ESO: Melon-Baked Parmesan Pork

Weeeell mine was grilled rather than baked as the recipe name states, but I will take advantage of artistic license in this respect. It is summer after all, and what better way to cook pork chops?

I will also have you know I braved a spider to grill this! It was most definitely Frostbite Spider sized and not at all a tiny, harmless thing that just wanted to check out the grill. Nope. Not at all.

~Ingredients~

4 Pork Chops, bone in or boneless



Cantaloupe and Honeydew Melon, as needed



Flaked Parmesan Cheese, to taste



Sauce

1/3 cup Soy Sauce



1/3 cup Honey



½ tsp. each of Cayenne, Red Pepper Flakes, Ginger, and Cinnamon



Prep Time: 1 hr - overnight | Cook Time: 15- 20 minutes

Serves: 4 people

~Instructions~

Step 1.) Combine the sauce ingredients together. Take 1/3 of the sauce and add that to a ziplock bag or bowl with the pork chops. Allow pork chops to marinate for 1 hour to overnight.

(Optional) Add some diced melon to the marinating pork chops for some extra blending of the flavors!

Step 2.) Bring out the pork chops at least 30 min. - 1 hour prior to grilling. Light/start your grill to begin heating up.

Step 3.) Cut the cantaloupe and honeydew melons into slices. I used one slice of each melon per pork chop. Set aside.

Step 4.) When the grill is ready, begin grilling both the porkchops and melon slices. Porkchops will cook at a rate of 5 - 6 minutes for the first side, and 4 - 5 minutes on the second side. I grilled the melons for roughly 3 minutes on each side. Make sure to bast both the pork chops and the melons in generous layers of the remaining sauce while grilling them.

Step 5.) After a few minutes to cool, roughly chop the melons and load them up over the pork chops. Garnish with extra sauce and Parmesan as desired. Enjoy!

~Results~

YUMMY! Both the melon and the pork are complimented so well by the sauce and cheese, everything is so flavorful! If you aren’t one for spicy foods, you can easily use less spice or replace the cayenne with paprika.

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