Basil-Lemon Pork Chops with Melon

Name: Basil-Lemon Pork Chops with Melon
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 cantaloupe, peeled and cut into 4 wedges; 0 honeydew melon, peeled and cut into 4 wedges; 907 grams pork loin or rib chops, 1 inch thick; 340 grams can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; 4 servings Salt and pepper to taste; 59 milliliters olive or vegetable oil

Need A mixture of salt and pepper, honeydew melon, rib chops, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In small bowl, mix lemonade concentrate, basil and oil until well blended; reserve 3/4 cup for brushing on pork and melon during grilling. In shallow nonmetal dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag, pour remaining mixture over pork; turn to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate, turning once, at least 1 hour but no longer than 2 hours.

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Lemonade Concentrate

Marinade

Basil

Melon

Pork

Cooking Oil

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Ziploc Bags

Bowl

Brush grill rack with vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

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Grill

Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat.

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Grill

Drain pork; discard marinade.

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Marinade

Pork

Place pork on grill rack. Cover and grill pork over medium heat 12 to 16 minutes, turning once and brushing with reserved marinade, until pork is no longer pink in center.

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Marinade

Pork

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Grill

Add melon and cantaloupe wedges for last 3 to 4 minutes of grilling, turning and brushing 2 to 3 times with reserved marinade, until hot.

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Cantaloupe