Shanghai Style Pork Chops

• batter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons water
• 4 center-cut pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
• Sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or cider vinegar)
• 4 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons flour
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)
• oil, for frying

1. Mix the water, egg, flour and salt into a batter.
2. Dip chops into batter and coat completely. Remove from batter and set aside.
3. Mix all sauce ingredients.
4. Pour oil into skillet. (I used about 4 T; the original recipe says "enough to cover chops" - I just didn't want to use that much).
5. Put chops in hot oil, reduce flame and brown about 4 minutes, then turn over and brown on other side. Take chops out and drain.
6. Over low flame, heat sauce in a large skillet, stirring about 2 minutes till thickened.
7. Add chops and simmer about 5 minutes (till chops are cooked through.
8. Good served with rice or noodles.

batter, flour, egg, salt, water, center, sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, sherry wine, rice vinegar, water, flour, red pepper, oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shanghai-style-pork-chops-261824 (may not work)