Grilled Maple Chipotle Pork Chops

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 6 (1 1/4-inch-thick) bone-in pork loin chops (about 4 1/2 lb.)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • Smoked Gouda Grits

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat grill to 350� to 400� (medium-high) heat. Whisk together first 3 ingredients; reserve half.
2. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper.
3. Grill pork, covered with grill lid, 9 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155�, basting with remaining half of barbecue sauce mixture during last 5 minutes of grilling. Remove from grill, and drizzle with reserved barbecue sauce mixture. Serve over Smoked Gouda Grits