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Honey Garlic Instant Pot Pork Chops

February 14, 2019 by victor 60 Comments

Boneless pork chops, cooked in Instant Pot, shown on a plate, cut in half, juicy, with amber honey garlic sauce on the plate.

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.

Two honey garlic pork chops, cooked in Instant Pot, on a black plate in sauce.

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

  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes (amazing)
  • Smothered Cabbage
  • Hungarian Sauteed Potatoes
  • Mixed Vegetable Stir Fry

Honey Garlic Instant Pot Pork Chops

Boneless pork chops, first seared, then cooked in Instant Pot until tender and juicy, with a delicious honey garlic sauce.
4.77 from 13 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Instant Pot, pork chops, pressure cooker
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Pressurizing/depressurizing: 24 minutes
Total Time: 21 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 280kcal
Author: Victor

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.
    Seasoned pork chops on a plate.
  • Set Instant Pot to sauté and give it about 8-10 minutes to preheat. Add the butter. 
    Heating butter in Instant Pot.
  • 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.
    Pork chops sauteed in 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.
    Browned garlic inside Instant Pot.
  • 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.
    Honey, garlic inside Instant Pot.
  • Return the pork chops back to the pot, placing them right in the liquid. They don't need to be submerged all the way.
    Pork chops in the Instant Pot with honey garlic sauce.
  • Cover the pressure cooker and make sure the pressure valve is sealed. Set for MANUAL, HIGH pressure for 7 minutes cook time.
    Instant pot setting pressure time to 7 minutes.
  • 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.
    Instant Pot - pressure releasing naturally.
  • 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.
    Fully cooked pork chops in the Instant Pot.

Notes

Instead of flour to thicken the sauce, use 1 tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup of cold water.

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 623mg | Potassium: 545mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

 

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  1. Jeannie Ryan

    November 02, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    Love this recipe and make it all the time for my husband and myself.

    Reply
    • victor

      December 16, 2022 at 1:13 pm

      Happy to hear it. Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Julie Flemming

    April 02, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    Great and easy recipe! Loved it! Thank you!

    Reply
    • victor

      April 03, 2022 at 10:31 am

      You are very welcome.

      Reply
  3. Henry Kunze

    August 20, 2021 at 2:18 am

    Ich habe dieses Rezept bereits zum vierten Mal gemacht, und es wird immer wieder gewünscht. Ich habe es von Google übersetzen lassen, da ich kein englisch beherrsche, und alles hat bestens funktioniert. Es ist ein Lieblingsrezept geworden!

    Reply
    • victor

      August 22, 2021 at 11:10 am

      Super! Guten Appetit!

      Reply
  4. Jeannie Ryan

    February 28, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    This is the secondI time I have made this recipe and we love it! Very easy and one of the best tasting pork chops I have ever had!!

    Reply
    • victor

      March 05, 2021 at 9:09 pm

      Happy to hear it, Jeannie. Enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Sheila Woodruff

    October 21, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Hi Victor! These look amazing. I have a 8 quart Instant Pot. Do I need to increase the liquid?
    Thanks for your help.

    Reply
    • victor

      October 31, 2020 at 11:48 am

      Hi Sheila, no, you don’t need to.

      Reply
  6. Darla Humphreys

    September 26, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    This recipe was a hit with all (including the picky eaters). I will definitely make again!

    Reply
  7. Ashlee

    September 17, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    Excited to try this recipe!! Can I add some chopped red potatoes on top or would that ruin it? I love the instant pot recipes that I can add potatoes to.

    Reply
    • victor

      September 21, 2020 at 12:14 pm

      Potatoes need a little longer to cook so I would not add them in this recipe… Pork (shoulder) stew with potatoes, that will work.

      Reply
      • Marla

        December 07, 2021 at 10:33 am

        Can I use a 3 pound pork roast?

        Reply
        • victor

          December 07, 2021 at 1:31 pm

          I am sure you can but I haven’t tried myself so wouldn’t know the timing.

  8. John Barry

    August 20, 2020 at 12:33 am

    Excellent! Followed recipe exactly as written. It will definitely be my go to for pork loin chops. The sauce is soo good. For sure a five 🌟 !!

    Reply
  9. Rebecca

    July 02, 2020 at 8:26 pm

    This recipe is fabulous as written. Will definitely make again. I had to make some adjustments due to my ingredients. For those who purchase boneless pork chops from Costco, they are very thick; here are my recommendations. I doubled the seasoning mixture, increased the garlic to 5 cloves, used agave nectar (didn’t have honey :() and increased pressure time to 13 minutes. I added the leftover seasoning mixture to the garlic and butter for the roux. Turned out excellent!!

    Reply
  10. Kelly

    June 26, 2020 at 9:23 pm

    These pork chops are delicious! I doubled my dry ingredients since I had 5 pork chops. I cooked mine for 6 minutes. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  11. Jamie

    February 08, 2020 at 7:20 pm

    These pork chops were absolutely delicious!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe!

    Reply
    • victor

      February 09, 2020 at 9:48 am

      You are very welcome!

      Reply
  12. Fallon

    January 30, 2020 at 11:54 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • victor

      February 02, 2020 at 7:16 am

      To make chicken breasts, sear them 2-3 minutes per side and increase the pressure-cooking time in Instant Pot to 9 minutes.

      Reply
  13. Cammy

    January 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    What makes the sodium count so high.

    Reply
    • victor

      January 24, 2020 at 2:29 pm

      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.

      Reply
  14. Kari Joy Garman

    January 18, 2020 at 7:02 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • victor

      January 18, 2020 at 8:41 pm

      You are very welcome, Kari.

      Reply
  15. Kristin

    January 17, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    Could I substitute a different type of flour? I have coconut flour, almond flour, and cassava flour

    Reply
    • victor

      January 18, 2020 at 2:50 pm

      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.

      Reply
  16. Maureen

    January 05, 2020 at 9:41 pm

    Tasty but very runny sauce. Not sure I’d make again

    Reply
    • victor

      January 05, 2020 at 10:00 pm

      I mentioned in the post that you can thicken the sauce if you like it thicker. Roux or cornstarch will work.

      Reply
  17. Katie

    December 18, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    This sounds delicious! Could I make it with frozen, thin cut pork chops?

    Reply
    • victor

      December 21, 2019 at 12:31 pm

      Yes. Thin cut chops take about 5 minutes, frozen thin cut – about 7-8 minutes.

      Reply
  18. Teresa

    September 11, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • victor

      September 12, 2019 at 8:13 pm

      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.

      Reply
  19. Nancy

    August 21, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    can i use thin cut centre chops?

    Reply
    • victor

      August 27, 2019 at 12:37 pm

      Nancy, thin cut choips will do too only reduce the cooking time to 5 minutes.

      Reply
  20. Anna

    June 23, 2019 at 11:49 am

    Just put this in my cooker. Smells so good, can’t wait to try it !!

    Reply
  21. Jenn

    June 17, 2019 at 6:20 pm

    I don’t have the white wine vinegar can I leave this out or use something else?

    Reply
    • victor

      June 18, 2019 at 8:48 am

      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.

      Reply
  22. Diana

    April 30, 2019 at 6:36 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • victor

      May 01, 2019 at 12:20 pm

      Thank you for your feedback, Diana. Glad to hear that you liked my recipe.

      Reply
  23. Charlene

    April 12, 2019 at 6:18 pm

    What if my pot doesn’t ha e a manual button

    Reply
    • victor

      April 13, 2019 at 6:04 pm

      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.

      Reply
  24. Amanda

    April 06, 2019 at 6:49 pm

    Can I use bone in pork chops for this recipe

    Reply
    • victor

      April 06, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      Yes, you can use bone-in pork chops. The only think that you would need to change is increase cooking time by 2 minutes.

      Reply
  25. Kim

    March 04, 2019 at 12:54 pm

    My pork chops turned out so Yummy! I will definitely be making these again soon 🙂

    Reply
  26. Michelle

    March 03, 2019 at 1:11 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • victor

      March 03, 2019 at 1:49 pm

      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.

      Reply
  27. Carolyn Labossiere

    February 27, 2019 at 7:27 pm

    Victor , until I can get a inst pot do you think these would turn out ok in a crock pot ? They sound wonderful

    Reply
    • victor

      February 28, 2019 at 10:41 am

      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.

      Reply
  28. Melanie

    February 23, 2019 at 11:23 am

    Can you make this with bone in pork chops.

    Reply
    • victor

      February 23, 2019 at 1:10 pm

      Absolutely. Just increase the cooking time by 2 minutes.

      Reply
  29. Jo Ann

    February 21, 2019 at 4:53 pm

    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.

    Reply
  30. Jo Ann

    February 20, 2019 at 11:05 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • victor

      February 20, 2019 at 11:18 pm

      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.

      Reply
  31. Jo Ann

    February 20, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    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

    Reply
    • victor

      February 20, 2019 at 3:41 pm

      Hi Jo Ann, my apologies, that was a misprint. I corrected it. Enjoy and please let me know how it turns out.

      Reply
  32. Krista

    February 17, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    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!!!

    Reply
    • victor

      February 18, 2019 at 10:15 am

      So glad to hear that, Krista. These pork chops are a winner in my book.

      Reply

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