Chinese Style Fried Pork Chops

Mom4Life's Note:

Savory with just a hint of sweetness, this pork chop is one of my husband's favorites. It whips up in no time and served with a quickly stir-fried veggie and rice, it makes a complete meal in under 30 minutes.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 pork chops or 4 pork tenderloins
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper or 1 dash five-spice powder
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 egg
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. Tenderize meat pork with a meat mallet. If you're short on time, pound to at least 1/4 inch thickness or thinner.
2. Mix together all the ingredients except cornstarch and oil and pour over pork. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes. (I've marinated it as long as 1 day and as little as 10 minutes.).
3. Just before frying, pour cornstarch on top of pork and stir into marinade.
4. Heat enough oil in a large skillet to cover bottom. Place pork in pan when oil begins to shimmer. Cook pork chops over med-high heat until cooked through.

Reviews

[Toni in Colorado]

Very good. Had with Gandalf The White's (141637) Hot and Sour Soup. Thanks for the recipe.

[yamakarasu]

These chops were delicious. Usually I make a sauce to go with pork chops but this was great without any. Served these with sautéed onions on top! Thanks!

[Chef #1374737]

Yum! i did tweak it a little. used brown sugar instead of regular, i do that with any recipe. also, i didn't have rice wine, and it was fine without it. added a little worcestshire. didn't have 5 spice, used fresh ground pepper, cinnamon, and ground red pepper (i like spicy). almost added some sriracha hot sauce, but thought that was getting a little too much lol. not the first time i've made it and have marinated it for as little as 30 minutes with it still tasting awesome!