Honey Garlic Pork Chops 蜜汁蒜子豬扒

Ingredients

• 4 Pork chops (, approx. 800g)
• 6 cloves Garlic (, chopped)
• 5 tbsp Honey
• 6 tbsp Corn starch
• ½ tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Oil (for frying pork chops)
• 1 tbsp Oil (for frying garlic)
• 2 tsp Light soy sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
• ¼ tsp White pepper powder
• ¼ tsp Garlic powder

Steps

1. 1

   Absorb excess liquid and clean off any bone fragments on pork chops with a paper towel

2. 2

   Mix 2 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp Shaoxing wine, ¼ tsp white pepper powder and ¼ garlic powder in a large mixing bowl

3. 3

   Cover both sides of each pork chop with the marinade and set aside You can marinate for 30 minutes to 3 hours if you have time but 5 minutes works well too

4. 4

   Chop 6 cloves of garlic and set aside

5. 5

   Add 6 tbsp of corn starch on a plate and cover each piece of pork chop with it. Set aside

6. 6

   Heat a pan on medium-high heat and add 2 tbsp oil

7. 7

   Place pork chops onto frying pan and fry for 2-3 minutes until brown my pork chops were approx. 12mm thick and I fried each side for 2 minutes

8. 8

   Flip over and fry until done best to use a meat thermometer but you can also try poking through it and if the juice runs clear, it should be done

9. 9

   Remove pork chops from pan and set aside

10. 10

    Add 1 tbsp oil to the pan and fry garlic until aromatic and golden. Turn heat to low

11. 11

    Add 5 tbsp honey and ½ tsp salt to the garlic and mix well

12. 12

    Put the pork chops back into the pan and cover each with honey and garlic sauce. Turn heat off

13. 13

    Serve