While there’s a lot of lemon in the marinade, you don’t get sharp sour flavours once the pork chops are grilled because the sharpness of the lemon is tempered once cooked, leaving you with tasty earthy lemon flavours. So the baking time is considerably reduced to cater for this. I’ve also provided directions for how to bake these pork chops in the oven – the only way you’ll get a nice browning is to use the grill/broiler for a good 5 – 7 minutes to brown the top side only. You can see the difference in the crust, simply because I get a higher heat on the BBQ. I cooked half of these Lemon Garlic Marinated Pork Chops on the stove (photo below) and half on the BBQ (see photo at the top). This is for pork chops that are around 2cm / 4/5″ thick, 280g/9 oz each, bone in. How long should you cook pork chops on the grill?Ĭooking pork chops on the grill takes 4 minutes on the first side, then 3 minutes on the other side, followed by a 4 minute rest. But it can of course be cooked on the stove as well! It’s ideal grilled because the high heat will sear the crust beautifully. Lemon juice and zest (zest is where you get the most lemon flavour, the juice is mostly just sour).Here are the ingredients required for this simple but highly effective marinade for pork chops: Up to 24 hours is the absolute max – beyond this, the surface texture of the pork turns white which is due to the acid in the lemon juice “cooking” the pork. Remove chops and allow to rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with foil. On the plus side, the super marinating strength of lemon juice means that unlike most marinades, you don’t need to leave it overnight for it to work its magic – even 1 hour is long enough! How long to marinate pork chops?ġ hour minimum – you’ll be surprised how much flavour gets infused in such a short time! Smoke until the internal temperature of the pork chop reaches 145 degrees F, about one hour. Which means if you leave it for too long, it starts to “cook” the pork – in the same way citrus juices (lemon and lime) is used to “cook” raw fish to make ceviche without going near the stove. This marinade is a little different to most that I share in that there’s a very high ratio of lemon juice in it. This lemon garlic marinade is SO GOOD with grilled pork chops – though also excellent with chicken and lamb so I’ve have notes for marinating times and cooking directions for those too. They brown nicely on the outside and are extra juicy on the inside thanks to the marinade! Terrific to throw on the BBQ – of pan fry them if it’s not grilling season. Nothing adds flavour to a pork chop like a good marinade! These Grilled Pork Chops are infused with bright lemon flavours and plenty of garlic.
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