Pork chops recipe has several variations depending on what your personal preference. In this recipe, pork chop will use honey and garlic to boost the taste. You can make your own pork chops at home without much hassle. The ingredients are easy to find, even pork chops are already available at store. Next section will show list of ingredients and how you cook this dish.
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 4 minced cloves garlic
- 2 tbsps. soy sauce, low sodium
- 1 tbsp. ketchup, no salt
- 1/2 tbsp. sweet chili sauce
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 4 ounces each bone-in pork chops, trimmed
- 2 tbsps. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. butter
- Fresh parsley, chopped for garnish
Cooking instructions:
- Mix honey, soy sauce, garlic, chili sauce, ketchup, and oregano in small bowl. Stir and mix them until completely combined.
- Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet
- Put pork chops in large bowl and pour sauce mixture. Spread and make sure the pork chops are covered entirely.
- Preheat skillet and cook pork chops until both sides are brown. Cooking time is around 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from skillet and place in baking pan.
- Add butter before putting into oven.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until it is crusty and tender.
- The pork chops are ready. Just put on plate then cover with the rest of sauce including parsley for garnish.
Honey and garlic are the keys for pork chops recipe as sauce. You can prepare this one firstly and the rest of pork chops will come later. Prep time is 5 to 10 minutes until the pork chops are ready to cook in skillet. Cooking section consists of two parts, in skillet and oven. You may use butter, vegetable oil, and olive oil while cooking. After that, the cooking continues to oven until it is ready to serve. Make sure to cover the entire pork chops with honey-garlic sauce. You can add more while cooking in order to improve the taste.
Some people like pork chops recipe that’s completely baked, not cook in skillet. In this case, you need to prepare zip bag. Pour the sauce and pork chops into bag then lock it. Mix them and keep for twenty minutes. It helps to soothe the pork texture and absorb sauce more delicate. After that, put in baking pan then cover with butter. The rest recipe is baking until the chops look tender. You may add more butter if the texture is less crusty.
Another method for cooking pork chops recipe is grilling. The process is similar to previous one where you have to cover all pork chops into sauce. Put on grill then close the lid for baking. Keep at medium heat then change the chops position to get equal cooking. The process takes 20 minutes to avoid overcooked. While cooking, you may brush butter and sauce simultaneously.
This recipe is suitable for dinner, lunch, party, or any event at home. You can make the sauce a night before cooking. Put the sauce in zip bag then keep in fridge. Next day, you can start making pork chops recipe with oven or grill.