Juicy Honey Garlic Pork Chops cooked in a sticky sauce made in about 20 minutes or less!
This Honey Garlic Pork Chops Recipe is super easy to make and you won’t need a long list of fancy ingredients. I’m sure you have a couple of these in your pantry. No marinating needed, which is also a win because its saves so much time!
The key to developing great flavor is browning the meat on both sides, so while the pork is cooking leave it be and do not touch them for the first couple of minutes. Once seared on both sides, turn the heat down a bit and pour in the glaze. Be sure to scrape the browned bits on the bottom of the pan while the sauce is cooking.
QUICK TIP
- Melt butter in the same pan that the pork chops were seared in to keep those flavours going into the sauce.
- Cook the sauce until it reduces down and thickens slightly for about 3-4 minutes. Be sure not to cook for too long or the honey will reduce down completely, leaving you with a dry sticky pan.
- Baste the pork chop generously with the honey garlic sauce.
Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Juicy Honey Garlic Pork Chops cooked in a sticky sauce made in about 20 minutes or less!
Ingredients
- 4 Bone in or out pork chops
- Kosher salt and black pepper, as needed
- 2 Tablespoons Garlic powder, as needed
- 2 Tablespoons Canola oil
- 1½ Tablespoon Butter
- ¼ Cup Honey
- 1½ Tablepsoon Rice Vinegar
- ¼ Cup Chicken stock
Instructions
- Season pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Heat canola oil in a pan over medium high heat and sear the pork chops for about 4-5 minutes on each side until a nice crust forms and they are cooked through.
- Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
- Reduce heat to medium. Melt butter in the same pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Add the honey, chicken stock and vinegar. Increase heat to medium-high and continue to cook until the sauce reduces down and begins to thicken, while stirring occasionally.
- Cook the sauce until it reduces down and thickens slightly for about 3-4 minutes. Be sure not to cook for too long or the honey will reduce down completely, leaving you with a dry sticky pan.
- Add pork chops back into the pan and baste with the sauce. Enjoy!
Donna Citino says
Your pork chops sound delicious but your instructions are confusing. #1 and #4 are the same. Do you brown the chops, take them out of the pan and then make the sauce in the same pan and put the chops back in? I’d like to try this recipe if your instructions could be clearer.
Chef Elizabeth Reese says
My apologies Donna that was very confusing not sure how the steps got mixed up! This is now updated : )