GRILLED MARINATED PORK CHOPS

l cup apple juice
3/4 cup soy sauce
l/2 cup honey
2 large garlic cloves, forced through a garlic press
2 tbsps. grated peeled fresh gingerroot
l tbsps. dry mustard
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
l/2 cup golden or drak rum
twelve l” thick pork chops
a l2 oz. jar apple jelly
3 tbsps. lemon juice
freshly grated nutmeg to taste
In a bowl combine the apple juice, l/2 cup soy sauce, honey, garlic,
gingerroot, mustard, 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 occasionly
overnight. Drain the marinade into a saucepan and add the jelly and
the remaining l/4 cup soy sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil, boil it
until it is reduced to about l-l/2 cups, and stir in the lemon juice
and the nutmeg. Grill the pork chops on an oiled rack set about 6″
over glowing coals, turning them and basting them with the sauce
every 5 minutes for a total of 20 mins., or until they are just
cooked through. Serve the chops with the sauce.
Serves 6 to 8.
Gourmet Aug. l992