Peach Glazed Pork Chops

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword easy-pork-chop-recipes, peach-glazed-pork-chops

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Resting Time 10

Total Time 55

Servings pieces

Calories 599kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Rinse and pat dry the pork chops. Season on both sides with seasoned salt and black pepper to your taste.
On the stove top in a large skillet, heat a few drizzles of olive oil. Sear the pork chops on both sides medium-high heat for around 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan to a platter and keep warm.
Add the diced onion and butter to the pan. Cook until the onion is beginning to soften, around 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, around 1 minute.
Add the peach preserves, ketchup, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sriracha sauce, five spice and ground ginger. Stir taking time to scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
Return the pork chops to the pan and turn to coat with the sauce. [The pork chops will release juices while cooking, increasing the amount of liquid in the sauce.]
Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 15-17 minutes per side, depending on the thickness, adding more or less time as needed.
When done, remove to a platter, cover and keep warm.
To Thicken Sauce: Dissolve 1 Tbsp of cornstarch in cold water, then whisk into the sauce. Repeat until the desired thickness is reached.
Rest the pork chops for 5-10 minutes before serving drizzled with sauce over rice.

Chinese Five Spice: Five spice is a combination of clove, anise, Szechuan peppers, cinnamon and fennel. It's inexpensive and readily available in the Asian section of most grocery stores.
Preserves Substitutions: The sauce for these pork chops is quick and easy. If you're unable to find peach preserves you could use orange, mango or pineapple preserves or peach jam.
Mustard: You could also add a big dollop of whole grain mustard or Dijon mustard to the sauce ingredients.
Rice Wine Vinegar: You can use apple cider vinegar in place of rice wine vinegar.
Oil: You can use olive oil or vegetable oil.
Grilling: You can grill these pork chops over medium heat. When doing so, season the pork chops and pop them onto the grill while you make the glaze in a saucepan on the stovetop. Glaze and baste the pork chops at the end of cooking and char.
Herbs: You could add herbs such as fresh thyme or rosemary to the sauce.
Add Peaches: You could also add fresh peach slices to the sauce.