Tom's Thin sliced Pork Chops Recipe frogcat
- 5-6 thin sliced pork chops (~1/4 inch thick)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 Tbsp olive oil (or cooking oil)
- 4 green onions
- 1 cup cilantro
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp black pepper
- Sprinkle pepper over both sides of the pork chops.
- Make a little incision on the fat surrounding the pork chops so that it doesnt curl up when cooked.
- Place pork chops in a bowl and let them soak in the soy sauce.
- Finely chop the cilantro and green onion.
- Place in a bowl.
- Have a plate next to it to hold the cooked pork chops.
- Place a thin pork chop sized layer of cilantro-green onion mix onto the plate.
- Crush the garlic cloves with a spatula and peel off the skin.
- Add half the garlic and half the olive oil (cooking oil) and heat on high in a wok.
- I find that a wok results in a better do on the chops than using a flat skillet.
- Swirl around the oil and wait until it starts to smoke.
- Usually less than a minute.
- Add 3 pork chops to the wok or skillet.
- A splatter guard comes in handy here.
- Arrange the chops so that the bones all centered in the middle of the wok and cooking in the oil.
- After about 30-45 seconds on high heat, rearrange the chops so now the round parts of the chops are centered in the middle of the wok, and cooking in the oil.
- After about 45 seconds to a minute, flip the chops over.
- The chops should appear lightly browned on the cooked side.
- Once again, arrange them so the bones are centered in the middle.
- After another 45 seconds or so, arrange the chops so the round parts of the chops are centered in the wok and soaking in the oil.
- After about 45 seconds to a minute, the chops should be finished cooking.
- Take the wok off the heat.
- Place the first pork chop on the plate containing the cilantro-green onion mix.
- Sprinkle more cilantro-green onion mix on top of the chop and then sandwich it by placing the second pork chop on top of the first.
- Sprinkle more cilantro-green onion mix on top of the second pork chop and then place the third chop on top of that.
- Sprinkle some more of the cilantro-green onion mix on top of the third chop.
- Repeat steps 5-11 for the remaining chops.
- The reason the chops need to be cooked in small batches of max 3 at a time is because they need to cook quickly on high heat.
- Adding too many chops at once means they have to be cooked longer, which makes them tough and dry.
- Youre ready to serve the chops!
- Goes well with sauteed spinach (or other stir fried veggie) that is cooked in the hot savory oil left over from the chops.
- Steamed rice is a nice accompaniment.
pork chops, garlic, olive oil, green onions, cilantro, soy sauce, black pepper
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/toms-thin-sliced-pork-chops-27789 (may not work)