what's up guys it's susie from heygrillhey.com and
today i'm showing you how to make smoked pork chops so simple it probably doesn't
need a recipe but you're going to want to stick around for all the tips and
tricks that are going to make these the best
pork chops you have ever had let's do it
today we are starting out with pork chops these are
bone-in pork chops just over an inch thick and they are
absolutely beautiful so this recipe starts with picking out the perfect pork
chops these work with either bone-in rib chops
or center-cut loin chops it's really up to you
and what you like center-cut loin chops tend to be a little bit more lean
they're all that lighter white meat the rib chops tend to have a little bit
more fat a little bit more flavor and some of that darker
pork meat so it's really up to you and what your family prefers when you're
picking out chops at the store it's a little bit
different because pork doesn't have a grating system like
beef so you're not looking at choice select prime etc
you really have to use your eyes when you're buying pork at the store and the
most important thing to look for is color
you don't want any gray chops you really want a nice
rosy pink in the light meat or really rich reddish color
in the dark meat and you definitely want to look for those little
white flecks of fat inside the muscle because that
means flavor and moisture and nobody wants
dry boring chops we want juicy flavorful chops so start with the right meat
it's going to set everything off on the right foot next we gotta season
our pork chops we're keeping these very simple because we want the pork to shine
through and we want that yummy smoke flavor to
shine through so i'm just drizzling these with a little bit of
olive oil this is going to help our seasoning stick
but also because we're smoking at a low temperature this will help the outside
of the pork chops from drying out and getting leathery and
chewy it'll keep everything nice and moist on the smoker with my dry
hand i'm going to grab my seasoning i'm using my signature sweet rub here this
is a classic barbecue seasoning and i think
it pairs perfectly with both pork and the smoke that's going to hit
these later because remember we do treat smoke
like an ingredient so you want to make sure that your rub is going to work well
with the smoke and the meat and i think the sweet rub
is perfect for that if you don't want to pick
up a bottle from my store online i do have the recipe so you can actually make
this yourself or you can use your favorite barbecue
seasoning how do you feel about that camerawork i
feel like you got in there real tight so i hope you got some good some goods
like this good goods yep so tight our pork chops are seasoned we're gonna heat
our smoker up to 225 degrees fahrenheit i'm going to be using
applewood today because i think apple and pork is this beautifully perfect and
delicious combo but any fruit or any fruit would works
great with these particular pork chops maple
and pecan are also a great smoke to use for pork these are
going to run at 225 degrees like i said we're using
that low temperature because pork is lean and we want the internal
temperature of these chops to rise nice and slow it'll keep all of that
moisture inside of the meat you can plan on these taking about 60 to
90 minutes just depends on how thick your chops are
close the lid we'll peak on these in about 60 minutes
our chops have been on for about an hour that means it's time for us to check
our temperature grab your favorite internal thermometer
and let's see what we've got here
all right we're sitting at about 135 just over 135 and that's perfect
remember we're shooting for a target temperature of 145 so right now you have
a few options we can just close the lid let these
finish cooking to 145 or we can add a little bit of flavor
right here at the end and it's completely up to you based on what you
like to eat so one of my favorite things is to do a
glaze either with your favorite barbecue sauce
it has a magical lid
i forgot i already opened this this is my maple bourbon grilling glaze
maple bourbon pork chops it's like this perfect little marriage i'm going to
baste a couple of these with the grilling glaze and that can
tighten up during these last 10 degrees on the smoker
this smells amazing
i'm also really digging the color of this glaze on there
with the smoke and the sweet scrub that is a beautiful thing
so we've got our glazed chops we've got our plain chops and i want to introduce
you to the third option for these smoked pork chops which is a reverse
sear that means raised low and slow in temperature on the smoker
we're going to take it off the smoker and we're going to pop it into a really
hot cast iron skillet to get that nice crispy sear
on the outside you can also do this on like a really high temperature gas grill
but this is a method that will keep that dry rub flavor but really caramelize the
sugars on the outside and give you a nice crispy crunchy crust
and then just set your pork chop right in the pan this will take
probably two to three minutes per side
just stand here and bask in how good this smells
and we're close all right this pork chop is perfect
we're gonna pull it off onto our cutting board
let it rest and then let's check on the other ones on the smoker
all right checking the temp on the rest of our chops
we're sitting pretty right at about 1 45.
that means these get to come off and rest
i've got the maple bourbon glazed chops next to the crispy seared chop
and then i'll slide our classic smoked pork chop right on the back
and this one was just straight smoked but aren't they all so pretty
let's do it for the gram soup i see sometimes you just have to take pictures
when things look this good all right these are off i'm just gonna
pop a piece of foil on top don't wrap it tight just a nice little
tent and we're gonna let them rest for about five to ten minutes before
i get to eat them pork chops have rested that means i get
to try them now which is always my favorite
part problem is i have to decide which one to eat
i think i'm going to go with the reverse here because it's in the front and
because i love me a crispy edge
look at how juicy this pork chop is oh my goodness
how's the dang delicious pork chop you guys all it is
is sweet rub and smoke what's up that's all you need for an absolutely delicious
pork chop okay now i have to eat some with the maple bourbon glaze on it
oh can you see the smoke ring see if we can get this tom
put the smoke on that pork chop pink on the outside
doesn't mean it's not done it means it's smoky and delicious and delectable and
juicy do you want to try a bite you need to
come try bite come here i'm going to give you some maple bourbon
glaze bite because that bite was freaking
phenomenal here oh give me the camera i'll hold it
for you
this is maple burba this is maple bourbon glaze
sweet rub tons of smoke in there
those are so good guys simple sometimes is the absolute
best goodness all right give it back to me give it
back to me i have more to say
i hope you guys give this recipe for smoked pork shops at home
and i hope you make it your own with one of the three variations that i talked
about today all of them are absolutely delicious and
sure to be a hit at your dinner table if you cook these use the hashtag
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we'll see you next time
tell me something about this one it smells so good have you guys ever had
your mouth start watering when you smell smoke
it's not even like the finished food it's literally just the smoke and my
mouth is already watering because it smells so
good go stick your face in there my hair is going to smell like it later
it's my new perfume