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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground thyme
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 4 center cut, bone-in pork chops
- Special equipment: applewood chips, soaked for 1 hour
Buttermilk BBQ Sauce:
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Neely's BBQ sauce, or store-bought BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon buttermilk
Directions
Mix salt, black pepper, brown sugar, thyme, onion powder and cayenne together in a small bowl. Rub pork chops with the spice mixture. Wrap and place in refrigerator for a few hours.
Set up your grill/smoker for indirect heat at 275 degrees F., using charcoal and add a handful of the soaked apple wood chips onto the coals.
Place pork chops on the grill. Close grill and maintain a temperature of 275 degrees F, adding more charcoal and chips, as necessary. Let smoke for 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the pork chops are firm to the touch. Transfer to serving plates and serve with the BBQ sauce.
Buttermilk BBQ Sauce:
In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, add the apple cider and brown sugar and stir to combine. Allow to reduce for 25 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, pour in the BBQ sauce and stir well. Once sauce has warmed, turn off the heat. Add buttermilk and stir to incorporate. Serve over pork chops
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By missjennifernco...
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on June 08, 2013
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It's true you have to use your best judgment here, this is a really good rub as long as you make it according to YOUR taste buds. That said 2 tablespoons of salt is almost overdoing it so I would have to chop that down to maybe 1 1/2 but whatever you do please do not add 4 unless you LOVE overly salted food. I love pepper and even though I cut this down it was too much for me so maybe go with 1/2 to 1tbl spoons here. I gave it 5 stars because overall it is a good rub that you make your own.
By ZZisme
on January 05, 2012
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I made Neely's bbq sauce a while back, and I didn't make it into the dipping sauce.. I did add a little chipotle powder to the sauce.. My smoker didn't quite get the chops done, so I slathered the sauce on em and gave em a quick burn in the broiler.. The rub is awesome! IF you use it like the recipe calls.. These were my first smoked chops and sure won't be my last! Thank you to the Neelys for your awesome recipe!
By cho1963
on June 13, 2011
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these were some of the best pork chops I have ever made.. great flavor. and the sauce, I could have drank a gallon of it...will definately be making it again..
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