Grilled Hawaiian Pork Chops

Grilled Hawaiian Pork Chops is a wonderful tropical tasting dish we actually had the pleasure of being served in Hawaii and this is a copycat of those fabulous flavors in this dish.


The pineapple and peppers along with this amazing marinade bring grilling season and boneless pork chops to a drool-worthy level of yumminess.


You won't be able to wait when you smell them cooking to eat them.


Grilled pork is wonderful, but even if you have to cook them indoors, they're still fantastic, just use a grided cast iron skillet.


There are so many wonderful Side Dishes you can add to this meal, we love our Pineapple Orange Mandarin Cole Slaw but just about anything goes great with this easy grilled pork recipe.


This easy recipe is perfect for a warm day and all the neighbors can smell this cooking in envy.


I recreated it best I could and it really is almost exactly what we remembered!


Of course, if you're not a grilling kind of gal or guy, try this recipe in a cast iron gridded pan on the stovetop or bake in the oven.


Scroll down to the recipe card to give this great grilled recipe a try this summer.

Delicious Pork Recipes

This dish will strike the perfect balance between sweet and spicy with Hawaiian-inspired pork chops with pineapple grilled.


One bite and you're on island time it's the perfect pork recipe that just screams summer and warm weather.


If you haven't tried pork with a little sweetness this is great all year long with my other cooking method suggestions.


A fantastic marinade keeps the meat juicy, moist, and fork-tender just remember any meat can be used boneless.

Other Meat Suggestions

• boneless chicken breast
• filet mignon or boneless ribeye
• scallops
• extra large shrimp
• any kind of sausage link cut in cubes

Other Cooking Methods

1. Stovetop: Marinate first, using a gridded cast iron skillet, saute the pork on both sides searing on high heat then lowering to medium until the middle internal temperature is at 145 degrees
2. Bake:  Marinate first the baked pork also in the cast iron gridded skillet at 400 degrees preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees
3. Slow cooker: Sear and saute the meat until browned on both sides on a heavy skillet, dump all ingredients including 1/2 the marinade juice, and slow cook for 4 to 6 hours on high
4. Air Fry: Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Place pork on a greased tray in an air-fryer rack/basket. Air fry until pork begins to brown around the edges, 8 to 9 minutes. Flip them over then pour 1/4 cup of marinade over the pork. Cook until using an instant-read thermometer 10-12 minutes longer.

Ingredients You Will Need

• boneless thick-cut pork chops
• brown sugar
• pineapple juice
• lemon juice
• minced garlic
• soy sauce
• bell peppers sliced
• cubed pineapple
• Salt, pepper
• Cooked white rice

Tips

• Go thick, not thin never try to grill thin pork chops
• Marinading is a must don't miss that step
• Watch the heat. Pork doesn’t like high heat.
• Put a chop over a hot fire and you’ll end up with a tough piece of meat, even if you’ve marinaded it.
• Setting up your grill for indirect grilling is a good way to go, sear on both sides and cook on indirect heat.
• Transfer the chops to a platter and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Use another fruit if you're not fond of pineapple, mandarin oranges (see photo below), mango works great also, or apricots

More Recipes To Try:

Oven Smoked Pork

Pork Lombardy

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A Few Other Options:

You can use any kind of rice you prefer, we love jasmine, but the long grain is suggested and what was served.


Also, you can add some ginger and some red pepper flakes for a little spicier heat.


Either way, get creative and make this your own, you can even use hot peppers instead of bell peppers.


Other vegetables also are easy to substitute in this recipe, broccoli is also another one we use often and does well on the grill.


Enjoy my favorite way to eat pork and have fun creating the tropical flavors of Hawaii.

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Hawaiian, American, Polynesian

Yield: 9

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Grilled Hawaiian Pork Chop Recipe

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 40 Min

Grilled boneless pork topped with a delicious style sauce with added pineapple, peppers, and perfect summer meal!

Ingredients

• 6 to 8 boneless thick-cut pork chops (bone removed)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 bell peppers sliced
• 1 cup cubed pineapple
• Salt, pepper to taste
• Optional: Cooked white rice to packet instructions
• Other suggestions:
• Add cayenne pepper and use hot peppers for spicy and lots of heat if you like.
• Substitute mango, papaya, apricots of mandarin oranges for pineapple.
• Chicken, steak, or sausage can be used in place of pork but must be boneless.

Instructions

1. Place the pork chops in a large covered container after cutting out the bone with all ingredients except peppers and pineapple cubes.
2. Marinate for around 6 to 8 hours.
3. Heat grill to medium heat.
4. Cooked white rice to packet instructions if using and set aside
5. Reserving the marinade, place chops on the grill.
6. Grill pork chops basting with juice.
7. Place the pineapple and peppers on an oil-sprayed piece of foil to cook until heated through.
8. Cook the pork until white in the center a the internal temperature reads 145 degrees this takes around 20 to 35 minutes depending on the thickness.
9. Serve the pork with cooked rice for an easy side dish.
10. Stovetop: Marinate first, using a gridded cast iron skillet, saute the pork on both sides searing on high heat then lowering to medium until the middle internal temperature is at 145 degrees
11. Bake: Marinate first the bake pork also in cast iron gridded skillet at 400 degrees preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees
12. Slow cooker: Sear and saute the meat until browned on both sides on a heavy skillet, dump all ingredients including 1/2 the marinade juice, and slow cook 4 to 6 hours on high
13. Air Fry: Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Place pork on a greased tray in an air-fryer rack/basket. Air fry until pork begins to brown around the edges, 8 to 9 minutes. Flip them over then pour 1/4 cup of marinade over the pork. Cook until using an instant-read thermometer 10-12 minutes longer.

Calories

111.29

Fat (grams)

2.14

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.65

Carbs (grams)

17.46

Fiber (grams)

0.88

Net carbs

16.58

Sugar (grams)

9.11

Protein (grams)

6.07

Sodium (milligrams)

467.58

Cholesterol (grams)

14.65

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2015. It was edited and re-published in 2019