Spicy Maple-Sauced Pork Chops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pork chops, thick-cut, bone-in
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon Mexican chili powder, ground
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, freshly ground
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup real maple syrup
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
In a non-stick oven-proof skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until glistening.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together maple syrup, soy sauce and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Boil for five minutes or until mixture begins to foam, reduces by half and thickens to the consistency of corn syrup. Remove from heat, cover saucepan and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine spices (garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, ginger, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. Rub mixture evenly over both sides of pork chops.
Brown pork chops in hot oil for 2 minutes on each side or until medium brown in color and slightly crispy when pricked with a fork. Remove from heat.
Spoon 1/3 of maple sauce over top of each chop, allowing to drizzle down over sides.
Place skillet, uncovered, in oven and roast chops for 10 minutes.
With oven mitts, remove skillet from oven and spoon 1/2 of remaining sauce over chops. Return to oven for an additional 10 minutes or until chops are cooked through.
Spoon remaining sauce over chops just before serving. The sauce will be cool and very sticky at this time but will melt nicely when spooned onto chops.
Serve immediately and enjoy!