Low Carb Sweet and Sour Pork Chop | Delight Savory Symphony

Ingredients:

➡️For the Pork Chop:

• 2x pork chops
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
• 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
• Sea salt flakes
• Sprig of rosemary
• 1x garlic clove
• 10g butter
• Olive oil

➡️For the Garnish:

• 1 brown onion, peeled, finely sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, deseeded, cut into triangles
• 250g carrot, peeled, sliced finely
• 100g mangetout

➡️For the Sweet Sour Sauce:

• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp muscovado sugar
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp red wine
• 7g ginger, finely grated
• 1 tsp corn flour
• 125ml water
• Olive oil
• Sea salt flakes
• Ground black pepper

➡️Additional:

• Parsley for garnish

Serves: 2

Method:

1. Heat a sauté pan with olive oil over medium heat. Fry sliced onion and chopped garlic until fragrant. Add red pepper, carrot, and stir well.
2. Meanwhile, mix all the sweet sour sauce ingredients together. Pour into the sauté pan, stir well, cover with a lid, and simmer.
3. In a separate bowl, mix plain flour, Chinese five spice, ground white pepper, and season pork chops with sea salt flakes. Coat pork chops with the mixture.
4. Heat a frying pan with olive oil over medium heat. Fry pork chops until golden brown. Add rosemary, garlic, and butter. Baste the butter on the pork chops, cover with a lid, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
5. Mix corn flour with water, pour into the sauté pan, and stir well to thicken the sauce. Add mangetout, stir, cover with a lid, and simmer for an additional 2 minutes.
6. Serve the vegetables as a bed, place the pork chop on top, and sprinkle with parsley for garnish. Enjoy your delicious low-carb sweet and sour pork chop!