How To Make Air Fryer Pork Chops
Make your pork chops healthier with this air fryer recipe. These chops are first brined then rubbed with chili powder and sugar for a sweet-spicy dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4boneless pork chops,¾ inch thick
For Brine:
- 4cupswater
- ¼cupkosher salt
- 2tbspsugar
- 1tsppeppercorns
For Rub:
- 2tbspbrown sugar
- 1tspchili powder
- ½tspgarlic powder
Instructions
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Combine brine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once sugar and salt are dissolved, remove from heat and cool completely.
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Pour cooled brine over pork chops and let sit at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours. Drain well and dab dry with a paper towel.
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Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F.
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Mix rub ingredients and massage into pork chops.
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Place pork chops in the air fryer basket and cook 12 minutes, turning after 6 minutes or until chops reach 145 degrees F. Do not overcook.
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Rest 5 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition
- Calories: 328.61kcal
- Fat: 14.28g
- Saturated Fat: 2.74g
- Trans Fat: 0.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.19g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.17g
- Carbohydrates: 11.77g
- Fiber: 0.45g
- Sugar: 10.70g
- Protein: 36.51g
- Cholesterol: 108.80mg
- Sodium: 975.70mg
- Calcium: 29.11mg
- Potassium: 642.35mg
- Iron: 1.15mg
- Vitamin A: 13.61µg
- Vitamin C: 0.01mg
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