Grilled Jerk Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes
These grilled jerk pork chops are very flavorful and are bit spicy. The heat is not overbearing and they pair perfect with sweet potatoes.
Servings Prep Time
4people 25minutes
Cook Time
25minutes
Servings Prep Time
4people 25minutes
Cook Time
25minutes
Ingredients
Pork Chops & Sweet Potatoes
Jerk Sauce
Instructions
Jerk Sauce
  1. Puree all of the jerk sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. The sauce will be very green.
Pork Chops & Sweet Potatoes
  1. Pour the jerk sauce into a zip lock bag and marinate the pork chops for up to 24 hours. Pre-Heat Grill to med-high. Remove the pork chops from marinade and bring to room temperature for about 20 minutes before grilling. Meanwhile, peel the sweet potatoes and slice into 1″ slices. Place potatoes in cool water and bring to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes until they are slightly tender, but not falling apart. Strain potatoes and brush them with olive oil. Sprinkle Emeril’s Essence spice and kosher salt on all sides. Grill pork chops on medium high for about 10 minutes or until internal temperature is 135ยบ. Grill sweet potatoes for about 3 minutes are on each side. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes

These pork chops go great with our Black Bean Salad.