Chinese cuisine

Medium

Chef John’s Crispy Fried Pork Chops

Name: Chef John’s Crispy Fried Pork Chops
Prep time: 2 hr
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 10.5 oz. Pork Chops; For pickles; 3 oz. Radish; 2 cup White vinegar; 0.5 cup Sugar; 0.25 tsp. Salt (to taste); 5 slice Fresh lemon; 5 piece Dried apricots; Marinade; 2 tbsp. Cooking wine; 1 tbsp. Soy sauce; 1 tbsp. Oyster sauce; 1 tbsp. Five Spice Powder; 0.5 tsp. White pepper (to taste); 0.5 tsp. Black pepper (to taste); 1 tsp. Sugar; Coating; 1 cup Water; 1 large Egg; 0.25 cup Cornstarch; 0.5 cup Panko bread crumbs; Sauce; 1 tbsp. Butter; 1 tbsp. Garlic, minced; 1 tbsp. Onion, minced; 1 oz. White mushroom, diced; 0.25 cup Ketchup; 2 tbsp. Red wine; 0.25 cup Fresh milk; 1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce

Chef John Zhang

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Learn Chef John’s tip on making crispy golden brown fried pork chops. This dinner recipe makes juicy pork chops that are full of flavor.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 2 hr

COOKING TIME: 10 min

TOTAL TIME: 2 hr 10 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

10.5 oz. Pork Chops
For pickles
3 oz. Radish
2 cup White vinegar
0.5 cup Sugar
0.25 tsp. Salt (to taste)
5 slice Fresh lemon
5 piece Dried apricots
Marinade
2 tbsp. Cooking wine
1 tbsp. Soy sauce
1 tbsp. Oyster sauce
1 tbsp. Five Spice Powder
0.5 tsp. White pepper (to taste)
0.5 tsp. Black pepper (to taste)
1 tsp. Sugar
Coating
1 cup Water
1 large Egg
0.25 cup Cornstarch
0.5 cup Panko bread crumbs
Sauce
1 tbsp. Butter
1 tbsp. Garlic, minced
1 tbsp. Onion, minced
1 oz. White mushroom, diced
0.25 cup Ketchup
2 tbsp. Red wine
0.25 cup Fresh milk
1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. Sugar
0.25 tsp. Black pepper (to taste)
1 tbsp. Honey

Directions:

Step 1

To flatten each pork chop: working from center, gently pound pork with flat side of meat mallet or cleaver until about 1/4 inch thick. This will help the marinade to penetrate and cook evenly when frying.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix and pork with all the marinade ingredients. Set aside for 2 hours.

Step 3

Coat the marinated pork with egg and cornstarch mixture.

Step 3-1

Coat each pork chop thoroughly with panko bread crumbs.

Step 4

In a frying pan with heated oil, deep-fry the pork chops at 300-350°F/150-180°C at a time, 2 to 3 minutes on the first side. Flip and cook until the chops are golden brown on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes (make sure no pink juices remain).

Step 5

In a large skillet, add butter and minced garlic, cook for 15-20 seconds until fragrant. Then, add the rest of the sauce ingredients and cook for 2~3 minutes until thicken. This will be the dipping sauce for the fried pork chops.

Step 6

Optional: make the pickled radish as a side dish. In a large bowl, mix the radish, white vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon juice, dried apricots, and set aside for 2 hours.

Step 7

Serve hot.