Easy Salt & Pepper Pork Chops Recipe for Dinner

This Salt & Pepper Pork Cutlets Pork might be my favorite pork recipe ever, and that’s saying a lot! This meal is so simple and delicious that you’ll want to put it on your menu every week.

Easy Salt & Pepper Pork Chops Recipe for Dinner

Prep Time: 8 Hours, marinade Cook Time: 10 Minutes Total Time: 8 Hours, 10 Minutes Servings: 4 – 6 servings

Like many small families, we eat a lot of chicken and pork. I am always having to come up with new and different ways to cook. I do like to be creative in the kitchen. This recipe should not be confused with the Salt and pepper Pork dinner that you find at most Asian restaurants.

This recipe is much different. I just couldn’t come up with a common name for it. So it became known in our household as Salt and pepper Pork Tenderloin. Often I purchase a whole pork tenderloin because it is on sale and much cheaper than the in-store cut versions.

What you can get with a whole tenderloin. You can carve out many meals for your family. I typically come home from shopping and start dividing my tenderloin. I usually get two roasts, 4 center-cut pork chop meals & 1 pork cutlet meal. That is a lot for one family of four. Buying bulk helps with simple weeknight dinner solutions.

I know that this simple dish will become an instant hit with your family, friends, and all the wonderful people you do dinner with. For this working mom, it is a great recipe to make quickly. The trick to delicious Salt and Pepper Pork Chops is the brine.  Here is another comfort food recipe to try – Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops.

Pork Cutlets Marinated in Soy Sauce

Soy Sauces are not all brewed the same. My husband and I shop frequently at our local Asian food market. I honestly feel they offer a better product when it comes to soy sauce.

For this recipe, I used just that. I wish I could tell you the brand. The only thing I know is by the bottle (all written in Chinese). I don’t purchase in-store big-brand soy sauces. They seem to lack flavor and contain a lot more (I mean a ton more) salt than I want.

No one likes to drink cup after cup of water after dinner, let alone having swollen fingers and toes.

Side note: If you test out this recipe using brand-name soy sauce, please be aware that this may taste saltier than my version. 

Ingredients needed for pork chops

Please note that I list a full list of ingredients as well as a printable version of this recipe below. Just scroll down. Guaranteed you will have most of these ingredients on hand and will not have to run out to the grocery store.

• Pork Tenderloin, cut into cutlets 1 – 2 lbs –or you can use boneless pork chops
• 1 cup Soy Sauce
• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar – can be substituted with brown sugar
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Basil
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 cup Water
• 1/2 tsp Coriander
• 1 tsp Kosher Salt

Simple Brine for Pork Chops

STEP ONE: You will need a one-gallon size sealable bag. Add soy sauce, sugar, water, onion powder, and basil. 

STEP TWO: Seal the bag and mix your brine until the sugar is dissolved. 

STEP THREE: After you add your pork cutlets to your bag, refrigerate and brine for 6 to 8 hours. Now it should be noted that if you brine too long, your pork will be too strong of a taste and too short the opposite. 

STEP FOUR: Once the marinating is complete, prepare the grill. Then in a small bowl mix together your seasonings. Take cutlets out and sprinkle both sides with the kosher salt mixture. Between the brine and the spices, you will have created the perfect balance of flavors.

Don’t forget to sprinkle and say BAMM, like Emeril Lagasse. 

Cook on the grill until the meat is cooked.

Salt & Pepper Pork Cutlets Recipe

If you’re looking for a family pleaser, look no further as this dish is so quick and easy to make and will have your kids asking for more! It’s a perfect meal win for the whole family. Serve alongside with fresh green beans.

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Eating out is easy, and it usually tastes delicious, but it’s expensive. Making this meal at home will save you money. Add this recipe to your weekly meal plan.