Lazy Cook's Pork Chops

Fast prep. and into the oven! Do take note that Sweet Thai Chilli Sauces do differ from one brand to the next: I have 3 brands at the moment and they are definitely not similar, and one is markedly hotter than the others. The Maille mustard should be available anywhere. This is a delicious, tangy sauce for pork, and thickens while baking. I find pork loin chops which are simply done in a pan are often hard -- but not when baked with this sauce. I cut most of the fat rind off and leave on only a strip of fat for juiciness.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs  pork loin chops (4 large chops, about 800 g)
• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth (125 ml chicken stock)
• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons honey (50 ml)
• 1  tablespoon mustard (Maille Dijon Originale if possible, 15 ml)
• 2  tablespoons  sweet chili sauce (Thai, (30 ml)
• 1  teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, coarse-ground
•  salt

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325 deg F/160 deg Celsius.
2. In a bowl, mix the chicken broth, honey, mustard, Thai sweet chilli sauce, ground ginger and black pepper. Whisk to mix well well. (You can eyeball the amounts, and when the sauce is mixed, taste it).
3. Heat a film of oil in a pan.
4. Brown the pork chops lightly on both sides, and remove to an oven dish.
5. Sprinkle salt very sparingly over the chops.
6. Ladle the sauce over the chops with a spoon.
7. Bake open for about 45 minutes, turning chops over halfway through baking time.
8. Nice with rice or mashed potatoes, and a fresh green vegetable.