The Best Juicy Brown Sugar Baked Pork Chops
These oven-finished pressure cooker pork chops with sweet brown sugar sauce are juicy, tender, and bursting with bold flavor. A fast, easy dinner your whole family will love!
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl for sauce mixing
- 1 Baking dish or oven-safe skillet
- 1 Foil to cover dish
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 4 thick pork chops for juicy meat
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce adds salty richness
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce brings depth and tang
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic for punch of flavor
- ¼ cup ketchup sweet and tangy base
- ½ cup brown sugar for sweet flavor
- cornstarch slurry optional, to thicken sauce
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Stir together soy sauce, Worcestershire, garlic, ketchup and brown sugar in a bowl until smooth.
- Place pork chops in a baking dish or oven-safe skillet in single layer.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the pork chops.
- Cover the dish tightly with foil.
- Bake for 25 minutes, then uncover and bake 5-10 more minutes to caramelize sauce.
- Optional: pour remaining sauce into pan and thicken with cornstarch slurry over medium heat.
- Serve pork chops with thickened sauce drizzled over top.
Notes
Try adding carrots or potatoes beneath the pork for a full one-pan dinner. Use a thermometer to ensure pork reaches 145°F.