Pork Chops

[YOhio]

Apologies to Cowboy, but I think I love a good pork chop as much as I do a steak. Tonight I grilled up a few thick cut chops that have been in brine since Saturday. My brine was simple, a few cups of water, few tablespoons of tenderquick, few tablespoons of famous Dave's Rib Rub, few crushed garlic cloves and a quarter cup of brown sugar. I grilled them for about five to six minutes on each side, lightly brushed with some BBQ sauce. It worked out very well. Juicy and tender. The kids loved it.

Any other pork chop fans here? I'd like to try some new recipes this summer, preferably on the grill.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Apologies to Cowboy, but I think I love a good pork chop as much as I do a steak. Tonight I grilled up a few thick cut chops that have been in brine since Saturday. My brine was simple, a few cups of water, few tablespoons of tenderquick, few tablespoons of famous Dave's Rib Rub, few crushed garlic cloves and a quarter cup of brown sugar. I grilled them for about five to six minutes on each side, lightly brushed with some BBQ sauce. It worked out very well. Juicy and tender. The kids loved it.

Any other pork chop fans here? I'd like to try some new recipes this summer, preferably on the grill.

I enjoy a some good chops, but for me, bacon is the summum bonum of our porcine friends. But let's not quibble; I love pork.

Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal.
Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh, yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

[wuapinmon]

Apologies to Cowboy, but I think I love a good pork chop as much as I do a steak. Tonight I grilled up a few thick cut chops that have been in brine since Saturday. My brine was simple, a few cups of water, few tablespoons of tenderquick, few tablespoons of famous Dave's Rib Rub, few crushed garlic cloves and a quarter cup of brown sugar. I grilled them for about five to six minutes on each side, lightly brushed with some BBQ sauce. It worked out very well. Juicy and tender. The kids loved it.

Any other pork chop fans here? I'd like to try some new recipes this summer, preferably on the grill.

Brining meat makes it delicious. Roast chicken without brining is a waste of time and money.

[TripletDaddy]

I stole a great crown roast recipe from Emeril that always pleases. I will have to go look for it.

Not a grill recipe, but results in some delicious chops.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Not a grilling recipe but I love this recipe, it is one of my favorite things that Mrs. Funk makes. I guess you could grill it but you wouldn't be able to make the Gorgonzola sauce.

1 Tbsp. butter
1 apples, peeled, cored, and finely diced
1 Tsp. Thyme
1/4 c. crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
4 pork chops (1 1/2 inches thick)
Salt and pepper

1. Melt the butter of medium-high heat.
2. Add the apple and thyme to the butter and cook until soft (3-4 minutes).
3. Remove the apple from heat and put it in a small bowl w/ the Gorgonzola crumbles.
4. Using a thin-bladed knife to cut a pocket into the middle of the pork chops (don't cut completely through)
5. Liberally salt and pepper each side of the pork chop.
6. Stuff with the Gorgonzola/apple mixture. Don't overstuff or it'll all spill out.
7. You can either broil it on each side for 4-5 minutes or sautee covered over medium meat for 4-5 minutes each side. (I'm sure these would be amazing grilled, too, but I never have.)

Serve with Gorgonzola sauce (optional)
1 1/2 tsp. butter
2 garlic cloves
3/4 c. chicken stock
2 Tbsp. cream
1/2 c. crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 tsp. black pepper (though, I prefer a lot more)
1 Tbsp. chopped Italian parsley

1. Cook butter and garlic in saute pan on med-high heat for 1-2 minutes
2. Add chicken stock, cream, Gorgonzola, and pepper and boil 10 minutes
3. Remove from heat and stir in chopped parsley.
4. Spoon warm on top of Gorgonzola pork chops.

[Shakey]

Not a grilling recipe but I love this recipe, it is one of my favorite things that Mrs. Funk makes. I guess you could grill it but you wouldn't be able to make the Gorgonzola sauce.

1 Tbsp. butter
1 apples, peeled, cored, and finely diced
1 Tsp. Thyme
1/4 c. crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
4 pork chops (1 1/2 inches thick)
Salt and pepper

1. Melt the butter of medium-high heat.
2. Add the apple and thyme to the butter and cook until soft (3-4 minutes).
3. Remove the apple from heat and put it in a small bowl w/ the Gorgonzola crumbles.
4. Using a thin-bladed knife to cut a pocket into the middle of the pork chops (don't cut completely through)
5. Liberally salt and pepper each side of the pork chop.
6. Stuff with the Gorgonzola/apple mixture. Don't overstuff or it'll all spill out.
7. You can either broil it on each side for 4-5 minutes or sautee covered over medium meat for 4-5 minutes each side. (I'm sure these would be amazing grilled, too, but I never have.)

Serve with Gorgonzola sauce (optional)
1 1/2 tsp. butter
2 garlic cloves
3/4 c. chicken stock
2 Tbsp. cream
1/2 c. crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 tsp. black pepper (though, I prefer a lot more)
1 Tbsp. chopped Italian parsley

1. Cook butter and garlic in saute pan on med-high heat for 1-2 minutes
2. Add chicken stock, cream, Gorgonzola, and pepper and boil 10 minutes
3. Remove from heat and stir in chopped parsley.
4. Spoon warm on top of Gorgonzola pork chops.

You suck, funk. It is breakfast time and all I can think about are these pork chops. I'll try them soon.

[cowboy]

Apologies to Cowboy, but I think I love a good pork chop as much as I do a steak....yada yada yada

No apology necessary. There are three meals in a day, and I only ask that you devote one of them to beef. I like pork chops, love pork barbeque, and I worship bacon - especially on a burger or wrapped around a filet. Eating pork chops for dinner is perfectly acceptable...if you had steak and eggs for breakfast.