Chinese Lemon Pork Chops 檸檬豬扒

Chinese Lemon Pork Chops 檸檬豬扒

Ingredients:

For pork chops

  • 4 pork chops (center cut), about 1 1/2 - 2 lb (0.75 - 1 kg);
  • 1 tablespoon ginger juice, 1 piece ginger, about 2 oz (60 g), peel, grate and squeeze for juice;
  • 1 1/2 cups (300 ml) vegetable oil;
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt;
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour or corn starch;
  • 1 large egg.

For lemon sauce

  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest;
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) lemon juice;
  • 4 slices 3/16” (0.5 cm) thick lemon for decoration;
  • Cane sugar, adjust to taste.

Thickening sauce

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch;
  • 1 teaspoon cane sugar, adjust for taste;
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

For pork chops

  1. Clean pork chops and pad dry;
  2. Pound pork chops between 2 pieces plastic food wrap;
  3. Add sea salt and ginger juice, at least 1 hour before cooking, better overnight;
  4. Add vegetable oil in a deep pan/wok;
  5. Beat egg and coat pork chops with flour;
  6. Fry them 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown when oil gets hot, don’t put too many pieces at one time;
  7. Take pork chops out and place on paper towel to get rid of exceed oil;
  8. Pour lemon sauce on chicken;
  9. Serve warm.

For lemon sauce

  1. Mix lemon zest with lemon juice;
  2. Add 2 teaspoons vegetable oil to a sauté pan over medium high heat;
  3. Add lemon juice before the pan gets hot;
  4. Stir in thickening sauce when the lemon juice comes to a boil;
  5. It is done when it comes back to a boil.

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