American Food Recipes

A great pork chop marinade that will make your pork extra juicy with a terrific savoury flavour and a gorgeous caramelised crust without overpowering the natural flavour of pork. Even 1 hour of marinating makes a remarkable difference!

Ingredients Pork Chop Marinade

4 bone in pork chops,
2 cm / 4/5" thick about 280g/9 oz each (Note 1)
1 tbsp oil

MARINADE:

1/3 cup (85 ml) soy sauce (light or all purpose, not dark)
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves , minced
¼ tsp black pepper

Methods

Place Marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag. Massage to combine.
Add chops. Massage to coat in the Marinade. Marinate for 1 – 24 hours. (Note 2)
Take the chops out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking.
Brush BBQ grill or drizzle oil in pan, heat on medium high.
Add pork and cook for 4 minutes or until the underside is caramelised and
the pork releases from the grill,
then turn the chops and cook for 3 minutes (Note 2 for thin chops).
Baste both sides with residual marinade in ziplock bag,
then cook the basted side for 30 seconds before serving.
The chops should have a great crust
Transfer chops to a plate,
cover loosely with foil. Rest for 3 minutes before serving.

Minimum marinade time

1 Thin chops: 1.25 cm/ 1/2" thick - 1 hr+
2 Thick chops 2 cm / 4/5" thick - 3 hrs+