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Grilled Smokehouse Maple King’s Cut Pork Loin Chops

Smoke and maple sweetness both go so well with pork and I love how they are combined in McCormicks Smokehouse Maple seasoning. These king’s cut pork loin chops are moist and so delicious. Best of all they are super inexpensive and easy to prepare.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 484 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. pork loin chops king’s cut
  • 2 tbls. McCormick GrillMate Smokehouse Maple seasoning

Instructions

  1. 2 lbs. pork loin chops (king’s cut)
  2. 2 tbls. McCormick GrillMate Smokehouse Maple seasoning
  3. Instructions
  4. Remove the pork chops from the package and place on a suitable platter/dish.
  5. Season liberally with smokehouse maple seasoning.
  6. Cover and let the pork loin chops come up in temperature about 20 ºF. Don’t leave them to warm up too much from a food safety perspective.
  7. Clean a prepare the grill at a medium heat. Use grill mats if you wish.
  8. Cook pork loin chops on one side till they reach an internal temp of about 130 ºF and then flip them so complete cooking through on the other side.
  9. When the pork loin chops reach an internal temp of 165 ºF they are done and should be removed.
  10. You can tent them with aluminum foil for 5-10 minutes while you organize and plate your side dishes.
  11. Usually served with a sides including veggies, greens and starch.

Recipe Notes

Wine and Beer Pairing:

Wine pairings recommendations with these pork loin chops include: Chianti, Beaujolais, Chardonnay and Chennin Blanc with the last two being my strongest recommendation. In regards to beer pairings, A good, sturdy stout or a nice malty, sweet German wheat beer such as hefeweizen also stands up well next to a grilled pork tenderloin or chop. Also, Belgian Bière de Garde, a “farmhouse” ale, has spicy, peppery and herbal notes that blend with pork that is not covered with barbecue sauce.

 

Cost:

I get 6-7 Kings Cut pork loin chops when I buy 2 lbs. This comes out to about $1.00 a serving. You cannot beat that for value unless you go vegetarian, and even then, only sometimes.

 

Time and Effort:

This is a fast as easy dish suitable for a weeknight. I season and warm up the pork chops as I get things organized as start on the side dishes. Part way through cooking the sides, I get the grill going and start cooking the pork chops. As I complete the side dishes, the pork chops are ready and I set them aside, tented, to rest. I then set the table, plate the sides, and add the pork chops. Viola, 30-40 minutes later we have a complete meal and are seated for dinner.

 

Alex Approved:

These pork chops are Alex Approved, but I find it strange that he is not the biggest fan of the smokehouse maple seasoning. I find other kids do like it. So Alex sometimes adds some BBQ sauce to his plate for dipping his pork bites before eating.

 

Leftovers:

I tend to make more than we need for dinner because these are great to pull from the fridge for a quick meal along with some leftover side dishes.

 

Health:

This is pretty healthy meal but if you are on a heart healthy diet it, it does consume your daily allowance for saturate fat and over half your allowance for dietary cholesterol.  Good news is no sugars, no carbs, no gluten and pretty low calories.