Pat's Smoked Pork Chops

Name: Pat's Smoked Pork Chops
Prep time: 4 h 25 min
Cook time: 4 h 25 min
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider; 118 milliliters Neelys BBQ sauce, or store-bought BBQ sauce; 2 Tbsps freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp buttermilk; 1 Tbsp cayenne pepper; 2 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 2 Tbsps ground thyme; 2 Tbsps onion powder; 4 Tbsps salt; 4 center cut, bone-in pork chops

Pat's Smoked Pork Chops takes roughly 4 hours and 25 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains roughly 37g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 442 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires salt, bbq sauce, cayenne pepper, and onion powder.

Instructions

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Special equipment: applewood chips, soaked for 1 hour

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French Fries

Mix salt, black pepper, brown sugar, thyme, onion powder and cayenne together in a small bowl. Rub pork chops with the spice mixture. Wrap and place in refrigerator for a few hours.

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Black Pepper

Onion Powder

Brown Sugar

Pork Chops

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Thyme

Salt

Wrap

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Set up your grill/smoker for indirect heat at 275 degrees F., using charcoal and add a handful of the soaked apple wood chips onto the coals.

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Apple

French Fries

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Grill

Place pork chops on the grill. Close grill and maintain a temperature of 275 degrees F, adding more charcoal and chips, as necessary.

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Pork Chops

French Fries

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Grill

Let smoke for 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the pork chops are firm to the touch.

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Pork Chops

Transfer to serving plates and serve with the BBQ sauce.

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Barbecue Sauce

In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, add the apple cider and brown sugar and stir to combine. Allow to reduce for 25 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, pour in the BBQ sauce and stir well. Once sauce has warmed, turn off the heat.

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Apple Cider

Brown Sugar

Barbecue Sauce

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Add buttermilk and stir to incorporate.

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Buttermilk

Serve over pork chops.

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Pork Chops

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Bowl

Grill

Sauce Pan

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Servings:

237milliliters

apple cider 118milliliters

Neely's BBQ sauce, or store-bought BBQ sauce 2Tbsps

freshly ground black pepper 1Tbsp

brown sugar 1Tbsp

buttermilk 1Tbsp

cayenne pepper 2Tbsps

dark brown sugar 2Tbsps

ground thyme 2Tbsps

onion powder 4Tbsps

salt 4

center cut, bone-in pork chops

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling

Pork Chops on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. The Poppy Monterey Pinot Noir with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.

Poppy Monterey Pinot Noir

The mild spring and cooler summer in Monterey County give a chance of the Pinot Noir grapes to achieve the optimum maturity with great balance of acidity and flavor, and with deep color that is characteristic of Arroyo Seco Pinot Noir. The red fruit brightens across the palate, picking up raspberry and spice are balance by the French toasted oak aromas. Soft and silky through the middle, this wine crescendo on the finish leaves a vibrant, juicy memory in the mouth, with proper acidity and a pleasant mouth-feel.