Grilled Bacon Chops With Apricot Bourbon Glaze Recipe 475 Food

GRILLED BACON CHOPS WITH APRICOT BOURBON GLAZE RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Shake seasoning onto both sides of chops. Wrap bacon slice around chop and secure with wooden toothpick. Repeat with remaining chops and bacon, set aside. In small saucepan, combine jam, brown sugar, mustard and bourbon, bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove glaze from heat; reserve half the glaze. Preheat barbecue on high. Reduce heat on one side to medium. On lightly oiled grill, sear chops over high heat side, 2-3 minutes per side. Slide chops over to lower heat side. Cook chops an additional 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally and brushing often with glaze. Remove chops from grill when internal temperature reaches 155˚F (68˚C). Tent loosely with foil and allow chops to rest 5 minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve chops with reserved glaze.

APRICOT GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to med-hot fire.
• In a small pan, combine the jam and vinegar. Over a low heat, cook until jam melts. Stir the mixture constantly.
• Add the soy sauce, ginger, garlic, cayenne pepper. Remove from heat. Separate the glaze into 2 small containers, and set aside. (One will be to glaze the pork chops as they are cooking, and the other will be to put on your chops at the table).
• Trim pork chops. Lightly brush chops with oil.
• Add pepper.
• Place chops on a well-oiled grill.
• Brush glaze on one side of chops, flip over chops, and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Brush glaze on the other side, flip the chops over, and cook 2-3 more minutes on that side. (Throw the leftover glaze from this dish away).
• Cut center to check for doneness. You want a light pink blush near the bone.
• Add salt at the table.
• Use remaining container of glaze on chops at the table.

PORK CHOPS WITH BOURBON GLAZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saute pan over medium high heat.
• Add onions and sugar; saute for 1 minute.
• Cover pan and reduce heat to med low.
• Simmer onions for about 10 minutes.
• Uncover pan and stir onions, scraping up all the little brown bits of flavor from the bottom of the pan.
• Cook onions, uncovered, until they begin to caramelize.
• Add bourbon, cook until almost all liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer onions to a bowl and stir in pecans, sage, salt, and pepper.
• Keep onion mixture warm.
• Season chops with salt and pepper.
• Wipe out saute pan and add oil to pan.
• Add chops to pan and turn burner to med heat.
• Cook chops until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Flip chops, cover pan, reduce heat to low, and cook chops until an instant read thermometer registers 155 near the bone, 7 - 10 minutes.
• Remove chops from pan, tent with foil and let meat rest for 5 minutes.
• Serve each chop with some onions.

GRILLED PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT-MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill to medium. Mix preserves, mustard and soy sauce in small bowl for the glaze. Place 2 tablespoons in small dish for glazing chops and reserve rest for serving with pork.
• Pat pork chops dry with paper towels. Brush lightly with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Grill 3 to 5 minutes or until browned. Turn; spread with 2 tablespoons glaze. Grill 3 to 5 minutes more or until slightly pink in centers (160°F). Serve pork chops with reserved glaze.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Trim any excess fat or sinews off the tenderloin and arrange the meat in a baking dish.
• To make the rub, place the rub ingredients in a small bowl and mix well with your fingers.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the pork on all sides, and rub it into the meat.
• Marinate the meat in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• To make the glaze, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the bourbon and the rest of the glaze ingredients and briskly simmer the mixture over high heat, whisking well, until thick and syrupy, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add salt and pepper to taste: the mixture should be highly seasoned.
• Pour half the glaze into a small bowl.
• Grill the pork tenderloin over high heat until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side, 12 to 16 minutes in all.
• Internal temperature should be 160 drgrees.
• For the last 5 minutes, baste the tenderloin on all sides with the bourbon glaze in the bowl.
• Transfer the tenderloin to a cutting board and thinly slice on the diagonal.
• Arrange the pork on plates or a platter and spoon the remaining glaze in the saucepan on top.
• Serve at once.

BOURBON-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or large zip-lock heavy-duty freezer bag, stir together the first 6 ingredients; add in pork chops.
• Cover dish or seal bag and chill 30 minutes, turning once.
• Remove pork from marinade, reserving marinade.
• Grill pork over med-high heat, covered w/ grill lid for 10-12 minutes (or until done), turning once.
• Transfer reserved marinade to a saucepan; bring to a boil; cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
• Pour sauce over chop and serve.