Cooking pork chops on the grill is simple. Due to how lean pork is, this fast broiling technique preserves its luscious, delicious texture. These pork chops are excellent. For a complete supper, serve with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ketchup
- ¾ cup water
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 (3/4 inch) thick pork chops
Instructions
- Combine ketchup, water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, chili powder, and pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Set aside 1/2 of the sauce for serving.
- Preheat the oven broiler. Place an oven rack 4 inches from heat.
- Brush both sides of chops with sauce, then place on a broiling pan rack.
- Broil chops for 4 minutes on each side. Brush with more sauce. Continue broiling, turning and basting every 3 to 4 minutes, until juices run clear. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
- Serve pork chops with reserved sauce.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 183 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 59 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 816 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My pork chops were thinner than 3/4 inches thick, so it took only 8 mins on one side. I wish I cooked them a couple of mins less bc they came out more well done than I’d prefer but the taste is good!
Followed the instructions to the letter. Pork chops came out moist and tasty. Recipe was quick and easy. This one’s a winner any night of the week!
The whole family loved it. The sauce was amazing, and I will use it on other meats as well in the future.
Yum!!
Best pork chops I’ve ever made or eaten. The key was strict timing, temperature, and the sauce. Just brilliant!!
I used Open Pit original barbecue sauce instead of ketchup, skipped the black pepper, and used thick bone-in chops. Took 18 minutes in toaster over of broiling/basting/turning. But was moist and delicious. In fact, hubby, who eats but rarely comments, did both :-). Served with Bavarian style sauerkraut. Yummy!
Very good, will make again. I didn’t turn the chops over every 3-4 minutes, just one time. The sauce was really good, didn’t really tasted like bar-b-q sauce.
Very good, will make again. I didn’t turn the chops over every 3-4 minutes, just one time. The sauce was really good, didn’t really tasted like bar-b-q sauce.
Wasn’t sure about sauce when I measured the ketchup and my nose started to complain. But, it is actually very good.Making the sauce I had no chili powder, so subbed paprika 1/4c, onion powder 1T, garlic powder 1T (was out too so did garlic salt), and 2tsp. Cumin.
Good flavor. could have been cooked slightly less but definitely will make again
Broiled on high (electric) second rack from the broiler. Used a foil lined baking dish. 8 Minutes on one side, 7 minutes on the other. The pork was brined before cooking. And I used ah-so sauce rather than the one listed here.
Tasted great! Moist and tender. Prepared as directed with two exceptions with ingredients I had on hand . . . Apple cider instead of white vinegar and then bottled hot sauce instead of chili powder. Chops were about 3/4″ thick, bone in. Overall broiled about 22-24 minutes, basting and turning as directed. Will absolutely make again.
I made this using my broiler, it was yummy. I altered the recipe by marinating my pork chops for 3 hours with iltalian dressing (wishbone), dried oregano leaves, small amount of minced garlic. After reading some comments I wanted to make sure my pork chops weren’t bland. I also excluded the chili powder
These would have had the same impact if I had boiled them and not bothered with the sauce. bland and boring.
Great the way it is! Easy and relatively quick. Try it as it is written before changing the recipe using the reviews as your guideline.
Being short on time I skipped making the sauce and simply slathered the pork in bottled sauces I had on hand. Everyone found a flavor they liked.
Just made this exactly as instructed and it was fantastic!! I was a little worried about burning them but even though parts of each were black, it just made them even more delicious! I will make this again and again. Whole family enjoyed this!!
Didn’t make any changes…easy to make with ingredients I had on hand…delicious!
I just needed the cooking time, made the chops perfectly. I used oil/salt/pep on the chops instead of the sauce.
My girlfriend and I used this method with a different sauce. We used 2 Tbsp Cholula hot sauce per half cup of Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, brushed onto pork and broiled for 4 minutes/ side. We also flipped and brushed sauce onto chops after each 4 minute interval. Flipped and brushed 5 times for 1″ chops. Chops were tender and juicy!
I like them.