BARBECUED STICKY CHINESE PORK CHOPS

Barbecued sticky Chinese pork chops image

Give chops an oriental kick with this easy, sticky marinade

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 45m

Yield Easily halved or doubled

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

4 pork chops
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
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

Steps:

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.
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.
Heat the barbecue or griddle pan and cook chops on each side for 4-5 mins, until cooked. Serve with cucumber salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 14 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 1.55 milligram of sodium