Asian Inspired Pork Chops
Asian Inspired Pork Chops

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, asian inspired pork chops. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Asian Inspired Pork Chops is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Asian Inspired Pork Chops is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have asian inspired pork chops using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Asian Inspired Pork Chops:
  1. Make ready 4 Bone-in pork chops, 3/4-inch thick (about 2-1/2 to 3 pounds)
  2. Prepare 3-4 tsp. Chinese 5-spice (traditional blend)
  3. Take 1 tsp. Fresh ground black pepper
  4. Make ready 1 yellow onion, chopped
  5. Make ready 2-3 cloves garlic, fresh, minced
  6. Get 1-1/2 Tbs. Peanut oil
  7. Take 1/2 Tbs. Sesame oil
  8. Make ready 1 cup chicken stock (unsalted)
  9. Take 1/4 cup sugar
  10. Get 1 Tbs. rice vinegar
  11. Take 3 Tbs. soy sauce
  12. Prepare 1 scant Tbs. Corn starch (+1 Tbs. water)
  13. Get 2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
  14. Prepare As needed, sprinkle of kosher salt
  15. Get 1/4-1/2 tsp. Red pepper flakes (optional) Adjust heat as desired
  16. Prepare 4 sprigs cilantro (garnish)

In a large resealable plastic bag or shallow glass container, combine the first six ingredients. Add pork and turn to coat. Remove pork chops from marinade and arrange on a baking sheet; reserve marinade. Turn chops and spoon some of the reserved marinade over the tops.

Steps to make Asian Inspired Pork Chops:
  1. Heat large 12" skillet or saute over medium-high heat. Make sure pan is large enough to lay chops flat, and have room for the veg and wet ingredients.
  2. Layout pork chops on work surface and pat dry with paper towel. The chops should be a little sticky, not wet and slimy.
  3. Rub down with chops with Chinese 5 spice- should have a nice even coat each side. Sprinkle each side with black pepper.
  4. Add peanut & sesame oils to hot pan. Immediately place chops flat in pan. Sear this side about 3 minutes.
  5. Flip chops to sear other side. Add onions to the pan. Try and nestle the onions between the chops so they make contact with the pan. Cook about 3-4 minutes, until onions start to sweat and caramelize.
  6. Add garlic and stir. Cook about 30 seconds. Reduce heat to medium-low.
  7. Add chicken stock, rice vinegar and soy sauce. Bring to simmer/light boil.
  8. Add sugar to pan. Mix 1 Tbs. corn starch with 1 Tbs. water; add to pan. (Optional- add Red pepper flakes)
  9. Stir until sauce starts to thicken and cook about 3 minutes.
  10. Check sauce for salt/pepper- adjust as needed. Add sesame seeds and stir gently.
  11. Check doneness of the thickest chop with meat thermometer; should read a minimum 145°. If below, add 1-2 minutes of cook time and recheck.
  12. When chop temperature reads greater than 145°, Plate chops and drizzle with sauce and onions. Allow to rest 3 minutes. Garnish with spring of cilantro and serve.

Once the oil starts to smoke, reduce heat to medium and carefully add pork chops. In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, vegetable oil, ginger, and garlic powder. Set aside some of the mixture in a separate bowl for marinating during cooking. Pierce the pork chops on both sides with a fork, place in a large resealable plastic bag, and cover with the remaining marinade mixture. In a large re-sealable plastic bag place, oils, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and garlic; mix well.

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