Hainanese Pork Chop

If you are looking to cook one dish that will please adults and kids alike, this might be it. Crispy pork chops paired with a medley of vegetables and dressed with a sweet and slightly sour sauce. The Hainanese pork chop may not be as famously known as its cousin Hainanese chicken rice but it certainly doesn’t pale in taste.

I sometimes cook just this one dish for dinner. It already has meat and vegetables in it doesn’t it?

I also play around with the choice of vegetables. You can add green peas, potatoes and even cucumbers.

Here’s the recipe for Hainanese pork chop. Enjoy!

HAINANESE PORK CHOP
Serves 3-4

Ingredients for Pork Chop:

• 350 gram pork chops (make sure they are not too thick)
• Salt, to taste
• White pepper powder, to taste
  
• All purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon water
• Bread crumbs, for coating

Other Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• ½ onion, sliced
• ½ carrot, cut into small cubes
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• 50 gram sweet corn

Seasoning:

• 120 ml water
• ½ teaspoon corn flour
• 2 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 6 tablespoon ketchup
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• ½ tablespoon vinegar
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil

Method:

1. Clean the pork chops and pat dry with kitchen paper. Tenderize the pork loin with a meat pounder or the back of a cleaver.
2. Season pork with salt and pepper.
3. Crack egg into a shallow dish. Add 1 teaspoon of water and mix well with a whisk.
4. Coat the pork with flour. Shake off excess flour and dip pork in egg, then coat with bread crumbs.
5. Deep-fry pork chops in a wok or pot with preheated oil for 2-3 minutes each side. Place pork chops on a cooling rack and drain the excess oil.
6. Cut pork chops into ¾-inch pieces and place on a plate.
7. Mix all ingredients for seasoning together. Set aside.
8. Heat up 1 tablespoon oil in a wok. Add onion, carrot, tomato and sweet corn. Stir fry until onion is soft.
9. Add seasoning and bring to boil. Remove from heat and pour sauce over prepared pork chops.
10. Serve hot with rice.