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Quick and Easy Asian Seared Pork Chops
These Asian pork chops are marinated for a quick 20 minutes and then seared to perfection for a quick and easy dinner!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/4 cup soy sauce ((preferably low sodium))
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 2 center cut pork chops ((about 1-inch thick, 10-12 ounces/280-340g))
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine all ingredients from the soy sauce to the wine in a shallow dish. Marinate the pork chops in this mixture for 20 minutes to an hour.
- 2
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet. Sear the pork chops on both sides until cooked through (you can discard any leftover marinade). It should take 5 minutes per side for 1-inch thick pork chops, as long as they were at room temperature when you started cooking them.
- 3
Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Enjoy!