Grilled Ginger-Sesame Pork Chops with Pineapple and Scallions – pork chops marinated in a ginger sesame citrus marinade and grilled with pineapple and green onions.
If you need an easy summer dinner recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to cook, this is it! It’s pork chops marinated in a citrus-y, soy sauce-based marinade before being grilled. And the pineapple and green onions also get marinated in the same marinade and also get grilled!
Everything has so much flavor and it really is so easy to throw together. The hardest part is waiting for it to marinate!
Ingredients
- Lime juice – fresh lime juice has the most flavor but the bottle juice will work in a pinch.
- Sesame oil
- Soy sauce – I recommend a low sodium soy sauce so that the final dish isn’t too salty.
- Ginger – the recipe calls for fresh ginger but if you only have powdered ginger, it will work.
- Oranges – you need the juice and the zest from the oranges.
- Rice vinegar
- Olive oil
- Brown sugar
- Boneless center cut pork chops
- Pineapple
- Scallions
How To Make Grilled Ginger-Sesame Pork Chops with Pineapple and Scallions
- Make marinade. Make marinade by whisking lime juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, orange juice, rice vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, and orange zest together
- Marinate pork. Pour ½ the marinade over pork chops
- Marinate the rest. Pour remaining marinade over sliced pineapple and scallions
- Chill. Marinade 30 – 45 minutes in refrigerator
- Grill pork. Grill pork chops over medium-high heat for 3 – 4 minutes depending on the thickness of your chops
- Grill the rest. Grill pineapple for about 2 – 3 minutes per side. Grill scallions for about 1 minute per side, until grill marks form
How Long Are Grilled Pork Chops Good For?
These pork chops will stay good for up to 3 – 4 days in the refrigerator. Make sure you cover them tightly.
More Pork Chop Recipes
- Honey Mustard Pork Chops
- Grilled Lemon Thyme Pork Chops with Peaches
- Apricot Pork Chops
- Hawaiian Pork Chops
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Grilled Ginger-Sesame Pork Chops with Pineapple and Scallions
Grilled Ginger-Sesame Pork Chops with Pineapple and Scallions - pork chops marinated in a ginger sesame citrus marinade and grilled with pineapple and green onions.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup sesame oil
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon orange zest
- Six ¾-inch-thick boneless center-cut pork chops
- 1 pineapple, peeled, cut into ½-inch-thick rings, and cored
- 1 bunch scallions, cleaned and trimmed
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the lime juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, orange juice, rice vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar and orange zest together.
- Place the pork chops in a single layer in a large baking dish and pour about ½ of the marinade over them. Add the pineapple rings and scallions to the bowl containing the remaining marinade and toss to coat. Place the pork and pineapple/scallion in the refrigerator and allow to marinated for 30-45 minutes, flipping the the ingredients occasionally.
- While everything is marinating, preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- Remove the pork, pineapple, and scallions from their marinades. Season the pork on both sides with salt and pepper. Grill the pork chops for about 3-4 minutes per side (more or less depending on thickness if yours aren’t ¾-inch thick). Grill the pineapple for about 2-3 minutes per side and the scallions for about 1 minute per side, or until grill marks form.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 211Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 399mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 8g
Laura @ Petite Allergy Treats says
What an ordeal! And why? He knew you… Some people just want to cause suffering. Wine would go great with these amazing pork chops. :-)
Kate @ Diethood says
Holy smokes! What an ordeal!! Did the terrorists have temp tags? #tryingtobefunny haha ;-)
BUT, your dinner was totally amazing! I mean, pork chops and pineapples! I looove that combo!
Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says
That must have been the most frustrating thing ever! UGH! I would have thrown a fit.
On the bright side these pork chops look SO good! Pineapple and pork are a match made in heaven!
Pinned!
Paula Jones says
mmmmmmmm, that’s not good, but on the other hand I think your life would make a good reality show! #whydoesittakesolongforthegovernmenttogetsomethingdone
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
I can’t believe that happened to you. . that SUCKS big time!!! and don’t you know all terrorists are women with kids. . that CRAZY that that happened. well, hope you get the real tag soon .. and in the meantime, your hubby wins big for making dinner that night. I LOVE pork on the grill and always make a pineapple salsa that I love. I even put the pork chops on a stick to make it fun for the kids. Pork needs more attention, yo! love this!
Michele H. says
My daughter-in-law could relate to your story since they were posted to Ft. Hood 2X. Your recipe looks great and it will be easy to adapt to my new Paleo diet plan.
Amy @Very Culinary says
That made my head hurt. You needed something stronger than wine! I wish you could bill them for any frozen goods that were no longer frozen anymore. GAH.
Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily says
Oh my gosh, that’s crazy annoying! I would have parked myself right there and given him the stink eye until he caved ;)
Amy @ A Healthy Life For Me says
All those groceries in the car. Oh I would not have been a happy girl! At least you made the most of it and had wine!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
Oh my goodness,that is no fun! Soo Sorry! At least you got home, salvaged some stuff and just chill with a glass of wine!
Erin@WellPlated says
What a NIGHTMARE, ugh. I’m glad you had plenty of wine and this dinner waiting at the end of the day!
Nicole @ Or Whatever You Do says
That does NOT sound fun! Sometimes it would be really nice if common sense could prevail a little bit in those situations, but I understand why regulations and rules have to trump that. *le sigh* I hope you didn’t lose too many groceries!
Nutmeg Nanny says
“I live here. You know me.” would have turned into my screaming about melting groceries and how he was ruining my life. The terror level would have been raised again from my ranting about how I just want to go home. I’m pretty dramatic in that fashion. At least you had these delicious pork chops to devour. These just might make a little less dramatic :)
Nora @ Savory Nothings says
Oh my gosh, I would have gone crazy! With kids and groceries in the car and all! Gah! So sorry for you – at least there was wine and Mother’s Day to the rescue :)
I’ve been nagging my husband to get the BBQ going for days and I’ll definitely be forcing him to make these pork chops for me! They look amazing!