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Home » Grilled Pork » Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops

Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops

Published: Aug 25, 2014 · Modified: Aug 19, 2020 by Cooking Chat · This post may contain affiliate links

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Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops feature a simple spice blend that seal in great juicy flavor. An easy recipe when you want to throw some meat on the grill for a quick and easy dinner. If our son is any indication, kids love this one!

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“Is this pork chop from heaven, Dad, or did you make them?”

High praise from our 9 year old for these grilled bone-in pork chops! So I had to get this recipe posted so that you might get a chance to try them while it is still grilling season. This is a very simple recipe, so what made it so tasty?

Enjoying Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops

The flavorful spice blend helps for sure. Grilling the bone-in version of pork chops helps keep the meat juicy and flavorful. And there was just enough fat around the edges to give it a hint of bacon taste, and we know that has to be a good thing!

cumin garlic spice blend for grilled pork

This is easy enough to make as a midweek supper as you start getting into the back to school routines. You can easily modify the amount of the rub ingredients for more pork chops if you like. We enjoyed it served with a simple green salad.
Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops with an Italian red wine.
Wine Pairing: Pork chops with some spice might typically have me thinking about a Spanish wine. But I sampled a great lineup of Italian wines at Pairings before making this dish, so grabbed the 2010 Azienda Agraria La Perticaia Montefalco Rosso from Umbria for our pairing. It’s 70% Sangiovese along with 15% Sagrantino and 15% Colorino. A nice blend of fruit and spice, with enough heft to work with the chops. Yum!
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A simple yet very flavorful spice blend makes these Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops an easy recipe that is sure to please!

  • Author: Cooking Chat
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 14 mins
  • Total Time: 29 mins
  • Yield: 3 servings 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 3 bone-in pork chops, thick cut (an inch or more thick)
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat a grill to medium high.
  2. Combine the cumin, garlic powder and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle the rub on both sides of each pork chop, and rub it into the meat. Let the pork with the rub sit at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes to let the flavors absorb into the meat.
  3. Spray the grill with cooking oil. Place the pork chops on the grill on direct heat. Cover and grill for 6 minutes, then turn the pork chops over to grill the other side. Grill 5 or 6 minutes more until done to your liking, taking care not to overcook it.
  4. Let the chops rest for a few minutes, then serve.

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Heaven Sent Grilled Pork Chops recipe, a simple spice blend seals in some great, juicy flavor.

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  1. Ortney

    June 24, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    This is a simple recipe that has good flavor. I cooked 3 cheese ravioli with and my family gave me the thumbs up

    Reply
  2. Catherine

    September 11, 2015 at 5:29 am

    Dear David, love the title of these…adorable story behind it. The rub is simple, yet flavorful…a perfect weeknight dinner! Take care, Catherine

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      September 11, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      Thanks Catherine!

      Reply

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