Quick & Easy Peking Pork Chops
Juicy tender pork chops smothered in a tangy sweet and sour sauce. These quick and easy Peking pork chops are ready in 25 minutes and a delicious main dish that beats Chinese takeout. Fantastic for the family to enjoy on a busy weeknight.
Ingredients
- 0.5 lb boneless pork shoulder aka pork butt
- ¼ cup vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Pork Marinade
- 3 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or Dry Sherry wine or chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds optional garnish
- 1 green onion finely chopped for optional garnish
Peking Sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger powder or sub with minced ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Chinese five spice
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- ½ tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
- 4 tablespoon ketchup
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- ½ cup water cold
Instructions
- Slice pork shoulder into 2 x 3 inch-long strips that are about 1-cm thick and then tenderize the strips with a meat mallet or with the back of your knife.
- In a large bowl, add pork strips and marinate with salt, Shaoxing wine and cornstarch. Mix well until pork strips are well coated in cornstarch. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the peking sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- In a large pan, heat vegetable oil on medium heat. To check if the oil is hot enough, place a wooden chopstick and look for bubbles. Then carefully lower in pork and fry until golden crispy brown on each side, about 8-9 minutes in total adjusting the heat as needed.
- Remove and transfer the cooked pork to a wire rack or a paper-towel lined plate to drain off excess oil.
- On medium heat, pour in the peking sauce into the pan and let it simmer to reduce and thicken.
- Once the sauce has thickened, toss in the fried pork until the pork is evenly coated in the sauce.
- Remove off heat and transfer the peking pork to a large serving dish. Optional: garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 415kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 1014mg | Potassium: 839mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg