Chinese Pork Chops

This simple pork chop recipe is loaded with umami flavor, thanks to a soy, ginger, and garlic marinade that does double duty as a basting sauce.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 183 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 6 boneless pork chops
• 0.5 cup soy sauce
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
• 0.125 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 cup brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pierce pork chops on both sides with a fork.

Step 2

Whisk soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, oil, ginger, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Reserve about 1/4 cup marinade for basting; pour remaining marinage into a resealable plastic bag. Add pork chops to the bag, coat with marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours.

Step 3

When ready to cook, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove pork chops from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.

Step 4

Cook pork chops on the preheated grill, basting often with the reserved marinade, until no longer pink in the center, 6 to 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).