Sticky Garlic Pork Chops

Name: Sticky Garlic Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 2 pork chops
Ingredients: ⅓ cup light brown sugar; 6 cloves garlic, crushed, or more to taste; ¼ cup rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon ketchup; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons hot sauce, or to taste; 2 (10 ounce) thick-cut bone-in pork chops; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Rating: 4.79 stars

159 Ratings
97 Reviews
22 Photos

This sticky garlic pork chop recipe seems too good to be true. It only takes a few minutes of prep work, requires no tricky techniques, and doesn't call for any hard-to-find ingredients. I served this with some bok choy brown rice.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

20 mins

additional:

1 hr

total:

1 hr 30 mins

Servings:

Yield:

2 pork chops

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Combine brown sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, and fish sauce in a bowl for the marinade. Add a splash of soy sauce and a plop of ketchup. Finish off with black pepper and hot sauce.

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Step 2
Pour 1/2 of the marinade into a baking dish and lay pork chops over marinade. Pour the remaining marinade on top and toss pork chops until well coated. Wrap with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, flipping chops every 30 minutes, 1 to 2 hours.
Step 3
Remove chops to a plate, scraping any excess marinade back into the baking dish.
Step 4
Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place chops in the hot oil. Cook until outsides are nicely charred and meat springs back when lightly prodded, about 5 minutes per side. Remove chops to a plate to rest.
Step 5
Pour the marinade into the skillet. Raise heat to medium-high. Cook until marinade is reduced and sticky, 3 to 5 minutes. Return pork chops and any accumulated juices to the skillet.
Step 6
Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook pork chops, flipping and basting occasionally, until the centers are slightly pink and sauce is to your desired degree of stickiness, 6 to 8 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork should read about 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Step 7
Plate each pork chop and spoon a portion of the sticky garlic sauce on top.

Chef's Notes:

You can use up to 8 cloves of garlic, crushed or minced.

I used sriracha hot sauce. Feel free to add cayenne pepper, too, if you like.

Editor's Note:

Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. This recipe makes 2 pork chops but includes enough marinade for about 4 chops.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

500 calories; protein 35g; carbohydrates 42.4g; fat 21g; cholesterol 90.2mg; sodium 1813.4mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (97)

Most helpful positive review

Kirsten Hauck Rhodes

06/12/2018

So yummy! Just served tonight and it was really good. We didn't have fish sauce so I used Worcestershire Sauce and it was great! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

vjones

05/23/2020

I love Chef John recipes but I must have screwed up somewhere. The chops didn’t sear and the smell of the brand new fish sauce I bought stinked out my family. It ended up barely so-so. Seemed simple but I must have gone south somewhere along the way. Read More

159 Ratings

5 star values: 133
4 star values: 22
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 1

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Kirsten Hauck Rhodes

06/12/2018

So yummy! Just served tonight and it was really good. We didn't have fish sauce so I used Worcestershire Sauce and it was great! Read More

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Samantha Hagan

05/14/2018

This was my first time making and eating a pork chop, and i am in love! I love you chef john, I wish you had a cook book! I'm making these again soon! I followed the recipe exactly except I doubled everything and blended the sauce a bit because the minced garlic wasn't minced enough for me... The sauce is heaven, the cook times were very helpful and the meat came out perfectly cooked and tender. Read More

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darlindebcc

05/18/2018

I made these pork chops last night as a change from our usual grilled pork chop recipe. They were a success. My husband and I especially enjoyed the sticky sauce which was the perfect blend of sweet salt and heat. We aren't huge fans of this type of Asian cuisine but truly were happy with the results. I followed the recipe exactly however next time I will add some minced fresh ginger. I served with Rice Ah Roni a recipe also from Chef John and some snow peas. Read More

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Shirley Huot

08/11/2019

Instead of 1/3 cup brown sugar I used a 1/2 cup Very Good. I depend on getting my recipe from Allrecipe as well as watching YouTube TV Chef John.. I recently got married and the man I married went to culinary school so he thinks outside the box. What a challenge. So intimating . So thanks to this web site I am doing ok. PS My husband loved this recipe Read More

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Alexandria M

04/24/2018

I ve made this twice. It s been magnificent both times it has entered into my recipe rotation and I love it! Read More

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arcticflygirl

03/06/2019

Another Chef John winner! I did cut the hot sauce down to one teaspoon, but I do think I'll use the 2 next time around. That was the only variation and it came out wonderful. I thickened the sauce for 5 min but probably will add a minute next time for a bit more thickness. Read More

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Dustin Bruce

04/26/2018

This was absolutely the bomb I made it with Tapatio instead of Sriracha and used a little extra because I like my food spicy but the sauce still had plenty of sweetness. Will definitely make this again! Read More

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TerryO

07/19/2018

Made this followed as written. Huge hit will definitely make this again. Great fan of chef John. Thank you for sharing such wonderful and delectable dishes Read More

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Aussie Home cook TIMMY!!!!!

07/22/2018

The best pork chops I have ever had. A couple of quantity mods but that's it. It is a little bloody ripper of a recipe. Thanks you for sharing Read More

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vjones

05/23/2020

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Sticky Garlic Pork Chops

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Calories: 499.9

% Daily Value *

protein: 70 %

carbohydrates: 14 %

dietary fiber: 2 %

sugars:

fat: 32 %

saturated fat: 38 %

cholesterol: 30 %

vitamin a iu: 2 %

niacin equivalents: 106 %

vitamin b6: 38 %

vitamin c: 13 %

folate: 3 %

calcium: 9 %

iron: 11 %

magnesium: 21 %

potassium: 19 %

sodium: 73 %

thiamin: 77 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Kirsten Hauck Rhodes

06/12/2018

So yummy! Just served tonight and it was really good. We didn't have fish sauce so I used Worcestershire Sauce and it was great!

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Samantha Hagan

05/14/2018

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05/18/2018

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Shirley Huot

08/11/2019

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Alexandria M

04/24/2018

I ve made this twice. It s been magnificent both times it has entered into my recipe rotation and I love it!

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arcticflygirl

03/06/2019

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Dustin Bruce

04/26/2018

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TerryO

07/19/2018

Made this followed as written. Huge hit will definitely make this again. Great fan of chef John. Thank you for sharing such wonderful and delectable dishes

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Aussie Home cook TIMMY!!!!!

07/22/2018

The best pork chops I have ever had. A couple of quantity mods but that's it. It is a little bloody ripper of a recipe. Thanks you for sharing

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vjones