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Grilled spicy Korean pork chops and onions

Grilled Spicy Korean Pork Chops & Onions

5
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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