Chili Rubbed Pork Chops

thebtls

Chili Rubbed Pork Chops With Grilled Pineapple Salsa
From PorkBeInspired.com



Ingredients
 4 Pork boneless rib chops (approx. 1 “ thick), trimmed
 1 Tbls Chili Powder
 1/2 Tbls. Light Brown Sugar, packed
 3/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
 3/4 Tsp. Onion Powder
 1/2 Tsp. Coarse Sea Salt

Pineapple Salsa
 3 slices Fresh Pineapple, cut crosswise about 1/2-inch thick, trimmed
 3 Jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds and veins removed
 1 Tbls. Lime Juice
 Coarse Sea Salt, to taste

Cooking Directions:
1. In a shallow bowl, combine chili powder, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Sprinkle both sides of pork with spice mixture.
2. Prepare a grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill pork until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Grill pineapple (if using fresh) and jalapeno until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chops from grill and let rest 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, dice pineapple and finely dice jalapeno. In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, jalapeno, and lime juice and season to taste with salt.

Serving Suggestions:
You can make the salsa with grilled peaches, nectarines or mangoes. If you like, add chopped onion or cilantro to the salsa. Likewise, feel free to play with the rub ingredients to make the mixture your own.

Served here with Basil and Garlic Polenta pan fried with Swiss Cheese and Corn on the Cob.

fire egger

That nlooks very good Tony, I have yet to try the grilled pineapple, gonna have to!!

thebtls

My wife LOVES IT...just alone. It was a nice contrast with the jalapenos and lime juice salsa on the pork. I would do this one again. It's going into the recipe book for sure.

NibbleMeThis

Where'd you get that cool plate or platter? It is shaped almost like the Pork logo.

thebtls

You're right, it does. I think they came from Marshals. I only bought one in two sizes. I'm trying to find different plates and place mats so my cookbook doesn't have the same plates in every picture. I had noticed during my recent reworking of the recipes the same plates were in all the pictures...

How is your house doing?