Sweet Simmered Pork Chops

Submitted by Michelle_My_Belle

"You can find a video on how to make this at www.digitalcookbook.tv Chef Michael Giletto brings you this tasty Japanese inspired meal."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 pork loin chops
• 1⁄2 cup scallions (minced) or 1/3 cup chives (minced)

• The sauce

• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce (reduced sodium fine)
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup dry sherry
• 1⁄4 cup mirin (or 2 tbsp honey thinned with a little water)
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or 2 tablespoons white wine
• 4 -6 slices peeled fresh ginger (thin slices)
• 3 -4 garlic cloves

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°F.
2. In a large skillet mix together all sauce ingredients.
3. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
4. Turn heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes.
5. Add pork, cover, and simmer.
6. Turn occasionally and continue simmering until the meat is firm and just about cooked through (about 15 minutes). Longer for thicker chops.
7. Place the chops on oven safe plate or pan and place in oven.
8. Turn heat to high and reduce sauce to one cup or little less - about half. Remove the ginger slices (optional).
9. Plate chops.
10. Spoon cause over chops and garnish with scallion or chives.

Reviews

[ElleFirebrand]

Easy, yummy weeknight meal! I used the following options: thick-cut pork chops, chives (instead of scallions), honey (instead of mirin) and white wine (instead of rice vinegar). My thick-cut chops cooked for about 22 minutes. Overall, this was a very easy dish and the results were fantastic. I thought the soy sauce overwhelmed the flavor, so next time I may reduce it and use more water instead. I will definitely make this again. We served this with steamed rice and an Asian-inspired cucumber, tomato & almond salad. Thanks!

 

[Chef Pollo]

This was yummy! My pork chops would have probably been ready in about 8 mins, so they got overcooked and were dry. Maybe my heat was too high? But we enjoyed them anyway, with a salad. Thanks for sharing!

 

[2Bleu]

This made for a great early lunch. We used breakfast chops and rubbed a little ground ginger into the chops instead of fresh ginger. This is so simple to put together and has a wonderful asian flair.