Spice it up with these chili rubbed pork chops and corn relish. Tender grilled pork that’s been rubbed with a blend of chili spices and topped with a seasonal relish of corn, peppers and tomatoes. Celebrate summer in just 15 minutes with this easy to follow weeknight meal.
When summer rolls around, it’s time to eat corn. I love coming up with creative ways to use corn. Anything from a quick relish, like this, to a corn puree and of course, just plain old buttered corn. It’s fresh, it’s seasonal and it’s budget friendly. All things that make me very happy.
I like buying my corn on the cob from the local farm stands, simply because you know where it’s coming from. There are still a few farms around here that go by the honor system. You know, pull up to a huge bin of corn, leave a few bucks in the drop box and away you go with fresh corn. This year is my first year trying to grow my own corn. My dad was an expert corn grower and very adamant that your corn had to be ‘knee high by the fourth of July’ and his was just that. I have a small garden where I planted 3 rows of sweet corn and 1 row of Indian corn (this may or may not be the correct term, but that’s what we call it). Only 4 stalks were knee high by the fourth of July, so I’m praying and hoping it all works out. If not, I’ve got some great decorations for fall.
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Chili Rubbed Pork Chops
Ingredients
Chili Rubbed Pork Chops
- 4 bone in pork chops
- 1 can ginger ale
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Corn Relish
- 4 ears corn cut off the cob
- 1 cup red onion small diced
- 1/2 jalapeno seeded, small diced
- 6 mini sweet peppers sliced in rounds
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Chili Rubbed Pork Chops
- Soak pork chops in ginger ale while the grill heats up.
- Combine paprika, garlic, salt, cumin, pepper and cayenne in a small bowl. Remove pork chops from ginger ale and rub with spice blend. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Grill until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees. About 3-4 minutes on each side.
Corn Relish
- Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Add onion, jalapeno and peppers. Stirring for about 2 minutes. Add corn, stir for a minute. Add tomatoes and stir for an additional minutes. Remove and serve over pork chops.
