Keto Pork Chops with Chili Sauce

These simple Keto pork chops are seared on the stovetop and then roasted to perfection in the oven. Following this method, in just about 20 minutes, they come out tender and juicy. A cast-iron skillet is an excellent choice for the recipe, though not required.

Bone-in chops offer the most flavor. Feel free to use boneless in the recipe—just keep in mind that they will take less time to cook.  A tangy chili sauce is made during the cooking. Top your pork chop with this Keto-inspired condiment.

Recipe Re-creation with a fellow blogger

This recipe comes from Engulater Chiramba, a food blogger and fellow YouTube chef. She is from Zimbabwe, now living in South Africa. Her site is https://chihuz.wordpress.com/ and we decided to do a collaboration together, each of us recreating a recipe from each other.

She is a wife and a mother who loves to cook, bake and experiment with food. Engulater worked in a restaurant for a couple of years and learned a lot about food. She uses that experience when cooking. Her love of food drove her to start her own website and YouTube channel to share recipes and her cooking with the world.

She started the keto diet and share keto recipes to make life easier for those who are following the diet. 

Here are her other Social Media sites. I encourage you to check out her sites and recipes. Give her some online love!!

Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/engulater/

YouTube – https://youtube.com/channel/UCFlEYSsyvfCtVO4cZECl81w

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Chihuz-Eats-111024577316471/

So far we have done re-creations from Tom in the UK (http://www.tjrmint.com), Greg in Cincinnati, Rozina in Scotland by way of Iran (https://rozinaspersiankitchen.com/2020/12/08/my-youtube-channle/)  and now Engulater in South Africa by way of Zimbabwe.

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Keto Pork Chops with Chili Sauce

This Keto Pork Chops recipe is wonderful, topped with a tasty chili sauce. We start the pork chops in cast iron skillet on the stove top, then finish in the oven.

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Prep Time: 1 hour hour

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Keto Diet, south Beach Diet

Keyword: Pork Chops

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 396kcal

Equipment

• Cast Iron or other oven-safe pan

Ingredients

• 4 bone-in pork chops
• 1 medium star anise crushed
• ½ tsp Black Pepper
• ½ tsp Chinese five spice
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tsp lemongrass or 1 stalk of lemongrass
• 1- tbsp fish sauce
• 1- tbsp sesame oil
• 1 ½ tsp soy sauce
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup Chicken stock
• 4 tbsp butter

For chili sauce

• ½ tbsp Sugar-free ketchup
• ¼ tbsp Chili paste

Instructions

• Season the pork chops with salt & pepper, both sides and place in a re sealable bag.
• Prepare the marinade by adding black pepper, five-spice powder and crushed star anise into the re sealable bag.
• Add the minced garlic, lemongrass, fish sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, then mix well.
• Let marinade 1 hour.
• Bring pork chops to room temperature before cooking
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place an oven safe pan on high heat, and add olive oil
• Cook Pork Chops 2-3 minutes, searing each side
• Remove pan from heat and pour chicken stock into pan.
• Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the top of each pork chop.
• Transfer skillet to oven and cook until pork reaches 140 degrees, about 8 to 10 minutes, depending on thickness.
• When done, allow the pork chops rest for at least 10 minutes, covered, before serving them. The juices will redistribute back into the meat to keep them flavorful, tender and juicy.
• To make the Chili sauce, mix together sugar-free ketchup and chili paste.
• Drizzle chili sauce on top of the pork chops. Serve and enjoy.

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Notes

Buy bone-in pork chops that are at least 1 1/2 inches thick and have some marbling. The bone conducts heat, helping prevent the meat from overcooking while the marbling (fat) adds flavor and moisture during the cooking process.

Nutrition

Serving: 1chop | Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 29.9g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 158.8mg | Sodium: 570mg | Potassium: 548.3mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 721IU | Vitamin C: 4.3mg | Calcium: 32.2mg | Iron: 0.7mg

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If you liked our recipe for Keto Pork Chops, you should try our recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala, Or you can try our recipe for Beef Tenderloin with Yorkshire Pudding

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