Mediterranean Grilled Pork Chops

Mix up an easy herb rub with sage, rosemary, fennel, and bay leaf, and the herb mixture will infuse these easy grilled pork chops with delicious Mediterranean flavors over several hours. Grilling them is quick. If it's raining, just broil the chops.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 386 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon white sugar
• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons dried sage, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves, crumbled
• 4 bone-in pork rib chops (not pork loin chops) - at least 1/2-inch thick

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

In a bowl, mix together the sage, rosemary, thyme, fennel seed, sugar, bay leaf, and salt until thoroughly combined. Rub both sides of the pork chops with the herb mixture, and coat them with olive oil. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.

Step 3

Grill the chops until they are browned, show good grill marks, and the meat is no longer pink inside, about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).