Easiest Way to Prepare Homemade Asian Inspired Pork Chops

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, asian inspired pork chops. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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

The ingredients needed to make Asian Inspired Pork Chops:

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

Instructions 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.

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