Honey Garlic Pork Chops

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I stole this recipe for Honey Garlic Pork Chops from diethood.com who called it Honey Garlic Baked Pork Chops. The delicious marinade is best part of these pork chops. Honey, garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, chili sauce and oregano are mixed together in a bowl. A small amount of marinade is reserved for basting while grilling. Then the pork chops marinade before grilling. This is a tasty and quick cooking recipe, perfect for summer grilling, just go easy on the lighter fluid.

This recipe starts with a tasty marinade, you will need: 2 tbsp honey, 4 minced garlic cloves, 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce, 1 tbsp ketchup, ½ tbsp sweet chili sauce and ½ tsp oregano. (If you aren’t a big fan of oregano you can use ¼ tsp oregano and ¼ tsp Italian seasoning instead.)

In a small bowl combine the marinade ingredients.

Then mix with a whisk until thoroughly combined. Reserve 2 tbsp of the sauce prior to marinating. Place pork chops in a bowl. Pour the marinade over the pork chops. Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.

After marinating several hours, thaw the pork chop 10 minutes while the grill is warming up. Place the pork chops on a greased grill over medium-high heat (450 F).

Close grill, cook 5 minutes on one side. Flip chops, baste with the reserved marinade and then cover the grill, cook for 5 minutes more.

Brush the remaining marinade on the pork chops. Transfer to serving plate and enjoy.

If you liked the recipe for Honey Garlic Pork Chops you can also try grilling recipes like Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Pollo Diavolo (Deviled Chicken), Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken, Steak and Mushroom Skewers or Grilled Pork Tenderloins.

The original recipe includes directions for baking, the baking instructions are included in the printable recipe.

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Honey Garlic Pork Chops

The delicious marinade is best part of these pork chops. Honey, garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, chili sauce and oregano are mixed together in a bowl. A small amount of marinade is reserved for basting while grilling. Then the pork chops marinade before grilling. This is a tasty and quick cooking recipe, perfect for summer grilling.
Course Entree
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Marinating Time 6 hours
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp ketchup
  • ½ tbsp sweet chili sauce
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • 4 (4 oz) bone-in pork chops, fat trimmed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • Parsley garnish

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl combine, honey, garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, chili sauce and oregano; mix until thoroughly combined.
  2. Place pork chops in a bowl. Pour sauce over. Refrigerate for up to 8 hours. Thaw on counter 10 minutes before cooking.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 F.
  4. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and sauce; sear both sides until browned, 2 minutes per side.
  5. Remove from heat, add butter and place in oven.
  6. Cook 15-18 minutes or until reaches 160 F.
  7. Transfer to serving plate. Spoon the sauce over chops.

Grill:

  1. Reserve 2 tbsp of the sauce prior to marinating.
  2. Place on greased grill over medium-high heat (450 F).
  3. Close grill, cook 5 minutes on one side. Flip chops, baste and cover grill, cook for 5 minutes more.

Recipe Notes

Boneless pork chops can be used as well.