Artificial Flavors Free Honey Garlic Pork Chops
These pork chops hit every note you want from a weeknight dinner — golden-seared, sticky-sauced, and deeply savory with just enough sweetness from real honey. The seasoning blend of turmeric and ginger gives the crust a warm, aromatic depth that you simply can't get from a packet of pre-mixed seasoning loaded with mystery additives. Instead of soy sauce or bottled teriyaki, the sauce leans on coconut aminos and apple cider vinegar, both naturally derived and free from the synthetic flavor enhancers that sneak into so many pantry staples. Bone broth adds a rich, glossy body to the sauce, and arrowroot starch pulls it all together into something that clings beautifully to every chop. The whole thing comes together in one skillet, which means those caramelized bits on the bottom of the pan get folded right into the sauce for maximum flavor. A scatter of fresh parsley at the end keeps it bright and clean-tasting. This is the kind of from-scratch cooking that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a bottle with an ingredient list you needed a chemistry degree to decode.
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4 servings
- 4 bone-in pork chops (about ¾ inch thick, 6–8 oz each)
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
For the sauce
- 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp honey
- 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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