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Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Asian Pork Chops

Name: Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Asian Pork Chops
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4-6 thick-cut, bone-in pork chops; salt and pepper; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 medium red onion,, sliced; 1 green bell pepper,, sliced; 1 cup Heinz chili sauce or ketchup; 2/3 cup apricot or peach preserves; 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 tablepsoons cornstarch; 2 green onions,, sliced

Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Asian Pork Chops are cooked in a sweet and tangy sauce with onions, peppers, apricot preserves, and soy sauce.

Prep15 min
Cook5 hr
Serves5
Rating4.9

Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Asian Pork Chops are cooked in a sweet and tangy sauce with onions, peppers, apricot preserves, and soy sauce. Tastes great served over white rice with a side of steamed broccoli or sugar snap peas.

Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Pork Chops on a plate with sugar snap peas.

The pork chops cook up perfectly fork tender. The sauce has so much flavor. Brown sugar and apricot preserves add some sweetness. There’s tang from a little apple cider vinegar and some crushed red pepper flakes and chili sauce add some heat to balance the sweetness.

How To Make Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Asian Pork Chops

Season the pork chops and coat in flour. Brown on both sides. Place in slow cooker and place onion and peppers on top.
Stir together the sauce ingredients. Use the skillet you browned the pork chops in so you don’t dirty a bowl.
Pour sauce over the pork chops. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours.
To thicken the sauce, mix in some cornstarch mixed with cold water and cook on HIGH for 15 minutes.

What Type Of Pork To Use?

I like to use thick-cut bone-in loin chops in the slow cooker. The bone adds extra flavor and helps prevent the pork chops from drying out. The loin chops typically have enough fat in them to keep the pork moist and flavorful.