Thursday, November 8, 2012

CHINESE COOKING: This is a family favourite in a "1-dish-meal" way that is delicious & satisfying.



RICE AND PORK CHOP BAKE:

 

 

 

1 lb. pork chops, bones off, cut into large pieces       

2 eggs, beaten

4-5 cups cooked rice                                                      

veggie mix:

    2 tomatoes, cut into large dice
    10 whole small button mushrooms                         
    1 cooked carrot, cut into ½-inch dice
    1 onion, finely chopped                                         
    1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
    1 clove garlic                                                                      
    4 tbsp. cooked peas
 
sauce:

    4 tbsp. tomato ketchup                                           
    1 ½ cups chicken stock or water
    4 tbsp. butter                                                                       
    2 tbsp. all purpose flour

seasoning for pork chops:

    ½ tsp. each salt & garlic powder
    1 tsp. sugar                                                 
    ½ tsp. Maggi seasoning sauce or dark soy sauce
    1 tsp. each brandy & Worcestershire sauce

sauce-seasoning:

    1 tsp. each salt & brandy
    ½ tsp Maggi sauce or dark soy sauce                                  
    2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
    freshly ground black pepper                                   
    1 tbsp. sugar

cooking oil

 

           

Pound pork chops several times to tenderize. Add seasoning and marinade for 30 minutes. 

 

In a large saucepan, heat enough oil for deep frying to 370 degrees; or until bubbles rise quickly when tested with a dry chopstick dipped into it. Reduce heat slightly. Dreg pork pieces with a thin coating of flour and deep-fry in the hot oil until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Remove with tongs and drain on paper towers. Cool, strain and save oil for other uses.

 

Heat 1 tbsp. oil until hot, add beaten eggs and scramble for 30 seconds. Quickly add in the rice, toss together and cook until rice is hot. Transfer rice to an oven-proof casserole. Arrange pork pieces on top of rice. Keep warm.

 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Wash and dry saucepan and heat 1 tbsp. oil over high heat until hot. Cook onion, celery and mushrooms for 5 minutes or until softened. Add carrots and peas, tomato ketchup and the flour. Cook together over low heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add chicken stock or water and whisk until sauce is smooth and free of lumps. Add in sauce-seasoning ingredients. Simmer sauce for 5 minutes. Pour sauce over pork and rice.

 

Bake 5-10 minutes in the hot oven until golden brown.  Serve at once.

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