Just when you think dinner is gonna suck...

Back to those aforementioned pork chops.

The boiled down marinade was a complete disaster, filling up the house with an acrid, smoky stink.  There went the hopes of a nice drizzle sauce.  But the chops themselves were grilled to perfection and tasted delicious.  This marinade made meat that was briny, sweet and tangy, and strong enough to cut through the density.

I improvised with the following ingredients in the approximate amounts whisked together.  It was enough to cook three 1/3 pound chops:

1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon tamari sauce
3 tablespoons honey
3 crushed garlic cloves
1/5 cup olive oil to prevent drying
Generous amounts of kosher salt
A few grinds of pepper

Let marinate for an hour or so in the fridge, then grill using whatever technique suits you.

When put together with pedestrian rice pilaf and arugula salad with shaved Parmigiano and freshly made super crisp croutons, Sunday supper was quite satisfying, indeed.

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