Honey Soy Grilled Pork Chops With Crunchy Bok Choy Recipes

SOY AND HONEY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Mix honey, soy sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a bowl. Pour about 2 tablespoons of the honey-soy mixture into a small bowl and save for later. Brush chops with canola oil on both sides, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
• Grill the chops on the hottest part of the grill until lightly charred and crusty, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Move the chops to a cooler area of the grill, and continue to cook, brushing both sides generously with the honey-soy glaze, until chops are no longer pink inside, about 3 to 4 more minutes. The juices should run clear, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• While chops are grilling, brush slices of onion with oil, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Grill onion slices until they are translucent and browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. To serve, place chops and onions on warmed plates, and brush the chops with the reserved honey-soy glaze.

HONEY-SOY GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Whisk soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes together in a large bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add pork chops, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove pork chops from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cook the pork chops on the preheated grill until seared and no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

HONEY-GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Whisk honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and garlic together in a bowl until marinade is smooth. Pour marinade into a resealable plastic bag, reserving about 1/4 of the marinade in a bowl for basting. Add the pork chops to the bag, coat with the marinade, squeeze bag to remove excess air, and seal the bag; marinate in the refrigerator at least 5 hours.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove pork chops from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
• Grill pork chops on the preheated grill, basting with the reserved marinade during the last few minutes, until pork chops are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Let pork chops rest for 3 minutes before serving.

HONEY-SOY GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH CRUNCHY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat grill to high (see page 367 for instructions). Meanwhile, cook rice until tender according to package instructions. Fluff with a fork, then stir in vinegar and red-pepper flakes; season with salt. Cover to keep warm.
• While the rice is cooking, make the glaze: Stir together honey, soy sauce, and ginger in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• When grill is hot, lightly oil grates. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Grill pork until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center (avoiding bones) registers 145°F, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Brush pork with glaze, and grill 30 seconds more per side. Transfer pork to a plate to rest.
• In a bowl, drizzle bok choy with sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Grill until lightly charred on both sides and leaves begin to wilt, 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer to plate with chops. Serve pork and bok choy with seasoned rice alongside.
• Substitution
• If you can't find baby bok choy, use 2 heads regular bok choy: Cut it into uniform pieces, and then quickly sauté before grilling.