Marinating Pork Chops For Grilling

Grilling pork chops can sometime lead to dry and uninspiring meat if not cooked properly. However, if you marinade your chops before grilling then they remain more succulent and flavoursome due to the presence of additional moisture within the meat which is achieved through marinading.

Marinades can take numerous forms and can be left for long periods to fully infuse the meat with all the spices, liquids and seasonings. That said, some marinade recipes for meats can be left for only short periods before cooking (half an hour to an hour for example) and the below pork marinade is just one of these recipes which you can make and marinade in a relatively short period.

Perfect for pork chops this recipe will bring a zing to your loin steaks and is quick and easy to make using ingredients which you will probably find in your cupboards.

Pork Chops Grilling Marinade

2 x fl oz of Soy Sauce

2 x Tablespoons of dark brown sugar (demerara is good)

1 x bulb of chopped garlic

1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger

Simply mix all the ingredients into a secure plastic bag and shake to mix. Place your pork chops into the marinade and tie the bag and then massage the juices into the meat ensuring that all parts of the chop are covered. Leave for half an hour to an hour on your kitchen worktop. This will bring the chops up to room temperature whilst marinading which helps the absorption of the flavours and in addition, will help cooking your pork chops evenly under the grill. Please refer to our Grill Time For Pork Chops for details on how to best grill your chops.