Grilled Pork Chop Hot Spicy Recipe

Ingredients:

4 rib chops or pork loin, well trimmed and center cut, cut ¾ inch thick
¼ cup red onion, minced
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ cup soya sauce
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Pork Chop Cooking Method

1. In a large re-sealable plastic bag, combine minced onion, cayenne pepper, red chili flakes, soya sauce and fresh lemon juice. Place the pork loin or rib chops in the bag and seal it to prevent spillage.
2. Turn the bag several times to ensure the even coating of the pork. Set the bag in a shallow plate and place it in the refrigerator to marinate for between 4 to 24 hours. Turn the bag occasionally every 4 to 5 hours.
3. Remove bag from the refrigerator and drain the pork loin or rib chops. Reserve the marinade in a separate bowl. Place the pork chops directly over an ungreased grill rack over medium coals. Cover and grill for about 7 to 8 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and turns tender.
4. Turn the chops halfway through the grilling process to ensure even cooking on both sides. Brush the reserved marinade over the chops to make them juicier and spicier. Discard the remaining marinade. You may even choose to broil the marinated pork chops, broil them 5 to 6 inches away from heat for about 7 minutes or until the meat turns tender and is no longer pink. Serve hot. This recipe makes 4 servings.

Health Tip:

• To make the pork chops spicier adjust the amount of red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper according to your taste.
• The sodium content of this recipe can be reduced by using reduced sodium soy sauce instead of regular one for the marinade in this recipe.
• Spicy grilled pork chops is a diabetes friendly recipe which provides about 110 calories and 5 gm total fat per serving.
• This recipe can be considered high protein, low carbohydrate recipe as it provides about 18 gm proteins and 6 gm carbohydrates per serving.
• To keep the total fat content, cholesterol content and saturated fat content of this recipe low, it is better to use only extra lean or lean cuts of pork loin. Also trim away any visible fat from the meat before proceeding with this recipe. Although pork and other red meats are a good source of proteins, they also add substantial amounts of cholesterol and saturated fats to your diet. Intake of both these types of fat above the recommended levels is related with many long term health complications like obesity, heart diseases and stroke.