Maple Baked Pork Chops

The prep work takes less than 10 minutes - then just pop the meat in the oven and get ready to enjoy a mouth-watering quick meal.

This recipe makes lots of tasty sauce that is delicious on mashed potatoes or rice.

• in the cupboard
  • cider vinegar
  • chili powder
  • salt
  • pepper

• in the fridge or freezer
  • onion
  • maple syrup
  • Worcestershire sauce

Buy these ingredients

• 6 thick pork chops

Get out your equipment

• Essential
  • a baking dish
  • a small bowl
  • a cutting board and sharp knife
  • measuring cups and spoons

• Nice to have but not necessary
  • a small pitcher in which to put the sauce
  • a meat thermometer
  
  
  

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  The recipe

  Preheat oven to 350F/175C.

  6 thick pork chops

  1/2 cup/125 mL chopped onion

  1/2 cup/125 mL maple syrup

  2 Tbsp/30 mL cider vinegar

  2 Tbsp/30 mL Worcestershire sauce

  1 tsp/5 mL chili powder

  1/2 tsp/2 mL salt

  1/4 tsp/1 mL pepper

  Place the pork chops in a baking pan or baking dish.

  Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

  Pour the sauce over the pork chops.

  Bake for about an hour, or until the inner temperature of the meat reaches 160F/71C.
  
  

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  Substitutions
  • Use any vinegar in place of the cider vinegar.

  • Use thin pork chops - but check them often during baking. They will take less time to cook.

  Ideas for making this recipe your own

  • Try using another sweetener instead of maple syrup - like honey or brown rice syrup.

  Tips

  • Please don't substitute pancake syrup for the maple syrup! It's not the same thing at all!

  • There will be lots of sauce. Put it in a pitcher or a glass measuring cup and put it on the table so each person can pour it on the meat and potatoes. Be careful, though - that sauce is hot!
  
  
  

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  Menu suggestion

  Serve this dish with

  • Mashed Potatoes or rice

  • corn

  • a green salad

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    If you enjoy this easy Baked Pork Chops recipe, you may also like these other pork recipes:
    • Honey-Garlic Ribs
    • Autumn Pork Medley
      
      

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