One inch thick, juicy, tender and delicious boneless pork chops made in your Instant Pot. Quite simply the best boneless pork chops i’ve ever made.
I’ve tried several pork chop recipes in the Instant Pot but honestly, have only had mediocre results. So I set out to try and make pork chops how they really should be – browned on the outside, juicy and delicious on the inside. Sounds simple enough, right? Well after a dozen or so attempts, i’ve finally got down the perfect recipe.
I’ve found the best boneless pork chops for the Instant Pot are one inch thick. Not only are they easy to come by at the grocery store, but they simply are the best thickness for pressure cooking.
Start with a simple seasoning on both sides of the pork chops of salt, pepper, onion powder, paprika and brown sugar. Then, with your Instant Pot setting on saute (high), melt a tablespoon of butter. When it’s good and hot, add the pork chops and brown each side for about 1-2 minutes. That brown sugar may char a bit, but that’s ok. Once the pork chops are a beautiful golden brown, remove from the pot and set on a plate. Press cancel to stop the saute mode and add 1 cup of chicken broth to the pot. Use a wooden spoon to “deglaze” the bottom of the pot. This step is simply scraping all the bits off the bottom. Then, add the Worcestershire sauce and Liquid Smoke. Add the pork chops directly to the liquid, secure the lid, close the seal and pressure cook for 7 minutes. When cycle is complete let naturally release for 12 minutes. Remove from pot and let rest for about 5 minutes.
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Best Damn Instant Pot Boneless Pork Chops
- Total Time: 17 mins
- Yield: 2
Description
One inch thick, juicy, tender and delicious boneless pork chops made in your Instant Pot. Quite simply the best boneless pork chops i’ve ever made.
Ingredients
- 2 pork chops, boneless 1″ thick
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tbs butter
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
Instructions
- Mix spices and brown sugar and rub into both sides of pork chops.
- Set Instant Pot on saute (high) and add tablespoon butter. Once hot, add pork chops and brown on both sides for 1-2 minutes each. Remove pork chops and set aside. Press cancel.
- Add 1 cup chicken broth and use a wooden spoon to deglaze the bits off the bottom of the pot. Add Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke and add pork chops directly to the pot in the liquid.
- Secure lid, make sure vent is set to “sealing” and pressure cook (manual) for 7 minutes. When done, allow pressure to naturally release for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes, quick release the rest, remove lid and pork chops.
- Let pork chops rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
For best results it is recommended to use brined pork chops. Packaging will usually indicate that the pork chops contain a solution (usually 12%) to maintain moisture and tenderness.
If your pork chops aren’t pre-brined as described above, it is highly recommended to use a simple brine: A solution of ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) salt to 1 quart (4 cups) of water. Lay the pork chops (or other thin cut) in a single layer in a shallow dish and then pour the brine over top. Let this sit for anywhere from ½ hour to 2 hours before cooking. (thanks to reader Jack P.)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 7 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pressure cooker
- Cuisine: American
Mickey
Good recipe. My chops were a little dry, will decrease cooking time next time. Also put some potatoes in foil on the rack and cooked at same time. They were very good.
Michelle
So very good! Had with simple roasted small potatoes and collard greens – preparing the greens in the pot liquor after cooking the pork. 5 minutes high pressure. Highly recommend!
Lori
I cannot eat Liquid Smoke (results in vomiting; sister gets migraines). Is there something that can be substituted? Thank you!
RecipeTeacher
Hi Lori. You can certainly omit the liquid smoke altogether. A good substitution would be adding smoked paprika in place of the regular paprika.
Phoebe
Mine are like 2” thick! What do you suggest?
RecipeTeacher
Just add another minute to the pressure cook time.
Cecelia
I’m in the turned out poor category. I had 5 pork chops so decided to give it a go. I didn’t double the ingredients in the rub as there was plenty. I did double the liquid smoke, worchestershire, and chicken broth. I didn’t brine them and I’m not sure if the package said they already were. Cooked them for 7 minutes then when it kicked on LO, I started a timer for 12 minutes, released the rest of the steam after that, and continued to leave them in there for another 4 minutes, instead of 5. Was leaving them in the instant pot with it still on LO, the wrong thing to do, as I’m thinking that’s why they were so dry? That and not brining them.
Shannon King
Mine came out perfect. I cut out the brown sugar because we are diabetic but the rest was delicious juicy pork chops.
Connie Ceban
Try Truvia (stevia) brown sugar. We love it! Combines regular brown sugar, stevia and erithrotol. 2gm sugar, 4gm carbs 😋
Brian Hornibrook
So, full disclosure…I made your instant pot pork tenderloin recipe & absolutely loved it & it’s now my “go to” recipe when I’m cooking pork tenderloin. So when I googled instant pot pork chop recipes and saw yours come up, I knew I needed to try it. Oh my stars! This is truly the best pork chop recipe I’ve ever made or eaten. They were super easy to make, very juicy, perfectly cooked with incredible flavor. Thank you for sharing this great recipe. I was planning on taking a picture of the finished product, but they didn’t stay around long enough for me to do so…maybe next time.
RecipeTeacher
Thank you, Brian!
Jennifer
I constantly share this recipe with Instapot and PC quick cooker pages. Its so delicious. My kids live it one of their favs. I’m a big briner so that tip is great! Thank you for sharing this!
Amber
This was an absolutely wonderful recipe! I misread the cooking directions and cooked on high pressure for 12 minutes instead of 7, but they turned out PERFECT they were moist and soaked up the flavor really nicely! I made a gravy with the remaining cooking liquid as another reviewer suggested and oh man. Definitely will be keeping this one on rotation!
Susan
Definitely earned their name…delicious-flavorful & tender. Used 1’’ pork chops from Walmart. Made 6 in my Ninja instant pot. I doubled all the ingredients, including the liquid. Didn’t have onion powder, so used 1 tsp of garlic powder & 1 tsp of tastefully simple onion seasoning. For the paprika I used smoked.. Best instant pot pork chop recipe I’ve used. Great success!
Deborah Mershimer
Did you adjust the time at all or just the ingredient amounts?