23 Easy Grilled Pork Recipes
Jump To RecipeGrilled pork is great for a tasty weeknight meal or the centerpiece of any Traegerhood get-together. Also referred to as "the other white meat," pork is an ideal blank canvas for whatever flavor you want to take center stage.
Whether you're cooking a quick school night dinner or preparing a wood-fried feast for guests, these grilled pork recipes are must-tries. From pork collar tacos to grilled pork chops, you'll find a pork recipe for your tastes.
23 Easy Grilled Pork Recipes
Grilled Kurobuta Pork Collar Tacos
Pork collar is a uniquely versatile cut of meat. This versatility is on full display in our Grilled Pork Collar Taco recipe. We start with a blistering sear on high, before dropping the temp to infuse smoky, hardwood flavor. Shred the meat, fill a taco shell, top with homemade onion relish and let the wood-fired fiesta begin.
Grilled Thick-Cut Pork Chops
These thick-cut pork chops are surprisingly simple to make, but pack complex flavor into each and every bite. Your weeknight dinner just got an upgrade.
Honey-Glazed Roasted Pork Loin
Celebrate Oktoberfest by Traegering a meal inspired by Bavaria. Serve this succulent pork roast with potato cakes and roasted, cinnamon-dusted apple wedges. Just add apple cider, Hef, or a bock on the side.
Roast Pork Loin with Mango Salsa
You can add mango salsa to just about anything to make it better. This fruity twist on a classic pork loin recipe will keep the whole family happy.
Braised Pork Carnitas
We’ve done the impossible. We made carnitas even better by braising them in beer inside a Traeger grill. Start with a well-marbled boneless pork shoulder and break it down to two inch chunks. Then toss the chunks into a Dutch oven and cover with beer and water and let it cook down for about 3 hours.
Seared BBQ Pork Chops
Pig out on this pork chop — it’s roasted, then seared, for a juicy, tender finish.
Grilled Chicago Hot Dog
Hold the ketchup and do your dogs Chicago-style. Foot long hot dogs are grilled and topped with tomato wedges, onions, pickle relish, peppers and mustard all in a poppy seed bun.
Grilled Pork Skewers with Currant Brown Butter
Pig on a stick. You read that right -- we’re grilling up pork skewers and drenching them in a rich and smoky currant brown butter sauce.
BBQ Pulled Pork Hash
Make breakfast legendary with leftover veggies, pulled pork, farm eggs, and a shot of hot sauce.
Grilled Blueberry Breakfast Sausage
Wake up on the right side of the bed with homemade smokin’ sausage. This grilled blueberry breakfast sausage will bring a sweet and savory addition to the most important meal of the day.
Double-Cut Pork Chop with Sweet & Sour Peaches
Bigger is always better. Grilled thick-cut pork chops are seared and paired with grilled peaches and drizzled with a sweet and sour whiskey reduction for a tang that will blow your mind.
Brats in Beer
These dawgs are bathed in beer and bursting with amazing flavor. Make them for an Oktoberfest feast or your next summertime BBQ.
Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu)
Skip the takeout. We’ve teamed up with Traeger Pro Julie Madden and injected our signature wood-fired flavor into the classic Chinese BBQ pork dish of Char Siu.
Grilled Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
Talk about a side for sore eyes. Tender asparagus is wrapped in savory prosciutto, grilled over hickory and finished off with a balsamic glaze, taking your whole meal to the next level.
Bacon Pork Pinwheels
Make every day Pork Appreciation Day with these savory pork loin bacon roll-ups.
Tailgate Pulled Pork Burritos
Give your pulled pork a southwest finish and wrap it in a tortilla. Slow smoked pork butt, homemade salsa verde, and tater tots make for one hell of a meal.
Bacon Breakfast Sausage
Satisfy a pork craving with bacon & sausage by partnering them up for a zesty breakfast.
Everything Pigs in a Blanket
The hogs on the offensive line will be protecting these pigs in a blanket, a favorite of Todd Fritz from The Dan Patrick Show. When you need a quick and easy appetizer, start the grill and roll these lil’ smokies into their dough uniforms
Roasted Glazed Pork Chop
This pork has some major chops. Brine this swine with the rich flavors of apple and orange juice, fresh thyme, brown sugar and black peppercorns. Give it some wood-fired TLC and glaze with a little Texas spice.
Pickle Brined Pork Chops
Pickle brine is high in vinegar, which perfectly pickles the pork. Pepper it with black pepper for a shade of spice and let in the aromatic Traeger smoke get to work-- these pork chops are anything but ordinary.
Crown Roast of Pork
We've crowned this the king of all pork roasts. This hog is seasoned with Traeger Pork & Poultry rub, slow-roasted and with a tangy spritz of apple juice, and glazed to blue-ribbon perfection with apricot BBQ sauce.
Cider Brined Pork Chops with Apple-Pear Compote
These moist and flavorful pork chops start off in a sweet cider brine before getting grilled over high heat, then topped with a warm apple-pear compote.
Grilled Garlic & Herb Bone-In Pork Chops
Serve these tender citrus-brined grilled pork chops to secure your spot as the king of BBQ.
Grilled Thick-Cut Pork Chops
by Traeger Kitchen
Prep Time
5 Min
Cook Time
30 Min
Serves
2
Pellets
Mesquite
These thick-cut pork chops are surprisingly simple to make, but pack complex flavor into each and every bite. Your weeknight dinner just got an upgrade.
Ingredients
main
1/4 Cup | Olive oil |
1/4 Cup | red wine |
3 Tablespoon | chopped fresh rosemary leaves |
To Taste | Traeger Blackened Saskatchewan Rub |
To Taste | kosher salt |
2 Whole | (1-1/2 inch thick) pork chops |
1
In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, red wine, rosemary leaves, salt, and Traeger Blackened Saskatchewan Rub.
2
Slather the rub all over the pork chops, then transfer to the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours.
3
If you have the Traeger ModiFIRE® Sear Grate, place it on the left side of the grill ridged side up. Preheat the Traeger with the lid closed to 450°F; this will take at least 15 minutes.
4
Insert a leave-in thermometer into into the center of the thickest pork chop avoiding the bone. Place the chops directly on the Sear Grate or on the regular grill grates. Close the lid and cook, flipping once about halfway through, until the internal temperature reaches 140°F, 25 to 30 minutes.
5
Remove the chops from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!