Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops! We love pork chops and Patti found these beauties on sale. Just doesn’t get any better than that. These 2-inch chops were very tender, juicy and kissed with a raspberry sauce and a hint of smoke.
Cooked on our gas grill with a Wedgie for that “Kiss of Smoke”.
Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our gas grill, but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood Pellet Patio Heater, 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…
Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops A Gas Grill Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes @ 400* (205c) Grill: Gas Pellets: Green Mountain’s Fruitwood Blend BBQ Pellets
What You Need for Smokin’ on Your Gasser:
First, you need a grill that has burners going front to back.
You need to be able to control the burners, by shutting off some of the burners while at the same time be able to control the temperature on other burners. I always light the left burner and turn the rest off. But it doesn’t matter if you use the left or right burner. You need at least 3 burners with 4 being even better.
You need an oven thermometer so you can see the temperature of the meat at/on your grill grate. Your hood thermometer won’t help, you don’t care the temp is up there, but you need to know what it is where the meat is.
I use a Maverick XR50 using 2 probes, one for the meat and one for the grill level. I also use the hand held Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.
Then, you need a “Smoke Box” and the “Wedgie” is a great one. The cool thing about using the “Wedgie” is that “BBQ Pellets on Line” sells 1, 3 or 10-pound bags of pellets so you don’t have to buy a big bag that will last a year and makes it easy to mix and match pellets for the smoke flavor you want. They have over 21 different flavors of pellets!
Ingredients: Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops
- 4 2-inch pork sirloin chops
- 1 ½ cups Country Bob’s Honey Habanero Sauce
- 1 ½ cups Red Raspberry Preserves
- 1 Tbsp. Date Night Doins “Date Night Butt Rub” for the sauce (Our store)
- Date Night Doins “Date Night Butt Rub” to taste (Our store)
Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops A Gas Grill Recipe
Cooking Directions: Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops
In a medium size sauce pot blend the Country Bob’s, Raspberry Preserves with a Tbsp. of the “Date Night Butt Rub”. Stir over low heat until blended.
Preheat your grill, we used our Grill Grate tonight. Looking for a medium heat around 400* (205c). Light your Wedgie.
Season your chops to taste and place them directly on the hot grill grates. These chops were about 2 inches thick so I did them for 10 minutes per side with a quarter turn at 5 minutes. After 10 minutes sauce them and flip them and sauce this side, too. Again 10 minutes with a quarter turn at 5 minutes.
We went about 20 minutes @ 400* (205c). You’re cooking times may vary a bit do to different grills and the size of your pork loin. So, you want to use time as a rule of thumb using your internal temperature.
You are looking for an I.T. around 140* (116c).
When the pork reaches an internal temperature around 140* (60c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. U.S.D.A. safe is 145* (63c). Keep in mind that the meat will continue cooking for another 5 to 10 degrees after you pull it off the grill. I use a Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.
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.
Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops A Gas Grill Recipe
Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops A Gas Grill Recipe
Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops A Gas Grill Recipe
