Sweet & Sour Sesame Pork Chops
Submitted by jackie
Brown sugar-dredged pork chops braised in a honey-soy-sesame sauce with onions and green pepper. Finished with toasted sesame seeds for nutty crunch. Easy one-dish pork dinner.
YIELD
4 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
50 minREADY
1 hrsSix pork chops, one dish, zero fuss.
The chops get dredged in a brown sugar and flour mixture that forms a sweet crust, then braise low and slow in a sauce that hits every note: vinegar for punch, soy sauce for salt, honey for sticky sweetness, and just a whisper of sesame oil for that nutty, toasty aroma.
Onion and green bell pepper cook right alongside the meat, soaking up all that saucy goodness until everything is fork-tender.
A final sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds on top brings the crunch and makes the whole plate look like it came from somewhere fancier than your kitchen.
Kitchen Tips
- Don’t skip the brown sugar dredge. It creates a caramelized coating on the chops that thickens the sauce as it cooks.
- This recipe uses a microwave for braising, but you can adapt it for the oven. Cover tightly with foil and braise at a low temperature until the chops are tender, checking every 20 minutes.
- Toast your own sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat, shaking often, for about 2 minutes until golden. They burn fast, so stay close.
Ingredients
Directions
Combine brown sugar and flour; dredge pork chops in mixture.
Arrange chops in a 12 x 8 inchmicrowave-safe baking dish .
Sprinkle with remaining flour mixture. In a small mixing bowl combine water, vinegar, soy sauce, honey and sesame oil.
Beat with wire whisk; pour over pork chops.
Add onion and green pepper.
Cover dish with wax paper and microwave 40 to 50 minutes, or until pork chops are tender, turning and rearranging chops after 20 minutes.
Let stand, covered, 5 minutes before serving.
Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
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