Brown Sugar Garlic Pork Chops
Brown Sugar Garlic Pork Chops are cooked in a buttery sauce that's both sweet and spicy with lots of garlic flavor.
Equipment
- Cast iron skillet
- instant-read thermometer
Ingredients
Pork Chops
- 5 pieces bone-in thick-cut pork chops
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Pat pork chops dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in an oven-proof skillet. (Cast iron or stainless steel)
- When the oil is hot, add pork chops. Cook for 5 minutes, flip over and cook for 4 minutes. Remove from skillet and cover to keep warm.
- Turn heat down to medium-low and add butter.
- When butter is melted, add brown sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes, paprika, and thyme.
- Cook for 1 minute.
- Return pork chops to skillet and spoon butter mixture over them.
- Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees.
- Plate pork chops and spoon sauce over them.
Notes
Cooking time can vary based on the thickness of your pork chops. Use an instant-read thermometer for accurate cooking. Boneless pork chops can be used and will cook a little faster. If an oven-proof skillet is unavailable, you can transfer the pork chops to a baking dish when putting them in the oven.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pork chopCalories: 359kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 29gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 533mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 445IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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