This roasted honey garlic pork recipe is sure to become one of your new favorite meals. It is simple to put together and each bite has a slightly sweet, sticky finish with just a bit of heat.

Close up of a serving spoon filled with roasted honey garlic pork bites with a thick and shiny sauce coating each piece being held over the pan and the remaining pork bites.

If you are looking to jazz up your dinner routine, you are in the right place! These pork bites are roasted until they get just a bit crunch on the corners that give way to succulent and juicy centers.

They are a lot like burnt ends in that way. They have the perfect mix of textures and concentrated flavor.

The meat cooks right in the honey garlic sauce, letting all of that good stuff soak in. It hangs out in the oven for a while to reach perfection, and is worth the wait!

Ingredients including chunks of pork shoulder roast, honey, onion, soy sauce, garlic, and red pepper flakes ready to be made into honey garlic pork bites.

Pan with hunks of pork shoulder and a rough chopped onion, ready to start cooking.

I will be honest with you, this recipe takes a little bit of time. It is the low and slow method that helps the pork shoulder meat get nice and tender and delicious.

So, it won’t work on those nights where you need to get dinner on the table in thirty minutes. However, it is perfect for a day where you are getting things done around the house.

Or let it cook while you enjoy a movie, you deserve to relax sometimes too!

Pan of pork after it has cooked with the lid on and the sauce has been added, ready to go back into the oven without a lid to roast.

Pan after the pork as roasted uncovered and the liquid has reduced to a thick and sticky sauce that is much deeper in color.

And while the wait might be antagonizing, there is very little effort to putting this dish together. So, it is worth every second it takes!

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Carlee’s Tips and Tricks

I like to start with a boneless pork shoulder roast. That way you start with a reasonable amount of eat and the prep is easy, just cut it into chunks.

Now, I know I have been telling you that you don’t have to cook your pork to well done. Cuts like the loin, tenderloin, and pork chops are delicious cooked to145℉.

However, because of the connective tissue inside the pork shoulder, low and slow cooking methods are preferred. And you want to cook the meat to around 190℉ to get maximum tenderness.

Serving spoon filled with a heap of glossy honey garlic roasted pork bites with a thick sauce and sesame seeds clinging to the bites of meat.

Bowl of roasted pork with honey garlic sauce and sesame seeds served with rice and peas.

That is one of the main reasons we cook it for a longer time and a lower temperature for this recipe. The other benefit of the long cook is it gives the honey garlic sauce plenty of time to thicken and caramelize.

It is like magic is happening in your oven, and it is worth the wait. Don’t try to turn up the heat and rush it, the results won’t be the same.

A pork bite cut in half showing the sticky sauce coating the outside and the juicy tender center of the bite.

Fork picking a roasted honey garlic pork bite out of the bowl, ready to eat.

We like to serve our pork bites with white rice. The flavors lean towards Asian cuisine, so it just feels right.

Just add a vegetable and dinner is ready. I can’t wait for you to give this recipe a try!

4.50 from 6 ratings

Roasted Honey Garlic Pork

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

This pork is a little sweet with just a bit of heat. The outsides get a little bit of bark that gives way to tender, juicy pork. It is the perfect mix of textures and flavors and is sure to become one of your new favorite dinners.

Prep: 10

Cook: 2 30

Total: 2 40

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉.
Cut 4 pounds pork shoulder roast into bite sized cubes, about 1-inch. And rough chop 1 onion.
Put pork and onions in a braiser, large oven safe skillet with a lid, or roasting pan. Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
Do not drain any liquid from the pan.
Finely dice 6 cloves garlic. Stir together with 1 cup honey, 3 Tablespoons soy sauce, and ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes. Pour sauce over pork. Stir to coat.
Roast uncovered for 1½ hours, stirring every 20- 30 minutes. The edges will get dark and the cooking liquids will thicken.
Rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with 1 teaspoon sesame seeds if desired.