Cheap and Easy Pork Chops

Costco has great prices for meat. Yesterday, I bought 9 thick cut pork chops for about $14.50. I was cooking a birthday dinner for our cousin Brandon, but we needed to be frugal. I was able to serve a meal that would have totaled over $150.00 at the Mango Room here in Kansas City where I used to work. At $1.50 per chop, $0.50 per serving of pork chop sauce, $2.50 per salad, $.75 per serving of garlic/parm mashed potatoes, $0.50 per serving of brussell sprouts, and $.75 per chocolate/peanut butter or chocolate/blueberry crepes. I was able to feed 4 people this fine meal for a total of $26.00
Pork Chop Recipe:

Tiny Pinch of Salt
4 Thick Cut Chops
1 medium onion
1 orange wedged and chunked

Cut onion in half, dice one half in large chunks, dice the other 1/2 in small pieces.

Rub Chops with a tiny bit of coarse ground salt (kosher, sea salt)

Layer Crocpot with large onions, place chops in croc, turn on high until chops are seared a bit, flip chops and top with small diced onions and orange chunks, cover and let cook until other side is seared.

Once both sides of the chop are seared, poor in sauce mix.

Sauce Mix:

1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Cider Vinegar
1 Tbsp Chili Paste (Not Sri-Racha but Sambal Oelek)
2 Tbsp Honey
1 orange, juiced
2 cloves pressed garlic

Poor sauce over chops and let cook on high at least 2 hours.

When chops are cooked, turn them down to low, dip out 1/2 the liquid and reduce it by 75%. As the chops are cooling, they will get more tender.

Serve chops with a spoon of the sauce over top.