Air fry either bone-in or boneless pork chops with this addictive, easy little marinade that is perfect to enjoy with rice on the side.
Yield: Serves 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 bone-in or boneless Ontario pork chops (about 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick)
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- Pinch pepper
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce
- 1 tsp (5 mL) ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) garlic powder
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) liquid honey
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) sriracha
Cooking Instructions:
- Pat pork chops dry and sprinkle both sides with thyme, salt and pepper.
- Preheat air fryer to 400ºF (200ºC) for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, soy, ginger and garlic powder. Spread onto both sides of chops.
- In another small bowl, stir together honey and sriracha; set aside.
- Place chops in air fryer and roast for 5 minutes. Turn over and drizzle with honey mixture. Air fry for another 5 minutes or until thermometer reaches 155ºF (68ºC). Serve with any pan juices.
Tip: If using boneless chops, depending on the size you could accommodate 3 chops in the air fryer. Air fryer sizes vary. Do not overcrowd the air fryer for even cooking.
Oven Variation: Place pork chops on a rack in a small baking pan in a 400ºF (200ºC) oven. Roast for about 8 minutes, then turn and roast for about 7 minutes and follow the method above.
Nutritional Information |
Easy Air Fryer Pork Chops |
1 serving |
Protein |
30g |
Calories |
300 |
Sugar |
22g |
Fat |
8g |
Saturated |
2.5g |
Monounsaturated |
|
Polyunsaturated |
|
Cholesterol |
90mg |
Sodium |
790mg |
Potassium |
|
Calcium |
40mg |
Carbohydrate |
24g |
Fibre |
0g |