Vietnamese Pork Chops
Succulent pork chops marinated in a savory-sweet Vietnamese sauce made with fish sauce, brown sugar, and shallots. These flavorful chops are seared until golden brown and served with a reduced marinade sauce and fresh lime.
Ingredients
- •1 small shallot
- •⅓ cup light brown sugar
- •¼ cup fish sauce
- •2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- •1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- •4 piece bone-in pork chops
- •1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •2 piece lime
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk shallot, brown sugar, fish sauce, vinegar, and pepper in a shallow dish. Using a fork, pierce pork chops all over (to allow marinade to penetrate faster) and add to marinade in dish. Turn to coat. Cover and let pork chops marinate at room temperature, turning occasionally, 20 minutes.
20 min
- 2.
Remove pork chops from marinade, scraping off excess (reserve marinade for sauce). Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly season pork chops with salt. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Let pork chops rest 10 minutes before serving.
18 min
- 3.
Meanwhile, bring marinade to a boil in a small saucepan and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 4 minutes. Serve pork chops with reduced marinade and lime halves.
4 min
- 4.
DO AHEAD: Chops can be marinated 1 day ahead. Chill, turning bag occasionally.
