Five-Spice Grilled Pork Chops
These five-spice grilled pork chops are a delightful way to upgrade your grilling game. T-bone pork chops, marinated with ginger, garlic, and five-spice powder, come off the grill infused with flavor.
- Prep time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 to 6 pork chops, preferably T-bone (about 3/4-inch (18-mm) thick each)
- 2 teaspoons peeled and minced ginger
- 2 large garlic cloves (very finely chopped (optional))
- 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Vegetable oil for the grill rack
Instructions
- 1
Place the pork chops in a nonreactive dish. In a small bowl, stir together the ginger, garlic if using, five-spice powder, oil, and a few grinds of coarsely ground pepper. Rub the ginger mixture evenly over both sides of the chops, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
- 2
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal or gas grill or place a grill pan over medium-high heat.
- 3
Season the pork chops on both sides with salt. Place them on the grill rack or grill pan and cook, turning once, until blazoned with grill marks, golden on the outside, and barely pink at the center when cut into with a knife, 6 to 7 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness. Transfer the chops to a warmed platter and let them rest for 5 minutes, during which time they’ll continue to cook from the residual heat. Then serve.