

You could serve the chops with our Sweet and Sassy Cole Slaw and grilled veggies and you would have a tasty feast on your hands! Verdict on the Alabama BBQ Rub If you wanted to get some sauce onto these chops then our Award Winning Rib Baste would be freaking awesome! These chops didn’t get a sauce because I just wanted to see how the new rub and pork worked together. I sliced these chops up and was delighted to find that they were super juicy even though they had not been brined. You probably ought to start checking after about 45 minutes. This will take about an hour depending upon how thick the chops are and the exact temperature in your cooker. The chops are done when they reach an internal temperature of 145F as measured by a digital thermometer.

I was going for a light smoke profile so I did not use Smoke Mode for this cook or use a pellet tube. If you are cooking on a Weber kettle then here are instructions for How to Smoke Pork Chops on a Weber Grill. If you are using a Pit Boss, or any pellet grill with a Flame Broiler, then make sure that you have mapped out the hot spots and place the chops on a cooler part of the grill. You do not need to flip the meat as it cooks. Put the chops on your smoker and let them cook for about an hour. Hickory pellets would also be great for these chops. I was using Weber Cherry/Maple pellets for this cook and liked the smoke profile. I used my Z Grills pellet grill for this cook but you can use your Traeger, Pit Boss or whatever brand is sitting on your deck. The rub is just as good on chops as it is on baby backs. You could also use our Award Winning Rib Rub to season the chops.

If you want to make these chops extra delicious then I highly recommend soaking them for an hour in this pork steak marinade. I did not brine or marinade these chops because I wanted to focus on the flavors from this new rub. This rub has a lot of garlic and buttermilk powder and tasted a whole lot like ranch dressing.Īfter the chops are seasoned let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to let the rub start melting into the meat. The chops got heavily seasoned on both sides with the Alabama BBQ rub. I started with two bone in pork chops that were “ribeye cut”. I wanted to try out a new commercial dry rub, Alabama BB from McCormick, and decided to fire up my Z Grills pellet grill to use it to smoke some pork chops.ĭon’t worry if you don’t have this dry rub on hand as this article will have links to several rubs and marinades that you can use instead.
