Juicy Honey Garlic Pork Chops with caramelised edges ready and on your table in less than 15 minutes! Smothered in the best 4-ingredient sauce!
This Honey Garlic Pork Chops Recipe is so easy you won’t believe it when it’s done! No marinating needed, this recipe is an incredibly quick and delicious way to serve bone in or boneless pork chops — seared until golden then simmered and broiled (or grilled) in the most amazing honey garlic sauce!
THE BEST part are those crispy, charred and caramelised edges!
Pork Chop Recipes
The demand for this recipe has been overwhelming! Since publishing my Easy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe years ago, the amount of emails coming in asking for a pork chops version has been crazy! Crazy GOOD because this recipe is one of the best pork recipes we’ve ever had. Delicious, juicy and tender chops that melt-in-your mouth.
All done in a skillet or oven-proof pan then finished off under the broiler (or grill) for a couple of minutes to get those crisp edges. That last step is so worth it! Just look at the colour! You will not regret serving these Honey Garlic Pork Chops to your family!
How To Cook Pork Chops
Boneless OR Bone-In chops can be used
Season chops just before cooking to ensure they stay tender and juicy while cooking.
Preheat your heavy-based pan or skillet and get it nice and hot before adding your chops.
Sear for 4-5 minutes each side until crisp and golden.
The juices in the chops release into the sauce while broiling, creating even more flavour and quantity of sauce to serve with your pork.
Pork Chop Marinade — no marinating needed!
Melt butter in the same pan as the porks were seared in to keep those flavours going into the sauce, then add the rest of your ingredients.
Cook until the sauce reduces down and thickens slightly (about 3-4 minutes). Don’t cook for too long or the honey will reduce down completely, leaving you with a dry pan. (If that happens, just make another batch of sauce only to serve with later.)
Baste pork generously with the sauce, then broil/grill for 1-2 minutes, or until edges are slightly charred.
Baked Pork Chops
If you prefer oven baked pork chops, we’ve included directions in the Recipe Notes!
Sides that go with Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Easy Fried Rice or Cauliflower Rice
Roasted Broccoli
Cheesy Garlic Roasted Asparagus
Mac and Cheese
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Easy Honey Garlic Pork Chops Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops bone in or out
- Salt and pepper, to season
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup water (or chicken broth)
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar, or any white vinegar)
Instructions
- Preheat oven broiler (or grill) on medium-high heat. Season chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder just before cooking.
- Heat oil in a pan or skillet over medium high heat until hot. Sear chops on both sides until golden and cooked through (about 4-5 minutes each side). Transfer to a plate; set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium. Melt butter in the same pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Sauté garlic until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add the honey, water and vinegar. Increase heat to medium-high and continue to cook until the sauce reduces down and thickens slightly (about 3-4 minutes), while stirring occasionally.
- Add pork back into the pan, baste generously with the sauce and broil/grill for 1-2 minutes, or until edges are slightly charred.
- Garnish with parsley and serve over vegetables, rice, pasta or with a salad.
Notes
Baked Pork Chops:
- Preheat oven to 390°F | 200°C.
- Sear seasoned chops in a hot oven-proof pan or skillet over medium-high for 2 minutes per side -- get them crisp.
- Remove chops and make your sauce following the recipe above (Step 3).
- Baste with sauce and bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until reaching your desired doneness.
- Broil/grill for 2 minutes to get those caramelised edges!
Linda Young says
Agree with all the rave reviews above… this was incredibly delicious and super easy (evn my pork hating husband gave it 5 stars! What’s lovely is that the pork remained juicy even though it had been cooked and broiled. This will definitely be my go to pork recipe from here on in 🙂
Sandi Jean says
I can’t eat pork, but I made this for my gang and they loved it. Im doing these again this week.
Katie Pickard says
I am not a cook, but I’m trying to be! I tried this recipe tonight and the pork chops hinted at great yumminess, but I burned the sauce badly. Black and crispy. 🙁 Can you clarify the heating instructions? I did the first part in my cast iron skillet on the stove. When I added the pork chops back to the skillet, the recipe says to broil or grill for 2 minutes. I put the whole skillet in my oven on broil for two minutes and pulled out a charred mess. Should I have left it on the stove top? Did I have the grill too high in the oven? I’d love to try this again because this recipe is full of all my favorite flavors!
Also, when it says to lower the temp, how do you know how long it takes to cool down to the lower temp?
Chad says
Did you ever get a reply? Just curious.
Ed says
I followed the recipe with some minor differences. I didn’t have olive oil so I used vegetable oil. Instead of white vinegar I used whiskey vinegar. It was so delicious! Pork chops were always a safe, boring meal to make because I would always just cook them in a pan with some butter, salt and pepper. After trying this though I don’t think I’ll ever do that again! Thanks for the delicious recipe!
Cat says
Super easy to make with simple ingredients. Personally found it a little too sweet, but that’s down to individual preference. I’d up my garlic and lessen the honey slightly next time.
Ryan Malone says
Is this two different methods or 2 steps to the one method?.
Ken says
I love it!!! Delicious and easy to make. This will be a go to for me.
Jordan Ferrell says
Wonderful. I used a vadouvan spice blend instead of garlic powder on the chops. Definitely will make again!
William Moody says
What is a vadouvan spice blend?
Lori says
It is an Indian spice blend.
Mary Jo says
WOW, delicious. We wanted to lick our plates when finished. Thank you!
Nicole says
Mmmm. This recipe was delicious! I thought it would be too garlic, but honestly, I was eating the chopped garlic by the spoonful when the recipe was done! We used really thin pork chops, so we overcooked it. Next time, I’ll only bake the pork chops about 5 minutes. And there definitely IS going to be a next time!
Marie says
LEGENDARY Y-U-M-M-Y! I wished i had more pork chops, but as it happened, I only had two. I’ll try the recipe next time with chicken. Thank you. Marie (Sydney, Australia)
Mackenzie Colt says
Holy moly this is delicious! Some of the best pork chops I’ve ever made. Thank you!
Fran says
In these days of self quarantine, I’ve made the old standbys over and over to the point where we’re sick of the same old stuff. I happened by this recipe, made it tonight, and I must say it was so easy to make and really delish. The hubby said “put this in the rotation”. High praise indeed!
Linda Singletary says
These Sticky honey garlic pork chops are worth making for dinner. My family really liked this dish!
Lesa says
Was awesome. My family and I were skeptical. Sweet meat never appeals to us much. I used a pork loin cut up as thick as pork chops. Turned out great. I followed recipe and always cook with cast iron! Be very careful!! Super hot, the whole pan! I used my own chicken broth and minced garlic. The loin was browned perfectly and sauce was sticky wonderful! A hit on the Davis Farm in Independence Ks! ❤️
Monica says
Can this be made with whole pork loin? Would I need to change the sauce recipe in order to bake the loin?
Karina says
Hi Monica! This recipe for roast pork loin is veerrrry similar! https://cafedelites.com/pork-loin-recipe/
Kayla says
These were phenomenal!! I used balsamic vinegar…amazing!! Thank you!!
Sewbaby says
Just pulled them from the broiler..
I can’t believe I made these!! Tender…Tasty…Flavorful..Looks like a restaurant chef was over my shoulder..My husband also tried them…Lovingly and joking he said…
Okay where is the chef!!
Thank you for the fantastic chops!!
I used boneless thick chops from Costco…I am going to bring the butcher a sample.. I know he will be very pleased!!!
C says
That’s what I was going to use from Costco! How did you adjust your cooking time?
Ryan says
It says its 332 calories or something, for 4 pork chops. Is that how much each chop was or was 332 calories the amount for all 4?
L says
I am wondering the same thing, does anyone know?
Lori says
It is for one pork chop.
Mary Jo says
This was super simple and very delicious. Standard items on hand so no running to the store getting ingredients that you rarely use. Will try it on chicken next.
Toni Baxley says
Was looking for something different for dinner tonight. Found this recipe and I am so thrilled that I made it! Everyone absolutely loved it. The sauce is delicious! This is definitely a keeper. Thanks for publishing it!
Dianna says
Made these tonight — my whole family loved them. I definitely plan to make them again. Thanks for the recipe!
d4v1d says
Truly awesome. One minor swap – maple syrup instead of honey, because I’m from New England. This comes together *fast* and I was glad to have everything ready beforehand (mise en place). This can be on the table in 20 minutes, including the side dishes like mashed or veggies. Bookmarked for reprise.
Steven Blanchette says
Sounds delicious! I might use maple syrup instead of honey
RACHAEL P. says
THIS RECIPE WAS AMAAAAAAZING! I WAS LOOKING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW WITH MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY BC THEY LOVE PORK CHOPS. EASY PEASY RECIPE AND IT IS OFFICIALLY A NEW FAVE WITH MY FAMILY. IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED IT, YOU NEED TO! SO DELICIOUS AND VERY SIMPLE TO MAKE. LOVE LOVE LOVE! THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE FOODIE SITE!
Craig says
And we have another winner from Karina! And so easy. It’s gotten so I decide what I want for dinner and then come here to find out how I’m going to prepare it. Served with white rice and green beans – not my usual pork chop accompaniments.. Delightful meal.
DBEAR1000 says
Super easy and absolutely delicious! Will definitely make this recipe again. Thanks!
Christopher Rodrigues says
I usually don’t make comments on recipes because it’s a bit of a hassle on random recipe sites, sometimes they want you to sign up for an account or they want you to jump hoops to comment. I made the effort just to say, the sauce for this is easily the best thing sauce. The garlic was practically candied in the honey and a little crisp after the broiler. The porkchops were easily a 5 star but this sauce is going on everything from now on. It’s such a simple sauce. I’m thinking honey garlic wings next.
Kim says
Absolutely delicious! This will officially be added to my go to recipes.
Chrissy says
This was AMAZING!!! I wanted to put the leftover sauce in a cup and drink it! I’m definitely going to try your chicken version of this recipe as well.
Dundee says
Wow great flavor and so delicious.This is a keeper but I’ll double the sauce so good that husband enjoyed dinner.bThank you for sharing your recipe graceful .
Tina C says
Curious ,as to the name of your fry pan. Is it a cast iron? It looks well seasoned.
Amy says
Great recipe! I’m going to try it with shrimp next time.
Corinne says
Excellent dish – very tasty, super quick but tastes like you’ve been in the kitchen for hours. My kids loved it! If you want extra sauce (we served the pork chops with rice and the sauce was delicious on the rice), my only suggestion would be to double the sauce. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
Capt asshat says
It’s a rave here! Definitely gonna make it again!!! Thank u!!!
Kat says
If I don’t have garlic but have garlic and ginger mix will that work?
Kathryn Ware says
This was excellent!! I brined my boneless pork loin chops for several hours first, substituted Apple cider vinegar (all I had), and skipped the broiler (I don’t have a pan that’s stove & oven friendly). My entire family loved your sauce!!! We were dreaming of all the things we can put it on next. I love to cook and am very excited to have found your recipes! Thank you!!
Nikki Howser says
Just made this for dinner tonight and didn’t change a thing to the recipe. It was a hit with all 6 of us! Thank you!
Kendra says
This recipe is so good and after i finish i throw them on my Pioneer woman indoor stove grill so they get that grill taste?
Donna Hudgin says
This recipe has become a go-to for us. We love it. Usually do it stove in the cast iron and do not use garlic.
Cadee says
I used this sauce on my pork chops last week and they were so delicious. This week I am cooking chicken breast with the sauce. Thanks for the delicious sauce! I’m going to definitely be using it for a lot more meal from now own!
Jamie Duvall says
My family loved this recipe!!
shana says
I love the recipe, I’m gonna try it.
Vince says
Doubled the recipe. I didn’t have enough honey so I used 3 tablespoons of brown sugar. I added 1/4 cup more broth so I could cook the chops longer in the pan instead of baking or broiling. It worked out great and tasted fantastic! I will make this recipe again.
Liv says
For Nadine re: medium-high heat in step 3the beginning of step 3 says to reduce the heat to medium to cook the garlic THEN increase it back to medium-high heat when adding the honey, water )or broth) and vinegar. Hope this helps!
Olivia says
I made the recipe for tonight’s Sunday dinner. It’s absolutely delicious. Thank you o
Patricia Cross says
Made this with a pork tenderloin instead of pork chops, wonderful.
Thank you.
Tamara says
This is the BEST recipe ever! Followed it to a T. The sauce is so good! We’ve added pork back into our dinner rotation because of it. Thanks!
John says
Made these for the household last night. Everyone raved. This recipe is a keeper (easy, delicious, and healthy)
Kendra says
Thanks for this awesome recipe!! So yummy!!!
Angel says
I made this for my husband tonight and he enjoyed them. It was a nice change from the fried or grilled chops. Great flavor. Made it with mixed vegetables and teriyaki noodles. This is a keeper!! Looking forward to trying more of your recipes. Thank you.
Seth Hagarty says
How would you recommend reheating these once complete? Thanks!
Diana says
Wow!! I can’t wit to try this with my my broccolini, Chinese broccoli, red onion, shallot, & garlic side dish!!
Karina says
Hi Diana,
That sounds really delicious. Please let me know how it goes! Thanks for following along! xo
Jesseca says
This was easy and delicious! My husband and 12 year old daughter, who are very particular, told me this was a keeper!
Nichole says
This recipe is absolutely amazing! My nine year old daughter said I was only allowed to make pork chops like this from now on, and that it was her new third favorite food. Which is a big deal coming from her. The only thing I did different was I added about a tablespoon and a half of sriracha sauce because our house likes a bit of a kick with our pork.
Janice M. Nazzaro says
This was a simple recipe that tasted like I spent hours cooking. Next time I will make extra sauce to drizzle over rice or potatoes. This was loved by the whole family. I loved it so much that I had to make this my first online comment for recipes! Thank you for sharing this amazing pork recipe.
Teresa Burgess says
They were delicious! I only had two pork chops and the extra sauce was so good with rice. Definitely going to make this again!
Kathryn Willet says
These were absolutely delicious! Might be the first time I made boneless chops correctly because they were moist and delicious! Thank you!
Judy says
Made these tonight with the oven method and they were awesome. Used bone in chops and my mom was licking the bones haha. Added Sautéed onion and red pepper flakes- my only change to the recipe. Served with rice bread and salad. Complete. Thank you!!
Casey Michaud says
I made these pork chops tonight and they were the best pork chops I have ever eaten anywhere! My family loved them, including my very picky 7 year-old daughter! I have had meals at very expensive restaurants that didn’t compare to these pork chops. My only regret is not doubling the recipe, but since I have extra pork chops in the refrigerator, I have a pretty good idea what I’m going to make tomorrow with them. 🙂
Thanks to this site, I have made 2 over-the-top, hit meals in the past 2 days. I am going to start doing the meal plans this week and can’t wait!
Sue k says
Best pork chop recepie ever! Love, Love, love!
Marsha I Arias says
Karina, Karina, Karina!!!! Girl, you have a winner with this one! You are a foodie queen, I followed the recipe to the t and I got rave reviews from the whole family, I will be keeping this one in monthly rotation for sure. Thanks so much for all your great and oh so delicious recipes.
Karina says
HAHA! You are so sweet! Thank you so much! I do love a good pork chop! Thank you so much for sharing and following along with me! XO
Charlotte Ciraulo says
The sauce was wonderful but the meat wasn’t tender. I bought expensive pork chops from Whole Foods and followed the recipe to the letter. I don’t understand what I did wrong.
Natalia says
I use meat mellet on pork chops every time I make anything out of them. It makes them more tender. Just hit every chop a few times before you put the seasoning on them, and they will turn out better 🙂
Frances Burd says
These were delicious, thank you! I discovered my broiler wasn’t working during the last step, but I cooked the sauce down a bit more and poured it over the chops. Fabulous!
Karina says
YAY! That is great to hear! Thank you so much for sharing! XO
Mon Raeder says
According to my husband, these were amazing 🙂 I’m a vegetarian so he usually cooks his own meat but I saw this recipe and had to make it for him. I’ve made a few of your chicken dishes and he loved those too. If you could feature an occasional vegetarian main that would be great, so I could try your food.
Costas says
Amazing recipe, goes very well with rice.
Eric says
Is there a way to save recipes to a personal recipe file here?
Karina says
Not at this time but it is in the works! I will keep this in mind when redoing my site soon!
Bets says
I send all my favorite recipes to myself in Messenger & that way I can scroll through all my favorite recipes when determining my dinner’s for the week. I can then delete any recipes that I’m not in love with.
Christy says
What if you do not have any wine vinegar or vinegar at all? Can you just leave that out and it still taste the same?
Karina says
It will alter the taste but it can be left out. It is a great additive though.
Tima says
So good….made it twice!! I did the oven version and they came out delicious!! Great recipe!!
Ondrea says
My sauce didn’t thicken as much as shown nor did it get that rich, deep color. It was still tasty but I think it needed to reduce more than slightly before putting them in the oven.
Heather Cook Archuleta says
Ok, I don’t understand how you set your broiler to med-high heat? Every oven I’ve had only broils at one setting 500 degrees.
Michelle Phillips says
My broiler sets at low, medium or high
Morgan Howard says
I have made these 3 times in the past 2 weeks. They have been a major hit in the house. Everyone loves them!
Lea Rodrigues, Goa, India says
Absolutely loved this easy recipe. My husband and I enjoyed our dinner tonite.
Thank you for sharing.
Paula Campos says
I LOVE your recipes! How thick should the pork chops be?
Angela says
I am not a novice in the kitchen but I felt like one tonight thanks to you! The recipe was delicious and turned out amazing. I served the chops over white rice and spooned the remaining honey glaze over the rice then placed chop on top and added some broccoli and a slice of fresh garlic bread. Thank you for recipe. It was truly amazing and simple. And, as I type this and look about the kitchen, clean up is simple and will not be an all night affair!
Eli says
I made this for dinner tonight and it was excellent but I did have to sub the honey for maple syrup which was delicious. However, I didn’t broil it as my broiler only has one setting. I don’t really understand what you mean by medium high heat?
Karina says
You can either broil it or keep it at a medium to high heat. My oven has a few different adjustments on it compared to other ovens, I think. I hope you enjoy it! I love the maple syrup idea too. Thanks for sharing!
Rachel says
Made this sauce to go with chicken legs, it tasted as good as it smelt cooking! Would definitely use this again
Angie says
When you say to broil them at the end does that mean in the oven?
Karina says
Yes, on the broil setting to finish baking the it. Hope you enjoy!
Peter says
These are hands down the best pork chops! I followed the baked pork chops section and dinner was a huge success. The flavours are outstanding! I’ve been cooking gourmet dinners since I started following you and my family is loving it!
Karina says
Peter I’m so happy to hear that you’re enjoying cooking for your family! Thank you so much for your feedback. These chops have been a success for so many readers…hopefully more will try them!
Cali says
Do I need to change anything in order to bake them in a glass Pyrex dish?
Bruce says
Stumbled on this recipe after realizing I was running low on ingredients. These were probably the best pork chops I’ve made. Delicious and simple. Will definitely be keeping this recipe. Thanks!
Nadine says
Instructions in step 2 says to heat oil in a pan at medium to high heat and sear pork chops. Then in step 3 it says to increase heat to medium-high (which it already is).
In between cooking chops and adding sauce ingredients, is the temperature suppose to be lowered or raised?
I’m not much of a cook so I have to follow a recipe exactly. A little clarification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Karina says
You will keep it high until the sauce reduces down and thickens slightly (about 3-4 minutes), while stirring occasionally. Then reduce the heat. XO
Liv says
The beginning of step three says to reduce the heat to medium to cook the garlic for about 30 seconds. THEN increase it back to medium-high when adding the honey, water (or broth) and vinegar. Hope this helps you!
Brent says
Normally when I do pork chops I do them in the smoker. I didn’t feel like going out in the weather today but had already thawed them. These are easily the best pork chops I’ve ever had. Definitely recommend this recipe to anyone. I used apple cider vinegar in mine, of the three options.
BP says
This recipe was an absolute hit! I am usually disappointed by honey sauces but this was awesome! I tried it with chicken thighs first (thanks for taking the guess-work out by including instructions!) and tonight I’m going to use chicken breast.
Karina says
The sauce turns a little darker with all the ingredients mixed together. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for choosing one of my recipes to make! XO
Chelsea says
For the method to baked could we use that to baked the pork chops?
Karina says
Yes, that sounds great!!
Carissa Nelson says
Love that you can do the broiler or the grill! These look great!
Karina says
YES!! Me too! I like more options :)!