#990: Blackberry Glazed Grilled Pork Chops

Don't even think for a minute that anyone else in my family ate this.  Just telling Brian the name of our dinner, he replied with, "what am I having?"  Allison had a little cup of the glaze to dip her pork chops in but she didn't want it poured on top of her pork chops.  I, on the other hand, was thrilled that I had no one to share this with.  This was delicious.  Don't be afraid by my over-cooked pork chop in the picture.  That's just how I like my meat cooked.  It was so good.  I will definitely be making this again. 

 1-2 lbs pork chops
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
12 ounces fresh blackberries
½ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons water
pinch of salt

Place pork chops on a plate and cover your pork chops in some cinnamon, thyme, salt and pepper on both side and press into the pork chop.

While your grill heats up, place a small saucepan over medium heat on your stove top and add your blackberries, balsamic vinegar, water, and a pinch of salt.  Let the sauce begin to mix together, stirring frequently to make sure it doesn’t burn on the bottom.  Turn heat to low and let the sauce simmer for about 3-5 minutes.  Then pour half of the sauce into a bowl (you can leave the blackberries in the saucepan because you’ll just use them to top your chops off later).  Use a glazing brush to glaze one side of your pork chop then place that glazed side down onto your grill.  Then glaze the other side, cover grill and let cook for 5-7 minutes per side.

Once your pork chops are all done cooking, add to plate and top with your leftover blackberry sauce that has been simmering and thickening up.