Every now and again I hear someone say that pressure cooked food is bland and watery. This is because they haven’t tried these lip-smacking good honey garlic Instant Pot pork chops. There is nothing about these pork chops that you won’t like. They are tender, juicy, flavorful and delicious. They are just as delicious as my favorite browned garlic butter baked pork chops or the classic southern fried pork chops. In addition, the pan juices are so good that you just want to drink them from the pot. I am not surprised as I’ve been perfecting this recipe for quite some time.
How to cook honey garlic pork chops in Instant Pot?
As I mentioned above, food cooked in a pressure cooker doesn’t need to be bland and watery. Instead, it can be just a flavorful and well-textured.
In this recipe, pork chops are first covered with salt, spices and flour, then sauteed right in your Instant Pot to get a beautiful and delicious crust. After sauteing pork chops, we prepare the honey garlic sauce, in which the chops will be cooked under pressure. As a result, the chops get double the flavor, a great texture and a delicious sauce on top.
The sauce does not need to be thickened, it is delicious as is, but you can go ahead and do it if you desire.
How long to cook pork chops in Instant Pot?
A typical 1-inch thick, fresh (not frozen) pork chop will need about 8 to 15 minutes of high pressure cooking. Five to seven minutes would be appropriate if pork chops are first seared. Eight minutes of cooking will make a very juicy pork chop, while 15 minutes of cooking will produce a well-done, fork-tender pork chop. On the other hand, thin-cut pork chops, non-seared, will only need 5 minutes of pressure cooking.
Can I use frozen pork chops in this recipe?
To get the best flavor pork chops in this recipe are dredged in spices and flour and sauteed to get a tasty crust. However, frozen meat will not brown properly. Hence, I recommend that you defrost pork chops prior to cooking.
Recommended side dishes for these pork chops
Honey Garlic Instant Pot Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 4 boneless pork chops about 1 inch thick; or two-three large pork chops
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt plus more to taste
- 3/4 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 5 cloves garlic peeled and pressed
- 1 cup broth vegetable or chicken
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine salt, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper and all purpose flour. Season the pork chops with the dry rub mix, making sure to coat the edges as well as both flat sides of each chop.
- Set Instant Pot to sauté and give it about 8-10 minutes to preheat. Add the butter.
- When the butter is melted, quickly add the pork chops and sear until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the pork chops and set aside. Turn off the Instant Pot.
- Add the pressed garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, stirring constantly. If you want the sauce to be thicker, add 2 tablespoons of flour, mix well, and continue cooking for 30-60 seconds or so, until the flour is slightly brown.
- Add the broth and scrape the brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pot. Add the honey and the white wine vinegar, and stir well. Taste for salt and adjust if needed.
- Return the pork chops back to the pot, placing them right in the liquid. They don't need to be submerged all the way.
- Cover the pressure cooker and make sure the pressure valve is sealed. Set for MANUAL, HIGH pressure for 7 minutes cook time.
- When the pressure cook time is up, let the pressure cooker naturally release for 10-12 minutes. After the 10-12 minutes, open the valve completely to quickly release all the remaining pressure.
- Remove the pork chops from the Instant Pot and let rest for 3-5 minutes before serving. Serve the chops with the honey garlic sauce from the pot.
Notes
Nutrition
Jamie
These pork chops were absolutely delicious!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe!
victor
You are very welcome!
Fallon
I made these and they were delicious! I’d like to try it with chicken breast. How long would I have to cook them for, and would I need to cool them on each side as well? Thanks!
victor
To make chicken breasts, sear them 2-3 minutes per side and increase the pressure-cooking time in Instant Pot to 9 minutes.
Cammy
What makes the sodium count so high.
victor
Good question. If you cook two large chops and split the sauce in half, the sodium from the broth and the added salt will be higher per serving. If you cook 4 regular size loin chops and divide the sauce between the four, which will be sufficient, the sodium level drops by half. I adjusted the number of servings to reflect the serving size.
Kari Joy Garman
I made this tonight. When I started I thought I had honey but I did not so I substituted 1/4 sweet and sour. I was so good. Will definitely make this again!! Thank you!
victor
You are very welcome, Kari.
Kristin
Could I substitute a different type of flour? I have coconut flour, almond flour, and cassava flour
victor
Kristin, I don’t believe those flowers can be used as thickeners, at least I haven’t tried that. Arrowroot would be a good alternative though. You can definitely try, I don’t think you will ruin the taste with those.
Maureen
Tasty but very runny sauce. Not sure I’d make again
victor
I mentioned in the post that you can thicken the sauce if you like it thicker. Roux or cornstarch will work.
Katie
This sounds delicious! Could I make it with frozen, thin cut pork chops?
victor
Yes. Thin cut chops take about 5 minutes, frozen thin cut – about 7-8 minutes.
Teresa
Can I quadruple the recipe? I have 8 porkchops to cook, what is the best way to do this? In the IP, or in the oven?
victor
Sure you can quadruple the recipe. If cooking in IP, stacking meat effectively means increasing the thickness of meat. You would sear them first in batches, then stack and cook as per the recipe but you will need to cook them longer. I can’t tell how much longer as I’ve never tried that I would imagine 10-12 minutes would be sufficient.
I have several pork chop recipes on my blog, check them out. Cooking method is really up to you. I love baked chops, but I also love broiled and Southern fried chops.
Nancy
can i use thin cut centre chops?
victor
Nancy, thin cut choips will do too only reduce the cooking time to 5 minutes.
Anna
Just put this in my cooker. Smells so good, can’t wait to try it !!
Jenn
I don’t have the white wine vinegar can I leave this out or use something else?
victor
You don’t want to leave it out as it adds a nice bite to the sauce. Rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar will work. Plain white wine will do too. Red wine vinegar will also work.
Diana
Absolutely delicious. I doubled the recipe (and doubled the sauce) and it came out perfectly. I didn’t read the comments beforehand hand and cooked 4 bone in chops with the original cooking time in the recipe and they were completely cooked and incredibly tender.
victor
Thank you for your feedback, Diana. Glad to hear that you liked my recipe.
Charlene
What if my pot doesn’t ha e a manual button
victor
You must have a newer model, it should have ‘pressure cook’ button. Essentially, you need to be able to set pressure cooking time to whatever time is specified by the recipe.
Amanda
Can I use bone in pork chops for this recipe
victor
Yes, you can use bone-in pork chops. The only think that you would need to change is increase cooking time by 2 minutes.
Kim
My pork chops turned out so Yummy! I will definitely be making these again soon 🙂
Michelle
If I wanted to double this recipe, do I just double all of the ingredients, except for the liquid? Would the time remain the same?
victor
To double the recipe, double the pork chops, and the dry rub ingredients. Double the butter. The sauce (garlic, broth, honey and vinegar) can stay the same. Increase cooking time to 8 minutes. It will be enough for 4 pork chops.
Carolyn Labossiere
Victor , until I can get a inst pot do you think these would turn out ok in a crock pot ? They sound wonderful
victor
Hi Carolyn, yes the seasonings and the sauce all will work just fine in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 hours and they will be great.
Melanie
Can you make this with bone in pork chops.
victor
Absolutely. Just increase the cooking time by 2 minutes.
Jo Ann
Will do. I’m going to try the oven baked ones too, but it will be hard to top the Honey Garlic ones. lol
We’re definitely pork chop lovers, and I love to try new recipes.
Jo Ann
Thanks for the clarification Victor!
I actually went ahead and did the pork chops in my oven, and they were a huge hit. My husband said they were the best pork chops he had ever eaten (and that’s saying something, lol). Can’t wait to take the short cut in my Instant pot. Took a while in the oven.
Thanks again.
victor
Good to hear that, Jo Ann. That honey garlic marinade is always a hit. It’s very good. Well, let me know once you try the recipe in an IP. Also, if your family like pork chops, I have a really good recipe for oven baked pork chops with browned garlic butter. Delicious.
Jo Ann
Victor, in step #7, it says to cook for 7 minutes, then remove chops (doesn’t mention putting them back in the pot). Then in step #8, it says again to cook for 7 minutes.
Am I mis-reading or not understanding these directions? The recipe sounds delicious, and I’d really like to try it, but I don’t want to get it wrong.
Thanks
victor
Hi Jo Ann, my apologies, that was a misprint. I corrected it. Enjoy and please let me know how it turns out.
Krista
This is the first time I tried pork chops in the IP…. I am so glad I did! My husband could not believe how good they were! This is because he does not usually like IP meats. I will definitely be making these chops again in my IP. Great recipe!!!
victor
So glad to hear that, Krista. These pork chops are a winner in my book.