Pork chops - Oriental style

Pork is one of my favorite foods, and they come in so many different forms, who can say no to a lovely slice of ham in a sandwich, or bacon with some mashed potato and scrambled egg, or the super awesome Goa sausage with pulao. Well clearly I can't. But when it came to pork recipes, I stuck to the tried and tested traditional recipes like Pork bafad, Pork sorpotel, Pork solantulem, and Pork vindaloo.

But in the past few years, I have ventured into pork roast, pork curries, and stir frys. More on that later. The recipe  I share with you today is one of the many I've learnt from my mum-in-law. You must give it a go, and I promise you, you will love it.

Recipe credit: Rozita Coutinho (Alex's mum)

Ingredients:

1. Pork chops - 1 kg, washed and drained
2. Garlic - 2 tbsp, finely chopped
3. Celery - 2 big stalks
4. Green chilly - 1 no, sliced
5. Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
6. Honey - 1 tbsp (optional)

Marinade:

1. Salt
2. 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
3. 3 tbsp of vinegar
4. 3 tbsp soy sauce
5. 3 tbsp red chilly sauce

Method:

1. Marinate the pork chops with the ingredients mentioned under marinade for minimum two hours. For better results marinate longer and refrigerate.
2. Cook the chops till done and set aside.
3. In a pan, heat oil, add the chopped garlic, celery and green chilly. Fry well, but do not brown.
4. Arrange the pork chops on the pan, in such a way that each piece touches the surface of the pan. Fry till each chop has a brownish coat on either side.
5. Add the remaining marinade, and ketchup. Bring to a boil.
6. Lastly drizzle the honey. Check for seasoning and consistency.