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!
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!”
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!
“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:
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the right sauce – one that will caramelise well;
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start it in the oven; and
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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:
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Mix together the magic country-style sauce;
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Slather on both sides then bake for 15 minutes;
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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!
See? Glazed potatoes.
And they taste even better than they look!
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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Baked Pork Chops
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Oven Baked Pork Chops with Potatoes
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:
Nutrition Information:
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Janette says
I was looking for a recipe that could deliver pork chops that weren’t dry (oven roasted, not fried) – and I found it! Have added this to my favourites! And the sauce, mmmmmm.
Kanta says
Can you make this on stovetop? Or it’s best baked??
Kristy Curi says
Delicious! I doubled the sauce because my family loves extra sauce on anything. I cooked my pork 7 min longer because we had big pork chops and we do not like pink in the middle. I know, that’s probably a pork chop no-no. But they were mouth watering and looked just like the pic!
Lorraine says
Delicious sauce, Thankyou! And easy to make. I overcooked my boneless tenderloin, my error. Next time I’ll reduce the baking time and use a thermometer. Love all your work! I wish I lived in Sydney and was a chef, I’d be looking for a job!!! 🤣
Melissa says
Tried this recipe today and it was delicious! Loved how simple it was to make.
Zoe Heatley says
Loved the flavours of this sauce but I was so disappointed it didn’t go nice and thick & sticky. It was like water – please help as I’d love to make this again. What do you think was wrong??
Saritha says
OMG this was amazing. I ate almost 3 chops tonight because I could not stop eating!
Beverly Wendel says
This was delicious! I made this for dinner tonight. Instead of potatoes I made Jasmine Rice and a side of broccoli. I used some of the extra sauce and soy sauce over the rice and topped with sliced green onions. It was delicious!! I wish I could post a picture.
Daran Philipson says
Easy recipe to follow and the sauce is lovely. I slightly overcooked the pork chops but didn’t spoil a lovely meal.
Lila says
Would it be ok to make this in a slow cooker ?
Scott says
I made this recipe and it was so good! I’m normally not the type to leave reviews, but this is the 3rd recipe I’ve made from recipetineats, and the meals have all been so amazing.
Debbie Kahotea says
I love this recipe. I’ve used it at least a dozen times & it’s the only way I cook pork chops now.
Andrea Backers says
Can’t wait to get started. I will let you know how I went.
Jennifer says
Wow. The flavor was amazing. The only thing I didn’t have was the garlic clove for the sauce but I just used garlic powder. Mine didn’t glaze as well as yours but I now see it’s because I flipped too soon. I am just floored at how juicy they are!
Malia says
Holy moly was this recipe full of flavor! Doubled the amount of glaze/sauce because we just needed more since our pork chops were a little over 1in thick. Can’t wait to cook this again!
Alexandra says
First time making pork chops in the oven and my goodness this sauce was amazing. I doubled the sauce as well. Can not wait to make it again.
Rita says
Hi Nagi, I’ve made many of your recipes and they are all delicious and come out perfectly! I made these pork chops with potatoes and my husband loved them! However there was a lot of liquid left at the bottom of the pan. There was a bit of sauce on the chops but not as much as on yours. I trimmed the excess fat and followed the recipe exactly but I don’t know what went wrong. Thank you.
Jak says
Delicious! Was going to make my quick pork chop and mushroom and peppers on the stove top then decided to try baking and making your sauce. I sauteed my peppers, onions and mushroom with white cooking wine then topped your chops with this. Hmmm Hmmm. Thank you@
L Cole says
This recipe is really tasty. Next time I’ll double the sauce. I used Yukon Gold potatoes and they also had the carmelized sauce baked on. I found the cooking time to be too long – I used an instant thermometer so they weren’t over done. The recipe is a definite keeper and going into my regular rotation. Really yummy.
Owen z says
If I’m baking then the heat is coming from the bottom and then when I change it to broil you said to flip? This means that the meat will be cooking on the same side during bake and broil? So am I supposed to never cook the other side? My chops were fairly thick maybe half an inch. No bone. I reduced the time to 12mins bake and 7mins broil. There was no sauce left on the tray it was black soot and the pork came out hard and chewy. I followed the recipe other than the flipping part cause that didn’t make sense to me to cook the same side twice. Didn’t work out for me but good luck to others
Robert says
When you are baking the heat is rising to the top of your oven, thus baking the top side of meat(unimpeded by the tray which deflects some of the heat). This is also why a cake browns/cooks faster on top.
When flipping to broil, you’ve now placed the smothered side closer to the unimpeded heat.
Ayla Mercedez says
This was amazing!!
Owen z says
What are you talking about?
Christian says
Wow this oven bake pork with potatoes is delicious I got to do this again.