Grilled Beer-Glazed Pork Chops

Serves 4

¾ cup Porter Beer or Stout Beer
½ cup soy sauce
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed well
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1 TBLS diced fresh ginger
1 TBLS sesame seeds
2 cloves garlic, crushed through a press
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
4 pork chops, center-cut, about 1 inch thick

Make glaze by combining in deep saucepan the beer, soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, ginger, sesame seeds, garlic and sesame oil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 minutes or until mixture thickens and reduces to about 1 cup. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

Place pork chops in shallow baking dish in single layer. Pour half of sauce over chops, turning to coat thoroughly. Cover dish with plastic wrap. Marinate in refrigerator at least 4 hours or up to overnight.

Prepare gas or charcoal grill; lightly oil grill rack. Place chops on grill and cook, turning, about 6 to 8 minutes per side. Baste with remaining half of beer glaze sauce during last 5 minutes of cooking. Cook until chops are just cooked through in the center, and are nicely glazed.

Nutrition Analysis, Per Serving:
230 calories; 8 g fat; 2.5 g saturated fat; 0 g trans fat; 15 g carbohydrate; 11 g sugar; 1290 mg sodium