Colombian Style Pork Chops
The marinade for these Colombian style pork chops is really easy to make. Not only does it go great with pork chops, but is a great marinade for really any cut of pork: baby backs and spare ribs, pork tenderloin, pork shoulder, and pork loin. It also is a great marinade for chicken, shrimp, scallops, salmon, snapper, tuna, swordfish, and on and on...Again, I always recommend using bone in pork chops. They are always juicier. A 1” thick pork chop will take 5-6 minutes per side over direct heat on a grill. Thinner chops will take a minute less; thicker ones at least a minute more per side. Always let what ever meat you are cooking rest for a good 10 minutes before serving to allow the juices to redistribute into the meat. If you cut right into the meat off the grill, the juices bleed out, making the meat dryer.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- food processor
- chimney starter
- charcoal
- charcoal grill
Ingredients
- 4 bone in pork chops 1” thick
- 3 limes juiced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 2 tsp black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Using a food processor, pulse all the marinade ingredients together.
- Marinate the pork chops for 4 hours.
- Start the charcoal in a chimney starter until they are gray. Pour in the grill and place the grate on. Put the pork chops directly over the charcoal.
- Grill for 5-6 minutes a side.
- Let rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
