Tender & Tangy: Pineapple Pork Chops Revealed - BBQ Delight

pork chops

🥗Healthier: chicken breasts

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than pork.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free; liquid aminos are often less salty.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

pineapple slices

🥗Healthier: fresh pineapple

💰Cheaper: canned pineapple

Fresh pineapple is healthier; canned can be more affordable.

Make the marinade by mixing soy sauce, pineapple juice, oil, ketchup, brown sugar, minced garlic, ginger, sesame oil, hot pepper flakes, and black pepper in a bowl.

Put pork chops in a sealable container and add the marinade, sealing it and flipping the chops around to coat them.

Marinate for about 30 minutes or overnight.

Preheat an indoor grill or frying pan.

Cook the pork chops on the grill until they have a nice sear, then add pineapple rings to the grill.

Flip the pork chops and pineapple rings to sear the other side until done.

Remove the pork chops and pineapple from the grill and let them rest.

In a saucepan, add the remaining marinade and half a tablespoon of cornstarch, simmering and stirring until thickened.

Serve the pork chops topped with grilled pineapple and drizzle the sauce over them, garnished with green onions.

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