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Asian Air Fryer Bone-In Pork Chops

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These air fryer bone-in pork chops are everything you want in a chop: juicy, caramelized on the outside, and packed with a garlicky ginger-soy marinade that makes them taste as if they came from a restaurant. The bone-in cut does a lot of the heavy lifting here. More fat, more flavour, and way harder to overcook than boneless. I've made these probably a dozen times to nail the timing and the marinade ratios, and this version is the one I keep coming back to.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Marinating time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Mains
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 392
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 bone-in pork chops 1 inch thick
  • Juice of ½ of a lime
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon dark soy
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon mined garlic
  • 1 stalk of sliced green onions

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Cut 3–4 small slits along the fatty edge of each chop. This prevents them from curling up in the air fryer.
    2 bone-in pork chops 1 inch thick
  2. In a bowl, combine the lime juice, avocado oil, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, green onion, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
    Juice of ½ of a lime, 1 tablespoon avocado oil, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon dark soy , 1 tablespoon minced ginger, 1 tablespoon mined garlic, 1 stalk of sliced green onions
  3. Add the pork chops to the bowl and toss to coat. Cover and marinate for 15–30 minutes at room temperature, or up to a few hours in the fridge.
  4. Preheat your air fryer to 400°F for 3–5 minutes.
  5. Place the pork chops in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Do not overlap.
  6. Air fry at 400°F for 15 minutes, flipping 2–3 times throughout cooking.
  7. Check the internal temperature. You're looking for 145°F at the thickest part.
  8. Let the pork chops rest for 3–5 minutes before serving. This keeps the juices inside the meat.

Notes

  • Go thick. Look for chops that are at least 1 inch thick. Thin chops cook too fast and dry out easily. 
  • Score the edges. Those small slits along the fat prevent the chops from curling up and cooking unevenly. Don't skip this step.
  • Let them marinate. Even 15 minutes makes a big difference. If you have 30, use 30. The honey in the marinade caramelizes in the air fryer and gives you that gorgeous color.
  • Don't crowd the basket. Hot air needs to circulate around each chop. If they're overlapping, you're steaming, not air frying. Cook in batches if needed.
  • Rest before slicing. I know it's tempting to cut in immediately, but 3–5 minutes of resting makes a real difference in how juicy the final result is.

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 36gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 764mgPotassium: 627mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg

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