Vietnamese Pork Chops

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min.
Yield 6 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Fire up your grill (or turn on the broiler) to prepare super juicy Vietnamese pork chops. This recipe combines all the goodness of sweet and smoky flavors in each bite.

Ingredients

  • 2 lemongrass stalks, chopped
  • 2 shallot, chopped
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce or additional soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1-1/2 pounds thin-cut boneless pork loin chops
  • DIPPING SAUCE:
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce or soy sauce
  • 1 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper (like bird's eye chili), optional

Directions

  1. In a shallow dish, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add pork; turn to coat. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk dipping sauce ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
  3. Drain pork, discarding marinade. Grill pork, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 145°, 5-6 minutes on each side. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serve with dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 pork chop: 227 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 1368mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 24g protein.

Serve these tender Vietnamese pork chops with rice and sliced cucumbers. In addition to grilling or broiling, they can also be cooked in a skillet. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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