Lemon Oregano Porkchops w/ Asian Pear Sauce

The oregano plants have bolted and the honey bees have gone bananas. They love the oregano flowers. At any given time you can find dozens of bees darting in and out of the leaves and er...flowers.  Much to their dismay, I recently deadheaded the oregano leaving them only a small batch of bolted herb to play in. Since I was out there chopping and weeding, it seemed like a great idea to make something that featured oregano. Plus, my favorite dish of all time (and Peter Brady's) is pork chops & applesauce.  Or is it Pork shopsh & Apple Shawsh?  He might not have approved of pear sauce but we thought it was a winner.

Lemon Oregano Porkchops

Ingredients:

8 center cut pork chops.

Marinade:

1 Tbs fresh chopped oregano
1/4 cup Meyer Lemon Olive oil.
1 clove of garlic - minced or microplaned
2 Tbs lemon juice
1/8 tsp lemon zest

Directions: Mix up the marinade and brush onto pork chops just before grilling.  Grill until pork chops are fully cooked.

Asian Pear Sauce

Super easy to make and the pears from the farm are so sweet no sugar was needed.

Ingredients: 3-4 cups of chopped Asian pears
1/8 cup of water - they will make more juice.
Cook the pears until they are soft and then drain them. Smash them with a potato masher.  
Refrigerate until cool or eat it warm.