Grilled Marinated Pork Chops

Photo: flickr user ctaloi

Ingredients

1 cup apple juice

3/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup honey

2 lrg garlic cloves forced through a garlic press

2 tablespoons grated peeled fresh gingerroot

1 tablespoon dry mustard

2 dsh Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup golden or dark rum

twelve (1-inch-thick) pork chops

a (12-ounce) jar apple jelly

3 tablespoons lemon juice

freshly grated nutmeg to taste

Preparation

In a bowl combine the apple juice, 1/2 cup of the soy sauce, the honey, the garlic, the gingerroot, the mustard, the Worcestershire sauce, and the

Rum. In a shallow dish arrange the pork chops in one layer, pour the marinade over them, and let them marinate, covered and chilled, turning them occasionally, overnight. Drain the marinade into a saucepan and add the jelly and the remaining 1/4 cup soy sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil,

Boil it until it is reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, and stir in the lemon juice and the nutmeg. Grill the pork chops on an oiled rack set about 6 inches over glowing coals, turning them and basting them with the sauce every 5 minutes, for a total 20 minutes, or until they are just cooked through. Serve the chops with the sauce.

Serves 6 to 8.