Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• two 1/2-inch-thick rib pork chops (each about 4 ounces)

Instructions

1. Prepare grill.
2. Mince and mash onion to a coarse paste with thyme, sugar, salt, and spices. Pat pork chops dry and rub all over with jerk paste. Grill pork on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 4 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. (Alternatively, pork may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.)