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. Such a great way to cook pork chops.
Servings: 5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 bone-in thick-cut pork chops
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
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.You can pull it out of the oven when it is a few degrees below 145. The temperature will rise a few degrees.
- Plate pork chops and spoon sauce over them.
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Notes
Boneless pork chops can be used. They will cook a little faster.
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg