Honey Garlic Pork Chops

Name: Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon soy sauce; ¼ cup (60 ml) honey; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water to make a slurry (optional); 2 tablespoons minced garlic (6 medium cloves); ¼ cup (60 ml) low-sodium chicken stock; fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Vegetable oil; ½ cup (65 g) cornstarch, for dredging; Four (1-inch-thick/2.5-cm) boneless pork loin chops (preferably with some marbling, about 1½ pounds/720 g)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals

By Patricia Tanumihardja

Published 2020

About

Over the years, I’ve tried making honey garlic pork chops at home with varying success. This satisfying Instant Pot^® version is now a go-to weeknight meal when I’m in a hurry to put dinner on the table.

Ingredients

Four (1-inch-thick/2.5-cm) boneless pork loin chops (preferably with some marbling, about 1½ pounds/720 g)
fine sea salt

Main course
Dinner

Method

Make the sauce. Whisk together the stock, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sugar in a medium bowl.
Pat the pork chops very dry with paper towels and season both sides generously with salt and pepper. Dredge in the cornstarch, making sure to cover the edges, and shake any excess off. Discard the remaining cornstarch.
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