Description
Succulent brown sugar chops combine sweet and savory flavors for a memorable meal. Home cooks can easily prepare this Southern-inspired dish that promises rich, caramelized results with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 pork chops
- 6 tbsps (90 ml) brown sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce
- 6 tbsps (84 g) margarine or butter
Instructions
- Preparation Setup: Activate oven to 350°F and select a 9×13 inch baking pan large enough to accommodate pork chops in a single, non-overlapping layer.
- Flavor Foundation: Distribute brown sugar generously across each pork chop surface, creating a sweet preliminary coating that will caramelize during cooking.
- Moisture Enhancement: Position margarine or butter atop the brown sugar layer, strategically placed to melt and infuse rich, buttery essence throughout the meat.
- Seasoning Saturation: Stream soy sauce uniformly across the pork chops, ensuring comprehensive flavor penetration and a balanced savory profile.
- Initial Cooking Phase: Encase the entire baking pan with aluminum foil, sealing in moisture and establishing an environment for thorough, even cooking for 45 minutes.
- Finishing Touch: Uncover the pan, returning it to the oven to develop a golden-brown caramelized glaze, allowing the exterior to transform and intensify flavors for an additional 15 minutes.
- Resting Interval: Extract the pork chops from the oven and permit a brief 5-7 minute relaxation period, enabling juices to redistribute and flavors to harmonize before serving.
Notes
- Seal Moisture Carefully: Tightly cover the baking pan with aluminum foil to trap steam and prevent the pork chops from drying out during cooking.
- Monitor Browning Process: Keep a close eye on the pork chops during the uncovered baking phase to achieve perfect caramelization without burning.
- Choose Pork Chop Cut Wisely: Opt for thicker, bone-in pork chops to ensure maximum juiciness and better flavor absorption from the brown sugar glaze.
- Resting is Crucial: Allow the cooked pork chops to rest after baking, which helps redistribute internal juices and ensures a more tender, succulent result.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg