Grilled Honey-Ginger Pork Chops With Plums

Juicy grilled pork chops glazed with honey-ginger butter and served with caramelized plums, finished with a bright lemon sauce.

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Nutrition

Provides high-quality protein from pork with moderate fat content, natural sweetness from honey and plums, and beneficial compounds from ginger and thyme.

Calories	380 kcal
Energy	1590 kJ
Protein	22 g
Total Fat	23 g
Saturated Fat	10 g
Trans Fat	0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	3 g
Monounsaturated Fat	9 g
Cholesterol	105 mg
Carbohydrate	17 g
Sugars	14 g
Dietary Fibre	1 g
Sodium	288 mg

*per serving

Gluten FreeNut FreePeanut FreeSesame FreeEgg FreeSoy FreeShellfish Free

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Grilled Honey-Ginger Pork Chops With Plums

Name: Grilled Honey-Ginger Pork Chops With Plums — Tasty Bites
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoon Unsalted Butter; 1 tablespoon Fresh Ginger (grated); 2 teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves (minced); 1.25 teaspoon Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt (divided; for table salt, use half as much by volume); 2 tablespoon Honey; 4 ounce Bone-in Pork Rib Chops (6-ounce, center-cut, 1/2-inch thick, trimmed); 0.5 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper; 0.25 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 4 Plums (about 14 ounces total, halved and pitted); 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice (from 1 lemon)

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Ingredients

4 tablespoon Unsalted Butter

1 tablespoon Fresh Ginger grated

2 teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves minced

1.25 teaspoon Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt divided; for table salt, use half as much by volume

2 tablespoon Honey

4 ounce Bone-in Pork Rib Chops 6-ounce, center-cut, 1/2-inch thick, trimmed

0.5 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

0.25 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

4 Plums about 14 ounces total, halved and pitted

1 tablespoon Lemon Juice from 1 lemon

Equipment

Basting brush

Grater

Small saucepan

Charcoal grill or gas grill

Chimney starter

Grill brush

Serving Platter

Whisk

Instant-read thermometer

Paper Towels

Cutting board

Knife

Instructions

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in ginger, thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Off heat, whisk in honey.

Pat pork dry with paper towels and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and cinnamon.

For a Charcoal Grill: Open bottom vent completely. Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes. For a Gas Grill: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave all burners on high.

Clean and oil the cooking grate. Place pork chops on heated grill and cook (covered if using gas), flipping chops once about halfway through, until browned on all sides and center of chops registers 140°F (60°C), 2 to 4 minutes per side. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter mixture and continue to cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a serving platter to rest while grilling plums.

Grill plums until caramelized and tender, flipping and moving on grill as needed for even cooking, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter, cut-side up, with pork.

Stir lemon juice and accumulated juices into remaining reserved butter mixture. Brush cut sides of plums with sauce, and drizzle any remaining sauce over pork and plums. Serve.