Lemon Garlic Marinated Grilled Pork Chops
Ingredients
Marinade
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp dried oregano (or other herbs, Note 1)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup (85 ml) lemon juice (1 large or 2 medium lemons)
- 1/4 cup (65 ml) olive oil
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Pork
- 4 pork chops bone in, 2cm / 4/5″ thick about 280g/9 oz each (Note 2)
- Oil, for cooking
Instructions
- 1
Whisk Marinade ingredients in a bowl (or ziplock bag). Add pork. Marinade for 1 hr minimum, 3 hours ideal, 12 hours max (Note 3).
- 2
Take the pork out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking.
- 3
Shake excess marinade off (but don't wipe dry) and cook using preferred method. Pictured in post served with Minted Yoghurt – see notes!
- 4
BBQ - Brush grills / plate with oil and heat on high until smoking.
- 5
BBQ - Place pork on grills and cook the first side for 4 minutes until it is nicely charred. Turn and cook the other side for 3 minutes. Turn the porks on their side to briefly sear the fat side (see video). Transfer to plate, rest for 3 – 5 minutes then serve.
- 6
Stove - Heat skillet with about 1 tbsp oil over high heat. Add pork and cook for 1 minute, then turn DOWN slightly to medium high. Cook for another 3 minutes, then turn and cook the other side for 3 minutes. Turn the porks on their side to briefly sear the fat side (see video).
- 7
Stove - Transfer to plate, rest for 3 – 5 minutes then serve.
- 8
Oven - Preheat oven to 200C / 390F (fan forced / convection) or 220C / 430F (standard oven).
- 9
Oven - Place oven shelf in top 1/3 of oven.
- 10
Oven - Place pork on tray. Bake for 15 minutes, then flick to grill/broiler and grill on high for 5 minutes until the surface is nicely browned.
- 11
Oven - Transfer to plate, rest for 3 – 5 minutes then serve.
