4 double thick pork chops* (about 10-12 ounces each)
1 cup Jamaican Marinade (recipe below)
½ cup Guava Glaze (recipe below)
Jamaican Marinade
¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbsp. Jamaican Jerk seasoning
¼ cup orange juice
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. dark Jamaican rum
juice of 1 lime
1 scotch bonnet or habañero pepper, seeded and minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chopped red onion
2 green onions, chopped
½ tsp Creole seasoning
Guava Glaze
2 cups of your favorite traditional BBQ Sauce
¾ cup Guava Fruit Pulp
1 tsp Blackening Seasoning
* Your butcher will cut these for you.
PROCEDURES
Trim pork chops of excess fat, and marinate in Jamaican Marinade for 3 to 4 hours. Grill, basting with Guava Glaze until done.
Jamaican Marinade
Slowly add the olive oil to the jerk seasoning, stirring with a wire whisk. Then add all remaining ingredients; stir. Refrigerate. Use to marinate pork chops. Makes 1½ cups marinade, enough to marinate about 12 servings.
Guava Glaze
Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well with a wire whip until evenly blended.