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Gonna bbq tomorrow, and was wondering if anyone had a good grill recipe for pork chops. After the discussion of smoked food and such I got some apple wood chips and made some smoked steak tips that came out pretty darned tasty. I can wing it easily enough, I was just curious if anyone had a "gem" of a recipe for me to try.

Yes, but unfortunately it's at home. It's for "Garlicky Soy Chops" (or something like that) from Stephen Raichlen's BBQ Bible.

Or you can just wing it. Brown-sugar based rubs (mixed with paprika, salt, pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, etc...) work great on slow cooked BBQ pork. The brown sugar melts and then carmelizes - awesome on pork. Good luck.

couldnt agree more.. brown sugar rubs are the BEST on pork..

just throw about 1/2 cup brown sugar in a bowl.. mix with 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoons of your favorite spices(same as bigwill mentioned) plus cheyenne, chili powder, ground dill seed, and a little dried parsley.. mix all that together good, make sure to break up the clots in the brown sugar.. then just rub it on the chops, press it into the meat, let set for an hour or so in the fridge, and slap on the grill, or roast/bake in the oven. i wouldnt suggest deep frying or pan frying.. the sugar reacts bad in too much grease.

wish i was eatin at your house!!

bigjohn

Excellent, that does sound good. The plan has escalated from just a bbq and has become: bbq followed by poker, stogies (if desired) & drinks (desired or not!) So it looks like I not only stand to gain a few pounds tomorrow night, but also lose a few dollars.

You can also try the "Montreal Steak Seasoning". Good stuff. Also, I'll pass along a general hint I just came across (haven't tried it yet). If you ues a spray bottle to douse those little grease fires while grilling, the suggestion was to use apple juice instead of water. Apparently adds some flavor to whatever you are burning that day.

Mmmmmm....I am using my new BBQ tonight too!

Good god! that Steve Raichlen had a good series on tv. I drooled every time I saw that show. The ribs.... aaaaaahhh.... my favorite. Good stuff.

i like watching bobby flay on the food network. dont know if many of you watch this channel, but it is really awesome.

they have shows on how food is made, where certain food is from, and all aspects of cooking and preparing different kinds of food.. have i said 'food' enough yet?? anyway, this bobby flay guy uses a lot of texas/southwest type seasonings in his recipes.. and he does the majority of his ccoking an a grill. he also uses a lot of fish in his recipes, which i just dig the most. its hard to get good, fresh fish in west texas, so i dont eat it as much as i would like to, but still at least once or twice a week.

if you have never seen him, look for bobby flay on the food network. pretty cool guy.

bigjohn

Agreed, he is the man.

His shwo is called "Boy meets Grill." Definitely good times. Also, Alton Brown has a show called "Good Eats" - either you love it or hate, I think. He goes about showing procedures as to how to cook by addressing scientific principles (for the anal retentive chef in all of us). Anyway - he does a lot of BBQ/smoking on his show.

I too would suggest some sort of slow cook dry rub. The brown sugar is great because is caramelizes so nice and provides a great balance to any acidic sauce that you may want to dress teh meat in afterwards...However, I would also suggest that you experiment - come up with something that is your own. Have fun. Be willing to experiment. That's half the fun of it anyway, isn't it?

Cheers...