Dress up standard pork chops with a delicious Sicuan-inspired sauce. Our soy-based sauce pulls double duty as both a marinade and a finishing sauce, speeding up prep time. The five-spice powder, featuring star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, and fennel seeds, add warmth depth of flavor and help to balance the savoriness of the pork.
Soy Marinated Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine or cooking sherry
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- ¼ tsp five-spice powder
- 2 center-cut pork chops (about 1 inch thick)
- 8 oz broccoli, cut into bite-sized florets
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 1½ tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp vegetable oil, plus 1 tbsp, separated
Directions
1) In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic cloves, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, white pepper, and five-spice powder. Season pork chops with kosher salt. Place chops into a vacuum seal bag then pour marinade over the pork. Vacuum seal and then place in a Suvie pan. Fill pan with enough water to cover the pork chops then load into bottom zone of Suvie. Input settings and cook now or schedule.
Suvie Cook Settings
Bottom Zone: Sous Vide at 135˚F for 2 hours
Top Zone: None
2) Place 1 cup rice in the Suvie rice pot (black handles). Cover pot with lid and place inside the Suvie Starch Cooker, ensuring the pot is centered on the hot plate. Input settings and cook now or schedule.
Suvie Starch Cooker Settings
Rice, Long Grain, 1 Cup
3) Meanwhile, toss broccoli with 2 tsp vegetable oil, season with salt and pepper, and set aside in the fridge.
4) After the pork chops have cooked, transfer pork chops to a paper-towel lined cutting board and place marinade in a small bowl. Place broccoli in Suvie and set to roast at 425°F for 20 minutes.
5) Whisk the cornstarch with 1 tbsp water then whisk into the marinade. Pat pork chops dry thoroughly.
6) Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large heavy-bottom skillet (preferably cast iron) over high heat. Add pork chops and sear until well browned on all sides, about 1-2 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a cutting board. Lower heat to medium and add the reserved marinade to the skillet. Bring to a boil and whisk until thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
7) When finished searing, divide the rice and broccoli between two plates. Place each pork chop on top of the rice then top with the sauce.
