Name: Stove Top BBQ Pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 750g of Pork Shoulder blade chops, with all visible fat/bone removed; 1 teaspoon of salt; 1/2 tablespoon of paprika; 1/2 tablespoon of smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder; 1.5 tbs of tomato paste; 1 tbs of balsamic vinegar; 1/2 cup (120mls) of apple juice; 2 tbs of maple syrup; 1.5 cups of water; salt and black pepper; spring onions, chopped (optional)

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Stove Top BBQ Pork - if you love barbecue pork, you will love this easy and delicious stovetop version.

stove top bbq pork in pan with wooden spoon

Barbecue Pork

Usually, barbecue pork is a long process of smoking meat and cooking over a barbecue or a slow cooking process. Which is sometimes just too much for a day to day meal and when your family (kids especially) love barbecue anything, you will often look for short cuts to getting a meal on the table as quick as possible.

That is where this stovetop version of barbecue pork is a true winner.

Tender pieces of pork in a smokey homemade barbecue sauce using just a handful of ingredients.

close up of stove top bbq pork in frying pan

Homemade Barbecue (BBQ) Sauce

Wherever you go looking for a barbecue sauce recipe, you can pretty much guarantee that no recipe will be exactly the same. Homemade sauces even vary by where you live, especially when it comes to living anywhere in North America.

Some are spicier, some more sweet, some even more mustard-based.

My homemade barbecue sauce in this recipe gets the big thumbs up from my family and it uses just some basic ingredients such as:

Paprika
Garlic
Onion Powder
Tomato Paste
Apple Juice
Maple Syrup
Balsamic Vinegar

close up of stove top bbq pork in pan with wooden spoon

Tips for Stove Top BBQ Pork

There are a few key things to note when making this stovetop bbq pork, using a large deep frying pan and not a saucepan.

Keep the pieces of pork large, this will keep the meat tender, if you slice it small to cook in the sauce it will end up dry, you can slice up the pork and mix around in the sauce once it's all cooked.

You also want enough space for the pieces of pork to be placed in one single layer in the pan to ensure the cooking process is correct.

If you add it in small pan or saucepan, the heat will not distribute evenly and the sauce won't reduce down properly.

Lastly, keep that heat high, you don't need it quite on boiling, but that sauce needs to be bubbling. If it's not bubbling away the meat is just going to sit in liquid and not go anyway. The key is it bubble it away so it reduces down into a thick sauce around the pork. Perfect!!

stove top bbq pork on white plate with garlic and herb potato wedges in background

Sides for Barbecue Pork

There really is no right or wrong for sides for this delicious Stove Top BBQ Pork recipe.

But our favourites is a mixed salad of greens, cucumber and tomatoes and then these delicious Garlic and Herb Potato Wedges.

There are so many different ways you can cook potatoes as a side for this dish - mashed, roasted, cubes, oven-baked fries or even changing it up with some homemade oven-baked sweet potato fries. Then with rice, again so many options, plain cooked rice, fried rice and my all-time fav Egg Fried Rice

You can even go for some pasta if pasta is your thing and any kind of vegetable will pair well with the pork, if you don't like a cold salad, go for some greens, or steamed/roasted veggies. I love these Sauteed Shredded Garlic Brussel Sprouts

close up of stove top bbq pork on white plate with fork

More Pork Recipes

Looking for some more inspiration of things to cook with pork? Check out these other recipes:

or head on over to my Full Recipe Index with over 900 delicious Slimming Eats and Weight Watchers friendly recipes all fully searchable by meal type, ingredients etc

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This recipe was originally posted on 6th of January 2016 and updated on 4th March 2020

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Stove Top BBQ Pork

Yield: SERVES 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Stove Top BBQ Pork - if you love barbecue pork, you will love this easy and delicious stovetop version.

Ingredients

750g of Pork Shoulder blade chops, with all visible fat/bone removed
1 teaspoon of salt
½ tablespoon of paprika
½ tablespoon of smoked paprika
½ teaspoon of onion powder
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
1.5 tbs of tomato paste
1 tbs of balsamic vinegar
½ cup (120mls) of apple juice
2 tbs of maple syrup
1.5 cups of water
salt and black pepper
spring onions, chopped (optional)

Instructions

Roughly slice pork shoulder blade chops into big sized chunks, place in a bowl with the salt, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper and mix to coat.
To a frying pan, add the tomato paste, apple juice, vinegar, maple syrup and water and stir to combine.
Place in the pieces of pork.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat a little (you still want it to bubble) and let it continue to bubble until all liquid has reduced down to a thick barbecue sauce that coats the pork pieces, you can keep turning the pork pieces over in the sauce as the sauce has thickened, to ensure it's all coated in the sauce.
Remove the pieces of pork and slice into small pieces and stir back into the sauce.
Taste and season as needed with salt and black pepper.
I like to sprinkle with chopped spring onion (but this is optional)
Serve with your choice of sides.
Enjoy!!!

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