Oven Baked Pork Chops with Potatoes
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
- 1 tspworcestershire sauce
- 2 tbspketchup ((note 1))
- 1 tbspsoy sauce ((note 2))
- 2 tbspbrown sugar ((or white))
- 1 tbspolive oil ((or vegetable or canola oil))
- 1 clovegarlic, (minced)
- 2 tspapple cider vinegar ((note 3))
- 4pork chops / cutlets (, around 200-250g/7-8oz each including bone (note 4))
- 800 g1.6 lb baby potatoes (, larger ones cut in half (note 5))
- 1 tbspolive oil
- salt & pepper
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 220C / 430F (standard oven) or 200C / 390F (fan forced / convection).
- 2
Toss potatoes in oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter on baking tray.
- 3
Place in oven for 15 minutes (giving them a head start).
Pork
- 1
Meanwhile, mix the Rub ingredients together in a small bowl.
- 2
Slather the pork on both sides with the Rub, reserving some Rub for basting. (See notes for marinating)
- 3
Take the tray out of the oven. Toss potatoes then push them to the edge.
- 4
Place pork on tray. Bake for 15 minutes.
- 5
Remove tray from oven, flick to broiler/grill on high (shelf about 20cm/8" from heat source).
- 6
Flip pork, spoon over reserved rub and dab on sides. (Note 4). Broil 7 - 10 minutes until pretty well caramelised.
- 7
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.
- 8
Serve, scraping the juices on the tray onto the pork, then garnish with parsley if desired.