#100 · our own recipe
Sweet & sour (red sauce) pork chop
Sweet and sour pork chops with fresh tomatoes, our red-sauce version.
Our own recipe, written out in full from our family kitchen.
Helper view
- Effort
- Easy
- Time
- ~30 min
- Equipment
- One pan
- Spice
- Not spicy
- Kids
- Kid-friendly
Ingredients
2-3 people, with rice
- 3 pork chops
- 1 tsp sugar (marinade)
- A pinch of pepper (marinade)
- 1 tsp oil (marinade)
- 1.5 tsp soy sauce (marinade)
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (marinade)
- 1 tsp corn starch (marinade)
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (sauce)
- 2 tsp water (sauce)
- 1 tsp vinegar (sauce)
- 1/2 tbsp ketchup (sauce)
- 1 small piece slab sugar, or 2 tsp white sugar (sauce)
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp oil for frying
Method
- Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
- Coat the pork chops in the marinade and leave for 20-30 minutes (or overnight in the fridge).
- Cut the tomatoes into wedges.
- Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Fry the chops 3-4 minutes per side until golden and cooked through, with no pink inside.
- Pour in the sauce and add the tomatoes.
- Simmer on medium for 3-5 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens and coats the chops.
- Serve over rice.
Tips
Marinate 20-30 minutes, or overnight for more flavour.
Our rating
★★★★★ 5/5
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