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Oven Baked Pork Chops with Potatoes

By:Nagi
Published:27 Feb '19Updated:13 May '21
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One of my favourite standby pork chop recipes! These Baked Pork Chops are a terrific way to cook pork chops in the oven. Slathered in a country-style sauce then baked until caramelised on the outside and juicy inside.

So fast and easy to prepare, you can make this tonight!

Overhead photo of Oven Baked Pork Chops, fresh out of the oven

Oven baked pork chops recipe

I have no idea what to call the sauce I use for these pork chops. I just think it sounds cute to say “country-style rub” so that’s what I go with! (Though from a practical perspective, the ingredients are akin to what I use to make country-style ribs.)

It’s savoury with a touch of sweet, balanced out with a bit of acidity. It makes your baked pork chops golden and sticky.

And I kid you not – I bet you have all the ingredients in your pantry to make this right now!

“This sauce is a secret weapon to make really tasty pork chops in the oven. Usually, baked pork chop recipes lack caramelisation. With this sauce, your chops will come out golden and sticky!”

Close up photo of Oven Baked Pork Chops with potatoes, fresh out of the oven

Glaze for pork chops

So here’s what you need for this magic pork chop glaze. These are all pantry staples in my world – and I’m hoping they are in yours too!

I use pretty much the same ingredients for my favourite Sticky Grilled Chicken and also Sticky Baked Chicken recipes. It’s a terrific all-rounder!

Ingredients in Sauce for Oven Baked Pork Chops

“There’s no need to marinate! The sauce is flavour loaded and you end up with juices on the tray to use as a sauce, so there’s plenty of flavour even without marinating.”

Cooking Pork Chops in the oven

The key to making really great pork chops in the oven is:

  • the right sauce – one that will caramelise well;

  • start it in the oven; and

  • finish with under the broiler/grill to get a really great caramelisation. Otherwise, the pork cops come out of the oven with no colour – and we all know that caramelisation = flavour!

So baked pork chops are as simple as this:

  • Mix together the magic country-style sauce;

  • Slather on both sides then bake for 15 minutes;

  • Flip, slather with remaining sauce then grill/broil for 5 to 10 minutes until cooked through and beautifully caramelised. There will be enough juices on the tray to baste with and to drizzle on the chops for serving.

How do you know when pork chops are done?

When the internal temperature of the pork chops is 145F / 63C.

Optional – add potatoes! There’s room on the tray and I love the way the potatoes are crispy on top, and the underside absorbs the flavour and end up almost glazed!

How to make Oven Baked Pork Chops

See? Glazed potatoes.

And they taste even better than they look!

Close up of Oven Roasted potatoes with pork chops

I use this same sauce for grilling and cooking chops on the stove but actually, my favourite way is baking. There aren’t many sauces / rubs you can put on baked pork chops where they come out looking and tasting this good. Normally they lack colour and therefore flavour.

So this sauce (rub / glaze – whatever you want to call it) is made for baked pork chops.

For a really quick salad, try a Rocket Parmesan Salad, pictured above. Just grab a handful of rocket lettuce (arugula), toss with Balsamic Dressing and garnish with shavings of parmesan. Some other easy green options that I think would go beautifully are German Cucumber Salad, Magic Broccoli, White Bean Tabbouleh or Sautéed Spinach with Garlic! – Nagi x


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Overhead photo of Oven Baked Pork Chops with potatoes, with a side of Rocket with Parmesan and Balsamic

Close up of Oven Baked Pork Chops with potatoes, fresh out of the oven

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Overhead photo of Oven Baked Pork Chops with potatoes, with a side of Rocket with Parmesan and Balsamic

Oven Baked Pork Chops with Potatoes

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 40 mins
Dinner
Western
4.94 from 347 votes
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Recipe video above. This is a sauce made for baked pork chops. It makes them come out golden and sticky, rather than pale and bland. It's a country-style sauce that's savoury and a bit sweet! Potatoes are optional - or sub with other roastable veg.

Ingredients

Rub

  • 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tbsp ketchup (Note 1)
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce (Note 2)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar (or white)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil (or vegetable or canola oil)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar (Note 3)

Chops

  • 4 pork chops / cutlets , around 200-250g/7-8oz each including bone (Note 4)
  • 800g/ 1.6 lb baby potatoes , larger ones cut in half (Note 5)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 220C / 430F (standard oven) or 200C / 390F (fan forced / convection).
  • Toss potatoes in oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter on baking tray.
  • Place in oven for 15 minutes (giving them a head start).

Pork

  • Meanwhile, mix the Rub ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Slather the pork on both sides with the Rub, reserving some Rub for basting. (See notes for marinating)
  • Take the tray out of the oven. Toss potatoes then push them to the edge.
  • Place pork on tray. Bake for 15 minutes. 
  • Remove tray from oven, flick to broiler/grill on high (shelf about 20cm/8" from heat source).
  • Flip pork, spoon over reserved rub and dab on sides. (Note 4). Broil 7 - 10 minutes until pretty well caramelised.
  • Remove from oven. Use a brush to get the golden juices off the tray and dab it onto the pork - this is key for flavour and colour! Pop it back under the broiler for a couple of minutes to finish off.
  • Serve, scraping the juices on the tray onto the pork, then garnish with parsley if desired. 

Recipe Notes:

Recipe update: Originally published September 2016. Updated February 2019 to improve. Original recipe called for 10 minute baking x 2, followed by broil/grill to caramelise surface. Updated recipe calls for 15 minutes pork bake, then finished with just broiling/grilling. Better, more even caramelisation using this method!
1. Ketchup - Can also use Tomato Sauce condiment (American readers - don't use what you know as Tomato Sauce, use Ketchup!).
2.  Soy sauce - I use normal soy sauce (Kikkoman). This can be substituted with 2 1/2 tsp light soy sauce. Do not use dark soy sauce - flavour is too strong.
3. Cider vinegar - Can be substituted with any clear or neutral flavoured vinegar. Don't use balsamic.
4. Pork - This can be made with any pork chops. Bone in is better because it's juicier. Cook time will differ depending on size of cutlets - my cook time is based on 200g/7oz pork chops with bone in. For 350g/12oz, bake pork for 15 minutes + 10 minute broil/grill + extra minute for post basting caraemsliation.
Also see the chicken version.
5. Potatoes - Make sure the potatoes are no larger than 3cm / 1 1/4" diameter otherwise they won't cook in the prescribed time. You can either increase the initial bake time OR cut the larger ones which is what I did.
6. Marinating option - Optional, not required but can do. Place in a ziplock bag, add the pork and massage from the outside to coat the pork in the Rub. Refrigerate for up to 24 hours. If freezing, put the bag straight in the freezer, then defrost before using. It will marinate while defrosting.
7. Nutrition per serving including potatoes, assuming this is made with trimmed pork cutlets as pictured.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 319gCalories: 555cal (28%)Carbohydrates: 36.6g (12%)Protein: 27.2g (54%)Fat: 33.3g (51%)Saturated Fat: 10.8g (68%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 22.5gCholesterol: 90mg (30%)Sodium: 409mg (18%)Fiber: 4.6g (19%)Sugar: 8.6g (10%)
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1,000 Comments

  1. Sally says

    March 12, 2023 at 7:20 pm

    5 stars
    Extremely popular dish with the family, will need to double the recipe next time. Used half sweet potato, they needed to come out of oven a bit earlier. Chops were moist and delish!

    Reply
  2. Peta says

    February 21, 2023 at 11:09 pm

    5 stars
    This was soooo good. I just roasted the pork for 30 mins (turning & batting at 15) & then basted again and put under the grill 5 mins

    Reply
  3. Mel says

    February 6, 2023 at 6:45 pm

    5 stars
    Another winning recipe from Nagi! Was so quick and easy to make and the family loved it 🙂

    Reply
  4. Jessica Lee Flory says

    January 23, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness. Absolutely delish!!!

    Reply
  5. Steven Curry says

    December 11, 2022 at 8:10 pm

    5 stars
    Great dish for thick cut chops. I grilled them at the 8″ level then finished for 2 minutes as close to the grill as possible on a high heat. Perfection. Best way to cook chops I’ve ever found.

    Reply
  6. Rakel says

    December 5, 2022 at 8:19 pm

    5 stars
    This was on the menu last night for Sunday family dinner, I was in two minds wether to just do the chops and skip the potatos but made them in the end and I´m sooooo glad, the whole meal was just perfect and nothing went to waste, TAKK (Icelandic for thank you) x

    Reply
  7. Ellie says

    November 24, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    Had these for dinner last night and they were delicious. Had two pork chops left over in the pack so guess what I’m making for dinner again tonight – by request 😁

    Reply
  8. Carys says

    November 18, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    Another delicious recipe! My pork came out a bit dry, possibly because my oven runs hot and/or I had let my pork come up to near room temperature before cooking. I’ll definitely try it again to see if I can improve on it, seeing as the sauce and technique are right up my alley.

    Reply
  9. Mariette says

    November 3, 2022 at 8:01 pm

    3 stars
    This tasted great, but the cleaning up afterwards was hectic (oven and baked on sauce on baking tray). Don’t know if it could have been avoided?! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ellie says

      November 24, 2022 at 4:11 pm

      5 stars
      I lined the tray with baking paper and clean up was an absolute breeze.

      Reply
  10. Kim L says

    October 4, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    5 stars
    Cooked this last night for two. I did not half the rub amount as I wanted more sauce and added grated ginger to it. Absolutely delish! Thanks for yet another great recipe, Nagi.

    Reply
  11. jake says

    October 2, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    5 stars
    awesome pork chops . Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  12. Andrew Hammet says

    September 6, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    4 stars
    But my sauce came out super watery! Could it be the pork I used? Do some suppliers inject excess water in the pork to make it juicier? Otherwise loving your recipes! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

    Reply
    • Gigi says

      September 13, 2022 at 8:40 am

      4 stars
      My sauce was thin too but my chops were large. Next time I’ll double the sauce recipe.

      Reply
  13. Maxine says

    September 6, 2022 at 8:56 am

    I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I’ve made this twice following the recipe to a T but it does not look like the picture. The sauce is thin and burns and smokes terribly under the broiler. The meat is tender though and has a good flavor.

    Reply
  14. Linda says

    August 17, 2022 at 10:17 am

    5 stars
    Delicious! I doubled the sauce because we always like extra sauce. I added carrots & onions to the potatoes because why pass up roasted carrots.
    Will make repeatedly. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  15. Nicole Capone says

    August 10, 2022 at 7:56 am

    The first time I made this, I got really positive feedback from the fam. I usually don’t hear anything unless it’s something someone REALLY likes, so this is now a regular in my recipe repertoire. The sauce mixes with the juices from the cooking pork, and thins a little while in the oven, but once you flip, add the remaining sauce, and broil, it thickens up really nicely 👍

    Reply
  16. Vanessa says

    August 6, 2022 at 8:44 am

    5 stars
    This is a staple recipe in my home, especially on busy days! So quick and easy to make. I’ve tried other websites recipes similar to this that were not as tasty as yours. Definitely looking into more of your recipes and thank you so much for sharing with us. 😋

    Reply
  17. Olannah says

    August 5, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    I love, love, love this recipe! Everytime I cook pork it turns out dry but this recipe kept it moist and oh so tasty. A definite keeper for us.

    Reply
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