Honey Orange Glazed Iowa Chops

Ingredients:

2- Iowa pork chops

GLAZE:

2 Tbl. Olive oil
½ Medium onion
1 Jalapeno pepper
2 Cloves garlic
½ Cup Orange juice concentrate
3 Tbl Honey
¼ tsp. Kosher salt
¼ tsp. Ground black pepper
¼ tsp. Cayenne pepper
½ tsp. Orange zest

Seasoning for pork chops:

Olive oil
Kosher salt
Dried minced garlic
Ground black pepper

Prep for glaze:

Finely mince: onion, de-seeded jalapeno and garlic. Sauté onion, pepper and garlic in olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add orange juice concentrate, honey, salt, black pepper, and orange zest to skillet and cook over medium heat until thickened and reduced.

Cooking pork chops: Coat pork chops with olive oil and season with salt pepper and garlic on both sides. Grill over medium heat 5 min. Flip chops and cook 5 more minutes. Flip again and coat with glaze cook 2-3 minutes. Flip again, coat with glaze and check internal temperature. Continue to flip and coat with glaze until internal temperature is 145 degrees. Pull chops, let rest several minutes and serve.

Recipe created by:
Bret Wram
Manager TNT Landscaping
1313 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny IA