Pork: Pork Dishes: Beer-Grilled Chops

Oktoberfest, Super Bowl, tailgate party, or sports night - these chops take on the hops!

Author: National Turkey Federation
Date: January 11, 2012

Suggestions: For full flavor, use a kettle-style grill with coals. If not available, use other type of grill.

Serves: 4 person(s)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Extra Time: 4 hrs (or overnight, for marinating)

Ingredients:

4 boneless pork chops, about 3/4-inch thick, trimmed
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar, unpacked
2 tsp grated ginger root
1 cup beer

Directions:

Place chops in a self-sealing plastic bag; add soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and beer. Seal bag. Gently massage bag to evenly distribute marinade ingredients. Refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.

Prepare medium-hot coals in kettle-style grill. Remove chops from the marinade and discard marinade. Place chops on grill directly over coals. Cover grill and grill for 10 minutes, turning once.

Variations:

Serve this dish with coleslaw, sauerkraut, lower-fat pasta salad or grilled vegetable kebobs (see recipe links below).

Can substitute any other type of pork chops, trimmed of fat.

Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.

Related Recipes:

Coleslaw
Colorful Sauerkraut Salad
Fasta Pasta