Baked BBQ Pork Chops
Juicy pork chops seasoned with a sweet and smoky dry rub, baked at 400°F, then coated in barbecue sauce and broiled until sticky, caramelized, and lightly charred.
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Servings: 4 serving
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops, normal or thick-cut
- Barbecue sauce to taste
Seasoning mix
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place a wire rack over a sheet pan.
- Mix together the brown sugar, salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, and black pepper.
- Coat the pork chops generously on all sides with the seasoning mix, then place them on the wire rack.
- Bake until the pork chops are about 15–20°F below 145°F. For chops around 1 inch thick, begin checking the temperature at about 15 minutes.
- Turn the oven to broil, leaving the pan on the middle rack.
- Brush barbecue sauce over the top, sides, and edges of the pork chops. Broil for about 5 minutes, watching closely.
- Flip the pork chops, coat the other side and edges with barbecue sauce, then broil for another 5 minutes.
- Check the internal temperature. If needed, continue flipping and broiling in short intervals until the pork reaches 145°F and the sauce is sticky, caramelized, and lightly charred.
- Rest the pork chops for about 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
A wire rack keeps the pork chops above the juices that collect in the pan, helping the seasoning and barbecue sauce stay on the meat.
Do not bake the pork chops all the way to 145°F before adding the sauce. Leaving them about 15–20°F below the final temperature gives them time to finish cooking while the barbecue sauce caramelizes under the broiler.
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