AIP Friendly Honey Garlic Pork Chops

Total time35 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time25 min

Sticky, savory, and deeply satisfying, these pork chops hit every note you want from a weeknight dinner without a single ingredient that would throw off an elimination-style protocol. The rub of turmeric, ginger, and sea salt gives the meat a gorgeous golden crust after a hard sear in coconut oil, and the pan sauce — built from honey, coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, and bone broth — reduces into something glossy and almost caramel-like. Coconut aminos stand in for soy sauce seamlessly here, delivering that umami depth without any of the legume-based ingredients that can be problematic during a healing phase. Arrowroot starch thickens the sauce cleanly, so there's no need for cornstarch or any grain-based thickener. The chops finish right in the skillet, soaking up every bit of that garlicky sauce before you even plate them. A scatter of fresh parsley at the end adds a little brightness, though the dish is absolutely stunning without it. Four people eat well from this one, and the whole process moves quickly enough to feel like a real win on a busy evening.

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 bone-in pork chops (about ¾ inch thick, 6–8 oz each)
1 tsp fine sea salt
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½ tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp coconut oil

For the sauce

6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 tbsp honey
Ingredient note
AIP restricts added sweeteners, but small occasional amounts of unrefined honey are accepted on the protocol; the ~2 1/4 teaspoons per serving here likely stays within that limited allowance. If you prefer to always avoid honey, please tap it and change its rating to Red.
3 tbsp coconut aminos
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
½ cup bone broth
1 tsp arrowroot starch

For serving

1 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

1
Pat the pork chops completely dry with paper towels. In a small bowl, stir together the salt, turmeric, and ginger, then rub the mixture evenly over both sides of each chop.
2
Heat the coconut oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the pork chops in a single layer and sear undisturbed for 4 minutes, until the underside is deep golden and releases easily from the pan.

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