Grilled Pork Chops With Vidalia Onions
- 3 large cloves garlic, grated
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- Salt
- 4 center-cut pork chops, about 1 1/4 inches thick
- 8 whole bay leaves
- 2 large Vidalia onions
- Combine garlic, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, cumin, pepper, 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt, or more, to taste, in a bowl large enough to hold chops.
- Add chops, turn to coat thoroughly, then transfer chops and marinade to a heavy zip-lock bag.
- Slip bay leaves between and around chops.
- Seal bag, forcing out air pockets.
- Refrigerate 6 to 8 hours, turning from time to time.
- Light a hot fire about 6 inches from cooking grate.
- Peel onions, and cut each horizontally in 3 thick slices.
- Thread slices on skewers.
- Brush with remaining oil.
- When coals are gray, place onions on grill.
- Turn after 10 minutes.
- Remove chops from marinade.
- Place on grill with a bay leaf on each side of each chop.
- Brush chops and onions with some remaining marinade.
- Grill chops and onions, turning a few times and brushing with marinade, until chops are medium to medium-well done, about 150 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
- Onions should be seared and tender.
- Remove onions from skewers.
- Separate into rings, and tangle over the bottom of a warm platter.
- Place chops on onions, with a bay leaf on each chop.
garlic, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, ground cumin, freshly ground black pepper, grapeseed oil, salt, center, bay leaves, vidalia onions
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7877 (may not work)