Grilled Spicy Korean Pork Chops & Onions
1
Points®
Total time: 8 hr 40 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Ready for something special? This is your meal! Prep the pork in the marinade and let the night do the work. Pork chops are fast-cooking and taste great when grilled. Trim off any excess fat to avoid flare-ups and burnt meat. If you like pork tenderloin, you can swap in a one-pound tenderloin in place of the chops. The marinade is also excellent with chicken, so make some extra and give it a try.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Fresh ginger
1 Tbsp, peeled, grated
Sambal oelek
1 Tbsp
Packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp, divided
Soy sauce
1 tsp
Uncooked bone-in lean and trimmed center pork rib chop
16 oz, 4 (4-oz) pork chops
Onion
2 medium, sweet variety, cut crosswise into 1⁄2-inch slices
Unseasoned rice vinegar
1 Tbsp
Dark sesame oil
½ tsp
Table salt
¼ tsp
Instructions
1
In shallow dish, stir ginger, sambal oelek, 2 tsp brown sugar, and soy sauce. Add pork and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2
Off heat, coat grill rack or grill pan with nonstick spray. Preheat gas grill or grill pan to medium-high, or prepare medium-high fire in charcoal grill.
3
Coat onion slices on both sides with nonstick spray and transfer to grill. Remove pork from marinade. (Discard marinade.) Transfer pork to grill. Cook onions until browned and tender, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Cook pork, turning occasionally, until pork is glazed and browned and instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 145°F, about 15 minutes. Transfer pork to cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes. Transfer onions to large bowl.
4
Add vinegar, oil, salt, and remaining 1 tsp brown sugar to onions and toss to coat. Serve pork chops with onions.
5
Serving size: 1 pork chop and 1⁄2 cup onions
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