Barbecued Sticky Chinese Pork Chops

Give chops an oriental kick with this easy, sticky marinade

• Cooking Time Prep 30 mins
  Cook 15 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Easily halved or doubled

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  438

• Protein

  31g

• Carbs

  14g

• Fat

  29g

• Saturates

  10g

• Fibre

  1g

• Sugar

  12g

• Salt

  1.55g

Ingredients

• 4 pork chops
• For the marinade
• 1 tsp five-spice powder
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsp each soy sauce, brown sugar, honey
• 1 tsp dry sherry, or Shaohsing rice wine
• thumb-sized piece ginger, grated
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• For the salad
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• juice 2 limes
• 2 tsp soft brown sugar
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber, halved lengthways, then sliced
• small bunch mint, roughly chopped
• 50g roasted peanuts, chopped

Directions

1. Make marinade by mixing ingredients together. Put chops in a shallow bowl or tray, pour marinade over, turning chops to make sure they are coated all over, and leave to stand for at least 30 mins.
2. To make salad, put the fish sauce, lime juice and 1 tbsp water into a small bowl, add the sugar, then mix until dissolved. Stir in shallot and chilli. Put cucumber in a serving dish, sprinkle mint over, pour dressing over and scatter with peanuts.
3. Heat the barbecue or griddle pan and cook chops on each side for 4-5 mins, until cooked. Serve with cucumber salad.

Categories: Barbecue