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Grilled Pork Chops with Pineapple-Mango Salsa
By Traeger Kitchen
Add a little zest to your weeknight meal and pile on some fresh flavor. Tender, thick-cut pork chops are grilled over apple wood, slathered in our Summer Shandy BBQ sauce, and topped with a fresh pineapple-mango salsa.
Prep Time
30 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
Pellets
Apple
Ingredients
How many people are you serving?
4
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| 3 | (16 oz) thick-cut, bone-in pork chops |
| 2 Tablespoon | Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub |
| 1/4 Cup | Traeger Apricot BBQ Sauce |
Salsa
| 1 | mango, peeled and diced |
| 1/2 | pineapple, peeled, cored and diced |
| 1 | red bell pepper, diced |
| 1 | jalapeño, seeded and diced |
| 1/2 | red onion, diced |
| 2 Tablespoon | cilantro, finely chopped |
| 1 | lime, juiced |
| 1 Clove | Garlic, minced |
| To Taste | salt and pepper |
Steps
1
Coat the pork chops on all sides with Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Ingredients
3 (16 oz) thick-cut, bone-in pork chops
2 Tablespoon Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub
2
For the Mango-Pineapple Salsa: Combine all of the ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Ingredients
1 mango, peeled and diced
1/2 pineapple, peeled, cored and diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
1/2 red onion, diced
2 Tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 Clove Garlic, minced
To Taste salt and pepper
3
When ready to cook, set Traeger temperature to 450°F and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
450 ˚F / 232 ˚C
4
Place the chops on the grill and cook for 7 to 10 minutes on each side. After flipping, brush pork chops with Traeger Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy BBQ Sauce and cook until meat reaches an internal temperature of 145°F for medium-well.
450 ˚F / 232 ˚C
145 ˚F / 63 ˚C
Ingredients
1/4 Cup Traeger Apricot BBQ Sauce
5
Serve with salsa. Enjoy!