Fragrant honey ginger pork chops

These delicious, juicy chops are cooked in an amazing honey, soy and ginger marinade that permeates all the way through the pork. The chops are fried in the pan first to create that golden, caramelised crust, then covered with the honey and soy marinade and baked in the oven at a very low temperature to juicy perfection. They’re great served with a side of mashed potatoes and steamed greens.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 boneless pork loin chops
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160C. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat, and brown the pork chops about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a baking dish.

2. In a bowl, mix the honey, water, soy sauce, onion, ginger and pepper. Pour over the pork chops in the baking dish.

3. Bake pork chops in preheated oven for 1 hour to an internal temperature of 70C.