Orange Pork Chops

No they aren't orange the color but orange the flavor and quite delicious.

I've discovered two ways to make this. My favorite way is on the grill, but personally I could use the grill all year around and like a lot of things on the grill. The other way is to bake it in the oven with all of the marinade. Both are quite yummy and I have cooked it both ways. Today, however, I will show you how to cook it via the grill.

Ingredients: Pork chops (4 to 6), orange juice, lime juice, salt & pepper, brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger.

Mix all of the ingredients (minus the pork chops of course) together. 

In a resealable container (ie: Ziploc baggie) place pork chops and marinade mixture.

Place in refrigerator for 2 to 8 hours.

Grill for about 4 minutes per side or until slightly pink in the middle.

(Please ignore my Halloween plate...the only plastic plates I own and I don't like taking glass plates outside.)

Ingredients: 

• 4 to 6 pork chops
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions: 

• Remove fat from pork chops and place in Ziploc bag.
• Mix rest of ingredients together.
• Pour the marinade over the pork chops and seal Ziploc.
• Place in refrigerator for 2 to 8 hours.
• Grill 4 minutes per side or until slightly pink in the middle.

Enjoy,
A Engineer in the Kitchen

Lemon-Lime Pork Chops

It have been crazy hot up here in Michigan. To make the world a better place, we don't have AC. Not really sure how that makes the world a better place but it surely does mean that our electrical bill is crazy low right now because we aren't using that much electricity except to run some fans. Due to the fact that it is hot in the house I haven't wanted to cook in the house. Our grill has been getting lots of use, yay!!!

From left to right: ground cumin, crushed red peppers, chili powder, lemon juice, lime juice and minced garlic. And of course boneless pork chops.

Trim the fat off the pork chops and then place in a Ziploc bag.

In a small bowl mix all of the ingredients (except the pork chops). I like to use a Tupperware dish so I can put the top on it and shake my ingredients together. I like things shaken not stirred. 

Pour the lemon-lime mixture over the pork chops and seal bag tightly.

Place pork chops in refrigerator for at least two hours. Remove and place on grill at medium to high temperature. Cook for 4 to 6 minutes per side or until slightly pink in the middle.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 1 clove of garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 4 to 6 boneless pork chops

Directions:

1. Trim fat off of the pork chops and place in a Ziploc bag.
2. Mix all of the other ingredients together and stir/shake.
3. Pour lemon-lime mixture to the pork chops and seal tightly.
4. Place in refridgerator for at least two hours.
5. Grill at medium to high heat for 4 to 6 minutes per side or until slightly pink in the middle.

Enjoy,
A Engineer in the Kitchen