Name: Spicy Gochujang-Glazed Pork Chops
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons gochujang paste; 4 teaspoons white miso; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 1 tablespoon orange juice; 1 garlic clove , minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless pork chops , ¾ to 1 inch thick, trimmed; 1 scallion , sliced thin

Why This Recipe Works

Slow roasting is the easiest way to make tender, superjuicy glazed pork chops. It also leaves time for you to make a side dish to complete the meal. We started by stirring together gochujang paste and white miso—thick and intensely flavored ingredients that wouldn't run off the chops when heated. Next, we adjusted the balance of flavors with soy sauce, maple syrup, orange juice, and garlic. We applied a thin coating of the glaze to boneless pork chops and slow-roasted them in a low oven until the meat was juicy and tender and the glaze formed a tacky layer on the surface of the meat. Finally, we applied a second, substantial coating of glaze and broiled the chops until the glaze was bubbly and started to char.

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Before You Begin

Red miso can be substituted for the white miso. If your broiler has multiple temperature settings, use the highest. Make sure to use gochujang paste, which comes in a tub, instead of the sauce, which comes in a bottle. Try these chops with our Skillet-Roasted Sugar Snap Peas.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 275 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and set wire rack in sheet. Spray rack with vegetable oil spray. Stir gochujang, miso, soy sauce, maple syrup, orange juice, and garlic together in small bowl.

Sprinkle salt evenly over both sides of chops. Place chops on prepared wire rack and brush 1 teaspoon glaze on top and sides of each chop. Roast until meat registers 135 to 137 degrees, 40 to 45 minutes.

Remove sheet from oven and heat broiler. Brush 1 tablespoon glaze on top and sides of each chop. Return sheet to oven and broil until glaze is bubbly and slightly charred in spots, 3 to 6 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with scallion and serve.