Air-Fryer Lemongrass Honey Pork Chops

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My pork-chop adaptation of the Creacipes lemongrass honey chicken: the same fragrant, savoury-sweet marinade, with pork chops instead of chicken. This version is written for 600 g bone-in chops about 1 cm thick. Marinade quantities are suggested, scaled approximately 1.2 times from the chicken recipe; the air-fryer method is an adaptation, not a record of my exact cooking times.

Ingredients

▢ 600 g bone-in pork chops about 1 cm thick
▢ 1.2 tbsp mild olive oil
▢ 1.2 tbsp honey spotted gum honey as in the chicken recipe or your usual honey
▢ 1.2 tbsp fish sauce
▢ 1.2 tsp light soy sauce
▢ 1.2 tbsp lemongrass paste
▢ 2.4 tsp minced garlic

Method

Mix the oil, honey, fish sauce, light soy, lemongrass paste and garlic. Coat the chops and marinate, covered in the fridge, for 1–8 hours.
Preheat the air fryer to 180°C according to its instructions. Lift the chops from the marinade, allowing excess to drip off. Arrange in a single layer with space between them; cook in batches if needed. Discard the raw-pork marinade.
Air-fry at 180°C, turning after about 4 minutes. Begin checking the temperature at 6 minutes total for thin 1 cm chops, then check every 1–2 minutes. These are suggested check points, not guaranteed cooking times.
Cook until each chop reaches at least 63°C in the centre. Insert a thin probe sideways into the thickest meat, avoiding the bone. Honey can darken quickly: reduce the heat if the coating browns before the meat is cooked. Do not automatically copy the chicken recipe’s 230°C finish.
Transfer to a clean plate and rest for at least 3 minutes before serving. Serve with rice and vegetables if you like. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

Adapted from Grilled Lemongrass Chicken. The pork substitution is confirmed; the scaled marinade and cooking method here are suggestions, not verified measurements or timings from the original pork cook.

The marinade is scaled 1.2 times from the 500 g chicken recipe for 600 g bone-in pork. Bone weight means this is an approximate working proportion. For easier measuring, 1.2 tbsp is roughly 1 tbsp plus a little over ½ tsp, and 2.4 tsp is just under 2½ tsp. Air fryers and chop thickness vary: temperature, not colour or time alone, determines doneness.