Bring pork chops out of refrigerator to come to room temperature

Make the salsa while the pork chops are thawing

Combine all the salsa ingredients into a bowl and gently stir to combine. Set aside until ready to use.

Season both sides of pork chops with garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper about ½ teaspoon each split between the chops

Clean and Pre -Heat grill on high

I like to cook pork chops over medium to medium high heat so the fat gets a little bit crispy but you need to be careful of fire when you get larger flames going on the bbq - I keep a water spray bottle to help control the flare ups.

When BBQ is very hot and ready to sear place chops on with bone end over / towards hottest part of grill- usually towards the rear. Turn gas down to medium/ medium high to try and avoid flames from fat.

you can rotate your chops after about 3 minutes if you need to move to avoid flames

flip onto a clean hot section of the grill if possible after juices begin rising from the marrow of the bone- usually about 4-5 minutes

you can rotate your chops after about 3 minutes if you need to move them to avoid flames and then turn heat to low

remove after meat feels firm and nicely browned usually about 10-12 minutes total cook time for medium-medium well. No one likes dry porkchops

allow pork chops to rest for 4-5 minutes before serving