Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Pork (Print-Friendly Format)
Juicy pork chops slow-cooked in a honey garlic blend, served with rice for a delicious, effortless dinner.
# Required Ingredients:
→ Pork Chops
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3 thick-cut pork chops, bone-in or boneless
→ Honey Garlic Sauce
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4 large cloves garlic, minced
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120 millilitres ketchup
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80 millilitres soy sauce
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110 grams honey
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1 teaspoon garlic powder
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1 teaspoon onion powder
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0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
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15-30 millilitres sriracha sauce, to taste
→ For Thickening Sauce
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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120 millilitres chicken stock, water or reserved sauce
→ Rice
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4 cups instant rice
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
# How to Make It:
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Place pork chops in an even layer at the bottom of the slow cooker.
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In a medium bowl, combine ketchup, minced garlic, soy sauce, honey, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and sriracha. Mix thoroughly until well blended.
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Pour the honey garlic sauce over the pork chops. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 to 6 hours, until the pork is tender.
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Bring approximately 1 litre of water to a boil in a covered pot. Add instant rice and butter, stir to combine, cover again, and remove from heat. Let sit according to package instructions until tender.
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Transfer pork chops to a separate plate and keep warm. Pour leftover honey garlic sauce from the slow cooker into a saucepan.
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In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch together with chicken stock or a portion of reserved sauce until smooth and free of lumps.
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Add the cornstarch mixture to the saucepan with reserved sauce, whisking well. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
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Serve pork chops over a bed of cooked rice and generously spoon over the thickened honey garlic sauce. Garnish as desired.
# Additional Information:
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For enhanced flavor, marinate pork chops in the honey garlic sauce for 1 hour before slow cooking.