Baked Pork Chops with Soy Sauce and Honey

Minimal preparation and no frying makes this one of the easiest ways of serving pork chops, for they are simply soaked in a light marinade and then baked until tender. Good with new potatoes tossed in parsley-butter and a green salad with sprouts.

Ingredients
900g-1kg pork loin chops
2 large cloves garlic
25ml soy sauce
25ml honey
50ml dry white wine
2ml ground ginger
5ml dried sage

Method
Remove rind and most of the fat from the chops and arrange to fit in glass dish suitable for both marinating and baking. Crush garlic directly over chops and rub in with back of knife. Mix remaining ingredients, pour over chops and marinate for about 4 hours at room temperature, or all day in the fridge. Turn chops occasionally while marinating. Remove dish 1 hour before baking and bake, covered, at 160ºC for 1 hour. Remove cover, turn chops and bake uncovered for another 20 minutes or until tender and juices are slightly reduced and syrupy. Ladle a spoonful over each serving. Serves about 6.

Fruited Pork Chops

Ingredients
800g pork loin chops
2-3 gloves garlic
125ml pure apple juice
25ml soy sauce
25ml brown sugar
2ml dried rosemary
Thin slices orange and apple
Brown sugar, ground cinnamon and butter

Method
Arrange chops in baking dish. Crush garlic over chops. Mix apple juice, soy sauce, sugar and rosemary and pour over. Place 1 thin slice of orange and apple on each chop. Sprinkle a little sugar and cinnamon over apple, and dot with butter. Bake, uncovered, 1t 160ºC, for 1 hour 30 minutes until tender, and liquid is slightly syrupy. Serves 4-6