Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme.  Wood burning stove, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little wine, or strawberry margaritas using frozen strawberries for ice, good food, music and sometimes a dance or two…

Patti picked up some nice pork chops and our friend Katie and her hubby Cliff had given us a jar of her homemade apricot preserves and a plan. These are super simple and the glaze made them special and would be great for unexpected guests, holidays and tailgating.

Apricot Glazed Pork Chops
A Pellet Grill Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes @ 500 degrees (260c)
Grill: Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill
Pellets: Lumberjack Apple

 Ingredients: Apricot Glazed Pork chops

• Pork Chops, any cut will work
• Pete’s Firehouse Rub, original
• Apricot preserves

Apricot Glazed Pork Chops
A Pellet Grill Recipe

Directions: Apricot Glazed Pork Chops

Season chops with the rub and let them come to room temperature, about an hour. Then, grill @ 500 degrees (260c) for 4 minutes per side, doing a quarter turn at the 2 minute mark. The chops are done when you reach an internal temp. of 145 degrees (63c).

Cooking Directions: Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill

To prepare the grill for cooking, check your pellet supply – top off or change flavors as needed. Scrape grill grates off. Set the temperature to 450 degrees and press the “Start” button. Give the grill about 15 minutes to reach temperature and the grates to burn clean.

Note: You can set the start temperature anywhere you want. I do 450 (230c) for a quick clean burn.

So after the grill comes up to temp and burns clean turn it 500 degrees (260c). Place chops directly onto the grill for 4 minutes per side, doing a quarter turn at the 2 minute mark. Brush the glaze on after you flip them over.

When the meat reaches an internal temp of 145 degrees (63c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Apricot Glazed Pork Chops
A Pellet Grill Recipe

Note: I get a lot of questions about the kind of pellets you can use with a recipe. Keep in mind that a recipe is just an outline. Some you need to follow closely like when you are making bread, but most you can do anything you can dream, our favorite way to cook. Feel free to mix and match the pellets until you find a combination you really like. Also you are only smoking at temps less than 250 degrees (122c), anything higher is cooking and there will not be much if any smoke so it does not matter what kind of pellet you are using.

Directions: Gas Grill
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes @ 500 degrees (260c)
Grill: Any

Preparing Grill: High Direct Heat

Preheat your grill to High Heat 500 degrees (260c). So after the grill comes up to temp and burns clean turn it 500 degrees (260c). Place chops directly onto the grill for 4 minutes per side, doing a quarter turn at the 2 minute mark. Brush the glaze on after you flip them over.

When the meat reaches an internal temp of 145 degrees (63c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Apricot Glazed Pork Chops
A Pellet Grill Recipe

About our Recipes

We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Louisiana, Royall, Traeger pellet grills, Char Griller side box smoker, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Lodge Sportsman’s, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our “Wall of Grill”. Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.

The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can even do some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.

Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don’t be afraid to make changes to suit your taste.

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