Bourbon Pineapple Glazed Pork Chops

The finished dish.

The glaze cooking.

The magical ingredients.

Grilled Pork Chops with Bourbon Pineapple Glaze

You will need:

1 whole red onion

½ fresh pineapple

2 large cloves of garlic

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup bourbon

1 Handful of fresh rosemary

Let’s get started.  You will begin by chopping the red onion and the fresh pineapple.  Chop both the onion and pineapple into bite size pieces.  Place the onion and half of the chopped pineapple into your food processor.  Dice 2 large cloves of garlic and add to the food processor.  De-stem your fresh rosemary and add to the food processor.  Add 1 cup of brown sugar to the food processor.  Now blend finely the entire contents.

Next combine the pureed ingredients along with the bourbon into a sauce pan.  Heat to a rolling boil, reduce to medium heat and continue to cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat and let cool.  I placed mine in the freezer because I was pressed for time.  When your glaze has cooled it is ready to marinate your pork chops.  Next you will need to violently stab your pork chops with a fork on both sides.  Then combine in a bag or tuperware container with the glaze.  Marinate for at least an hour. 

About a half hour before you are ready to grill your pork chops get your grill ready.  I use charcoal so it takes me the whole half hour to get it ready.  Grill the pork chops till internal temp has reached 170 degrees or until you are sure they are fully cooked.

For my side dish I chose a very simple side, grilled corn on the cob in the husks.  I begin by unsheathing the corn from the husks, but make sure you don’t rip off the husks.  Then I take a stick of butter and rub it all over the corn.  Then close up the corn in the husks and grill. 

Plate up and enjoy.

Taste analysis:

If you like bourbon flavor, then this is the dish for you.  The pineapple and bourbon balance well.  It's not too heavy on the garlic flavor or the rosemary. I would definitely marinate the chops overnight if I was to do it again.  Overall it was pretty good.