grilled Island Pork Chops Recipe

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  1. Your pork chops look delicious. I am positive my hubby would love these!

  2. My family would love this recipe, looks delicious!! Thanks for posting!

  3. Catherine S

    This sounds and looks yummy. We usually put BBQ sauce on them and throw them on the grill. I can’t wait to try this recipe.

  4. I love this recipe. My kids love pork chop, we always eat pork chop with rice

  5. This looks SO good. I just ate pork chop last night I wish I saw this yesterday!

  6. Oh, yum. This sounds and looks delicious! I’ll have to make this over the weekend. I think my whole family would enjoy it.

  7. Robin Rue (@massholemommy)

    I love finding new ways to make pork chops. These sound awesome.

  8. Mmmm, that looks great. Will definitely pass this along to my hubby. Can’t wait to try this one. Thank you for sharing.

  9. Wow these put my regular pork chops to shame. I would love to start making this recipe! They sound delish!

  10. What a mouth watering recipe Stacie! What a great combination of flavors and I would love to try this too!

  11. My husband loves to grill!! These sound like amazing pork chops that John would love, the look amazing.

  12. These sound and look delicious! They are a perfect way to prepare pork chops.

  13. I am always looking for new ways to cook pork chops. These look amazing and will definitely be getting made here soon! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

  14. Those porkchops look yummy! Perfectly seasoned and grilled. Thank you for sharing the recipe. The crushed pineapples in the marinade sure is interesting!

  15. h you are making me hungry, thos pork chops looks amazingly good! The marinade sounds amazing !

  16. Wow.These look absolutely amazing. I have to make these this weekend! My hubby will love them.

  17. Kristin K

    These BBQ pork chops look delicious right off the screen!!! Great photo! My mouth is watering just thinking about this recipe!!! Thanks!!!

  18. I love pork chops. Breaded or with mushroom soup. So good, my kiddos love them too! So good and so many different ways you can make them!

  19. What a unique way to prepare pork chops while using a yummy flavor profile too. Just look at the color on those babies!

  20. Julie Wood

    Your pork chops look so delicious, and I love grilling pork because it tastes so good. I have my recipe here:
    1/2 cup water 1/3 cup light soy sauce 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons lemon pepper seasoning 2 teaspoons minced garlic 6 boneless pork loin chops, trimmed of fat. Mix water, soy sauce, vegetable oil, lemon pepper seasoning, and minced garlic in a deep bowl; add pork chops and marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
    Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
    Remove pork chops from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
    Cook the pork chops on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 6 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

  21. Debbie Denny

    Oh that looks so good. Bet I have a new fave when I make this.

  22. I love pork chops! I usually make something really quick and easy, but this looks like it is mouthwatering! I will give this a shot, although I am not that great in the kitchen lol!

  23. I am always on the lookout for new recipes and this one looks really good!! I need to try it soon!!

  24. Lynndee

    We love grilling and we do it every weekend, but guess what, we’ve never tried grilled pork chops yet. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe. We’ll definitely try it.

  25. denise low

    These looks wonderful. Thank you for the information.

  26. Ann Bacciaglia

    These look so delicious. I am having a BBQ this weekend and i was trying to decide what to make. I think i will try this recipe.

  27. Kathy

    I love pork chops! I’m always looking for different recipes for them too. I’m glad I saw this recipe because it looks very good! I’ll have to put this on my list of recipes to make!

  28. john hutchens

    The island pork chops look delicious. I am looking forward to trying the recipe. We love pork chop at our house .

  29. Tracey

    This looks so good! I love that there’s pineapple and mango in it.

  30. These pork chops look so good. I think that is what we are going to have for dinner.

  31. This looks divine, I never really made pork chops because I never had a killer recipe so it’s time I try it. 😉

  32. Oh my, yum! Looks so good. I like pork chops so we are always experimenting with new flavors. Going to try this one for sure.

  33. I’m going to feel like I’m on vacation while eating these. They sound so yummy!

  34. Even though I don’t eat meat, your pics are mouth-watering! My husband would love this recipe..he’s the big meat-eater in the family!

  35. Yum yum yum! I need this is my life right now. Like immediately! This looks just way to amazing!

  36. Krystal

    Pork is one of my favorite dishes to cook. It looks so simple and delicious.

  37. Oh wow these look and sound amazing! I’m going to try these at home!

  38. I’m a strict vegetarian, but I will have to share the link to your recipe with my mom. She loves pork chops!

  39. I don’t care for pork chops, but we did grill today. Had fish and veggies! 🙂

  40. A good marinade can add so much flavor to a meat dish! They usually help tenderize the meat too!

  41. Rosey

    That’s a great looking pork recipe right there. Sharing it w/my son who loves to create in the kitchen.

  42. Mmm, those pork chops made my mouth water. I’ve got to try this! Thanks for the recipe.

  43. Bonnie @ wemake7

    These looks soo good! We haven’t had a pork chop in ages and now I really want to make this. Thanks for the recipe.

  44. Kristin K

    These sound like the most delicious pork chops ever!!! I love the marinade that you have put together!!! I love BBQ!!!

  45. CourtneyLynne

    Omg these pork chops sound delicious! I really need to give this recipe a try sometime! Yummy!

  46. I love pork chops but never know how to make them beyond shake n bake. Must try this recipe next dinner time!

  47. Yona Williams

    Oh my…those pork chops look incredibly delicious, and that’s not even my favorite type of meat. I will have to show this to my Dad so he can make them – he’s the pork chop griller in the family.

  48. Kristin K

    I don’t normally like pork chops, because they are dry, and flavourless. But, if they were marinated in this sauce, and then BBQ’d, I would definitely enjoy having one, or two!

  49. I don’t eat pork, but I think this would be a great chicken recipe. The seasoning and spices sound like they would be delicious and I will be trying them will chicken breast really soon.

  50. Yum. I don’t usually cook much pork besides bacon, but this looks great. The sauce alone appears to be packed with flavor!

  51. WOW this looks like pretty much the best pork chop recipe EVER. I bet they are bursting with flavor. I must make! Glad I found you on the Tutorials & Tips Link party!

  52. I’m with you girl, I love anything grilled! These look delish!

  53. Dandi D

    Pork chops are my husband’s favorite thing to grill, so I will have to show him this!

  54. Sounds delicious! I pinned this to try later. Thanks for sharing.

  55. Cynthia R

    The coloring of the pork chops looks amazing because of the marinade, very impressed by the marinade.

  56. This looks delicious. I definitely want to try it!

  57. Who doesn’t need another great pork recipe? These pork chops sound amazing – love the combination of flavors here! Pinning for later and can’t wait to try it! #SuperSaturday

  58. Judy Thomas

    I love pork chops, it’s my fave meal.Thanks for the new recipe, I will be making this one.Yummy!

  59. We will just love the flavor of your Island Pork Chops! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  60. Diana Scholz

    oh my delicious. One of the BIGGEST reasons I want out of the apartment life and in to the house life is to have a grill and be able to make things like this amazing looking meal!

  61. Congratulations!
    Your recipe is featured in The Top Ten on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you are having a great day and enjoy your new Red Plate.
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    Miz Helen

  62. Mai T.

    I am so drooling over this right now! Looks fabulously delicious!

  63. Debbie Snell

    wow this recipe looks and sounds amazing I love it thanks for the recipe I am definiatly trying to make it

  64. Jasmine P

    These look absolutely delicious!

  65. Shelley

    Yum! These look delicious and I can’t wait to try your recipe!

  66. Jasmine P

    Oh wow, these look super tasty!

  67. Lynn Smith

    Can’t wait to try this, I already have these ingredients on hand. Looks wonderful!

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