Name: Baked Spicy Bourbon Pork Chops
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 or 6 Pork Chops ( around 1 -1/2 inch thick bone-in or out doesn't matter); Brine; 1-quart warm water; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 lemon sliced and seeds removed; Glaze for Chops; 1/3 cup your favorite Bourbon; 3/4 cup your favorite Barbecue Sauce or use our; Jack Daniels Homemade Barbecue Sauce; 4 tablespoons hot sauce any kind; 1/4 teaspoon each salt, oregano, granulated garlic powder; cayenne pepper is optional to taste

These Baked Spicy Bourbon Pork Chops are the perfect weeknight dinner, and we have several cooking methods that await you, to even include air fried.

These pork chops are thick, juicy, and slathered with a delightfully spicy flavor.

These are perfect every time, and the best because they start out in a brine.

That seals in the natural juices and keeps them tender, and also for those who prefer a non-alcoholic substitute, apple juice, it's a perfect combination for pork.

If you love fried pork chops, then you may also like to try our Best Boston Butt Pork in the Slow Cooker and our Best Ever Juicy Fried Pork Chops.

Scroll down and print the recipe. Give this one a try; this recipe makes the tastiest pork you will ever eat!

Easy Steps to Making These Perfect Chops

Juiciness & Tenderness: The gentle heat of an oven cooks the meat more evenly, which helps keep lean pork chops from drying out.
Convenience: Baking is a "hands-off" method, allowing you to prepare side dishes while the meat cooks unattended.
Easier Cleanup: Using a parchment-lined baking sheet or a covered dish simplifies cleanup compared to managing oil splatters on a stovetop.
Steaming Option: Baking chops in a covered dish creates a "pocket of steam" that can make them exceptionally tender

raw pork seasoned, brined in a baking deep pan on parchment paper with glaze on top

Cooking Methods

Air Fried: Set the Air Fried to 400 degrees. Spray the basket, baste the top with bourbon barbecue sauce, and air fry for 6 minutes. Then, flip and add the barbecue sauce on the pork chops and air fry for 6 more minutes. Pork internal temperature should be 145 degrees. Continue cooking if not done in 2-minute increments
Pan Fried: Sauté the pork on medium heat in a cast-iron skillet, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Baste the chops with the sauce on top, flip after 7 to 8 minutes, and baste the other side. Cook pork to an internal temperature of 145 degrees using a meat thermometer
Slow Cooker: add the pork with the sauce seasoning and slow cook it 4 to 6 hours on high.
Grilled: Heat the grill to medium heat, sear on both sides for around 2 minutes, then lower the heat and finish cooking until the internal temperature is 145 degrees. Add some sauce to the chops around 2 minutes before they are completely cooked. Add the remaining sauce

Side Dishes We Love With Bourbon Pork Chops

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Pork Lombardy
Grilled Hawaiian Pork Chops

Non-Alcoholic and Kids-Version Pork Chops

If you have a pork chop lover in your home, this is a versatile recipe you can adapt easily.

Change the ingredients easily to non-heat lovers and just omit the hot sauce and cayenne pepper and for the bourbon, substitute apple juice.

Either way, the pork will be a super juicy and tender, wonderfully delicious addition to your pork recipes.

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Yield: 5

Author: Claudia Lamascolo