Grilled Thick-Cut Pork Chops
By Traeger Kitchen
24 Reviews
These thick-cut pork chops are surprisingly simple to make, but pack complex flavor into each and every bite. Your weeknight dinner just got an upgrade.
Prep Time
5 Min
Cook Time
30 Min
Pellets
Mesquite
Yields: 2 Servings
Ingredients
main
- 1/4 Cup
- Olive oil
- 1/4 Cup
- red wine
- 3 Tablespoon
- chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- To Taste
- Traeger Blackened Saskatchewan Rub
- To Taste
- kosher salt
- 2 Whole
- (1-1/2 inch thick) pork chops
Units of Measurement:
Step
- Step 1 - In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, red wine, rosemary leaves, salt, and Traeger Blackened Saskatchewan Rub. - Ingredients- 1/4 Cup Olive oil 
- 1/4 Cup red wine 
- 3 Tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves 
- To Taste Traeger Blackened Saskatchewan Rub 
- To Taste kosher salt 
 
- Step 2 - Slather the rub all over the pork chops, then transfer to the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours. - Ingredients- 2 Whole (1-1/2 inch thick) pork chops 
 
- Step 3 - When ready to cook, set the Traeger temperature to 500°F and preheat with the lid closed for 15 minutes. - 00:15 - 500 ˚F / 260 ˚C 
- Step 4 - Insert the probe into the center of a pork chop, avoiding the bone. Place the chops directly on the grill grates, close the lid, and cook until the internal temperature reaches 140°F, about 30 minutes. - 00:30 - 500 ˚F / 260 ˚C - 140 ˚F / 60 ˚C 
- Step 5 - Remove the chops from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy! 
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