marinated pork chops

This pork chop marinade is a blend of garlic, herbs, olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar and Dijon mustard. It produces perfect marinated pork chops every time, and you can use your pork marinade for baked, broiled, grilled or sauteed pork.

Pork Chop Marinade

olive oil

lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

garlic (minced)

balsamic vinegar

soy sauce

Worcestershire sauce

brown sugar

Italian seasoning

Dijon mustard

salt

black pepper

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl or resealable gallon sized bag.

If using a bowl, whisk to combine the ingredients. If using a bag, seal the bag and shake to combine the ingredients.

Add 2-3 pounds of pork chops, then marinate for at least 1 hour, or up to 12 hours.

Proceed with cooking method of your choice.

Killer Grilled Pork Chop Marinade

loin pork chops (thinly sliced)

Tbsp honey (or brown sugar)

garlic (pressed)

sweet onion (or yellow onion)

green onion (thinly sliced)

tsp white pepper

Tbsp dark soy sauce

Tbsp fish sauce

olive oil (or vegetable oil)

Tbsp lime juice (or lemon juice)

Mix all ingredients for the marinade together in a small container. Using a hand blender, pulse a few times to partially liquefy the marinade. If you don't have a hand blender, simply mince the onion, garlic and green onion as finely as you can.

Place the pork chops and the marinade in a bowl, or a Ziploc bag and mix well, ensuring even coverage. Refrigerate overnight and up to 24 hours.

About half an hour prior to grilling, take the pork chops of the fridge and give them a good mix. Let rest at room temperature.

Preheat your grill to medium-high temperature. Depending on the thickness of the pork chops, grill for about 5-10 minutes, flipping frequently to avoid burning. Grilled pork chops are fully cooked once their internal temperature reaches 145F. Use an instant-read thermometer to get optimal results.

Once the pork chops are cooked through, removed them from the grill, cover with a foil tent and let rest for 5-10 minutes before serving. This will allow the meat to reabsorb some of the water lost during grilling.

This savory pork marinade is perfect for chops, but works beautifully with other cuts like pork tenderloin. We recommend using thicker chops to help them stay juicy, though thin chops work nicely, too. Just be sure to marinate the meat in the fridge for at least 30 minutes—or up to overnight for the best flavor! You can cook the chops however you like, but our favorite method is to get a quick char on a grill pan, then finish them in the oven. You&#8217;ll be left with a beautiful crust and perfectly cooked, tender, and juicy centers.

Easy Pork Chop Marinade

garlic cloves, minced (about 2 teaspoons)

mayonnaise

Dijon mustard (or 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard)

Aleppo pepper red pepper flakes

fine sea salt

pork chops (1-inch thick, 1 ½ to 2 pounds total), boneless or bone-in

Combine the garlic, soy sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, brown sugar, Aleppo pepper, and salt in a bowl; mix well. (This marinade is intentionally thick so it adheres to the meat.)

Add the pork chops to the bowl, or transfer the marinade and chops to a resealable, food-safe bag. Rub the mixture thoroughly all over the pork.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. For the best results, marinate for 4 hours or up to overnight. Halfway through the marinating time, move the chops around so they remain evenly coated.

Marinate the Pork Chops

Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.

Heat a lightly oiled grill pan over medium heat. Place the chops in the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, just until grill marks appear. Watch that your heat is not too high during this step, as the brown sugar can burn. Do not cook the chops all the way through at this stage.

Transfer the seared pork chops to the prepared baking sheet. Brush any remaining marinade from the bowl over the meat. Bake until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 145°F, about 10 to 20 minutes depending on the thickness of your chops. Let the pork chops rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

Cook the Pork Chops

Fabulous pork chops. I had tended to ignore pork chops because my mom who wasn't much of a cook served them often: dry tasteless too chewy much like the lima beens she put with them. Not her fault really she worked a lot. These were so good. I will make them often. Also every recipe of yours has worked well for me. I know I can trust your recipes. Thanks very much.

I made this last night with a single pork tenderloin.  The full recipe amount of the marinade was just the right amount. It was great.  I increased the oven temp to 425, as specified in your  Pork Tenderloin with Peppers  recipe.  I was cooking indoors, and don't have a grill pan, and was concerned that the mayonnaise in the marinade would burn if I used a regular skillet, so my end result was a bit pale, but tasted fantastic. Thanks, Joe

Made the marinated pork chops and grilled them (marinated for 24 hours).  Recipe simple and outcome was lovely.  Mild flavor with just enough to say  delicious. 

Made these last night and they were fantastic! Doubled the ingredients for two thick premium bone-in chops (they look sort of like a ribeye steak but they are pork) and hubby grilled them to perfection! So juicy and flavorful and so easy. I marinated the meat about 3 1/2 hours. Thanks for another great recipe!

SO good..... I make porkchops all the time and I wanted to try something different. So glad I did. Juicy and tasty! I will be making this again next week!!!

Saving this to make again. Had 6 chops so I added a little more of each ingredient. 4 hours later I made 3 of them. They turned out perfect and delicious. Tonight...24 hours later, I fired up the grill. Just before dropping them I sprinkled a little Montreal steak seasoning. The extra saltiness elevated these for me. Just..... really really good pork chops.

Great marinade. I messed up and am just now seeing garlic as the first ingredient 12 hours later, but still good. I dredged my chops in the marinade, then put them in a bag that I sealed with my food saver. Once I did that, I completely forgot about them for about 12 hours until I realized I was hungry. I can see myself putting chops in the marinade before work in the future and cooking after work.

We picked up a container of assorted pork chops and I thought now what. Easy to cook but usually dry. I came across your recipe for marinated pork chops and gave it a try. HOLY COW/PORK, I doubled the recipe but i kept a couple of chops out in case it turned out not great, WRONG. Excellent recipe, I will use again.  Chops were juicy and tender,  let marinate for 5 hours. Fried in a cast iron pan for grill marks then put in a larger cast iron skillet and put in the oven. A KEEPER!!!

Decided to change up seasonings using this recipe for more interesting thick, center cut pork chops. Thanks for the tip to pour the remaining marinade over before baking. The flavor combination was absolutely delicious especially when served with the yummy pan drippings!  5 stars!

Live this recipe for the marinade. Is it possible to use the leftover marinade &amp; skillet drippings to make a gravy?

This is the best pork chop marinade recipe I have tried. I marinated the pork chops overnight, and they were so tender! Our kids loved it too, and requested this version of pork chops from now on.

Amazing marinade - It made for quite possibly the BEST pork chops I have ever had. One deviation from the original recipe, I added a teaspoon of smoked paprika to add to the savoriness. SO GOOD!

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