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Grilled Ginger-Soy Pork Chops were once called The World’s Best Pork Chops back in the days when I catered houseboat trips! My family has been calling them that ever since, and if you like grilled pork chops you have to try this ginger-soy marinade for pork.
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These Grilled Ginger-Soy Pork Chops are my Friday Favorites pick for this Father’s Day weekend, and I’m confident that any dad who likes pork will love these tasty pork chops! The pork chops are something I’ve been making for years, and when I used to cater houseboat trips at Lake Powell, everyone loved this recipe and one client even called them The World’s Best Pork Chops. Since then I’ve made them over and over for guests through the years, and they’ve always been a hit.
And it’s the ginger-soy pork chop marinade recipe I use here that makes these grilled pork chops so amazing! In the Lake Powell days I used to make these with vermouth as the tenderizing ingredient in the marinade, but every time I gave someone the recipe they would tell me they didn’t have vermouth, so I’ve been using rice vinegar in this recipe for a few years now. And that was a perfect substitute and worked beautifully!
I hope you try this popular recipe if you’re a fan of pork chops and like cooking them on the grill!
What ingredients do you need?
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Can you make Ginger-Soy Pork Chops without an outdoor grill?
These pork chops are so good I’d cook them all winter long on a Stovetop Grill Pan (affiliate link) or on a George Foreman Grill (affiliate link) if it wasn’t grilling season, so try that if you don’t have an outdoor grill. (Remember the George Foreman Grill cooks both sides at once so the cooking time will be shorter!
How low in carbs are the Ginger-Soy Pork Chops?
These tasty Pork Chops only have 1 net carb per serving and 41 grams of protein!
How to Make Grilled Ginger-Soy Pork Chops:
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- I prefer bone-in pork chops that have a little bit of marbling for this recipe.
- I trim some of the fat and the top two photos show my pork chops before and after I trimmed them.
- Whisk together oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, dried chile flakes, ginger, garlic, and dried mustard to make the marinade.
- Put pork chops into a heavy Ziploc bag or a plastic container with a tight lid.
- Pour marinade over pork chops and marinate in the fridge for 6-8 hours (or longer.)
- When you’re ready to cook, spray grill with non-stick spray and preheat the grill to medium-high while you drain pork chops and let them come to room temperature.
- When the grill is hot, lay pork chops at an angle across the grill grates. Cook 4-5 minutes (or until you see the grill marks when you lift up the edge.)
- Rotate the pork chops so they’re at the opposite angle and cook 4-5 minutes more on the first side (or until you see criss-cross marks.)
- Then turn the pork chops over and cook 4-5 minutes more on the second side.
- Actual cooking time will depend on how thick your pork chops are; pork chops should feel firm but not hard to the touch when they’re done.
- For best results, use an Instant Read Meat Thermometer (affiliate link) and cook pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 145F/62C.
- Serve Grilled Ginger-Soy Pork Chops hot and enjoy!
Make it a Low-Carb Meal:
The pork chop in the photo is shown served with a simple salad of lettuce and olives with purchased low-carb vinaigrette, but Ginger-Soy Pork Chops would be great served with one of these low-carb side dishes:
More Low-Carb Meat on the Grill:
This recipe was featured in my collection of Grilling Recipes with Beef, Pork, or Lamb. I hope you enjoy trying some of them if you’re a fan of meat cooked on the grill!
Ingredients
Ingredients
Marinade Ingredients
- 1/4 cup peanut oil (or other high-heat oil)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar (see notes)
- 1 tsp. dried chili pepper flakes (see notes)
- 2 tsp. ginger puree (sometimes called ground ginger in Asian markets)
- 2 tsp. garlic puree (sometimes called ground garlic in Asian markets)
- 1 tsp. dried mustard
Instructions
- Trim some fat from pork chops as desired and place them in a Ziploc bag or flat plastic container with a tight fitting lid.
- Mix together the oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, dried chile flakes, ginger puree, garlic puree, and dried mustard to make the marinade.
- Pour marinade over the pork chops and marinate 6-8 hours or longer.
- When you’re ready to cook, take the pork chops out of the fridge, drain in a colander placed in the sink, and let them come to room temperature.
- Spray grill with non-stick grilling spray and preheat grill to medium hot.
- Lay pork chops at an angle to the grill grates and cook 4-5 minutes (or until you see nice grill marks when you lift up the edge.)
- Rotate the pork chops so they’re going at the opposite angle on the grill grates and cook 4-5 minutes more (or until you see nice criss-cross marks when you lift up the edge.)
- Turn pork chops over and cook 4-5 minutes more on the second side, or until the pork chops feel firm, but not hard to the touch. (Actual cooking time will depend on the thickness of the pork chops.
- Use an Instant Read Meat Thermometer (affiliate link) and cook to a temperature of 145F for best results.
Notes
If you can’t find the pureed garlic and pureed ginger in a jar like I used, you can use minced garlic and minced ginger.
I used Aleppo Pepper for this recipe. You could use cayenne pepper, but reduce the amount by quite a bit. Don’t use seasoned rice vinegar which contains sugar.
Recipe created by Kalyn and cooked many times at Lake Powell for houseboat clients.
Nutrition Information
Yield
6
Serving Size
1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 420Total Fat 27gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 132mgSodium 685mgCarbohydrates 1gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 41g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Grilled Ginger-Soy Pork Chops are a great main dish for low-carb and Keto eating plans, as well as for any phase of the original South Beach Diet. South Beach recommends meat with less than 10% fat, so you’ll need to trim the fat if you’re following that plan.
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Historical Notes for This Recipe:
This Ginger-Soy Pork Chops recipe was first posted in 2007, after I had been making it for years and years at Lake Powell! The recipe was last updated with more information in 2025.
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