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!
Easy to find ingredients
Don’t be in doubt of the 4-ingredient sauce. The flavour combination in this pork recipe is absolutely incredible! All you need is sitting in your kitchen:
- Honey
- Garlic
- Unsalted butter (we use unsalted to better adjust the quantity of salt to your tastes)
- Rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar/white vinegar).
A small amount of water (or broth) is added to cut through the sweetness of the honey.
The juices in the chops release into the sauce while broiling, creating even more flavour and quantity of sauce to serve with your pork.
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.
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!
Swiggy Coupons says
This honey garlic pork chops look scrumptious, will definitely give it a try. Thanks!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 :)!