Ingredients
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6 (10 ounce) center-cut double pork chops
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1 cup hoisin sauce
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 1/2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
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1 1/2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
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1 scallion, minced (use all the white part and 2/3 of the green part)
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1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
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1 1/2 teaspoons chili sauce (Lee Kum Kee brand, black bean flavor preferred)
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1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated
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1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, peeled and minced
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3/4 teaspoon white pepper
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1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves and stems, minced
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1 tablespoon sesame oil
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 cup mustard powder (Coleman's preferred)
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2 egg yolks
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1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Instructions
- Trim the excess meat and fat away from the ends of the chop bones, leaving them exposed.
- Put the pork chops in a clean plastic bag and lightly sprinkle with water to prevent the meat from tearing when pounded.
- Using the smooth side of a meat mallet, pound the meat down to an even one-inch thickness, being careful not to hit the bones.
- Alternatively, have your butcher cut thinner chops and serve two per serving.
- To make the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Coat the pork chops liberally with the marinade and marinate for three hours or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
- Prepare mustard sauce.
- Put the sugar and mustard in the top of a double boiler and mix with a whisk.
- When well combined, whisk in the egg yolks and vinegar.
- Cook over simmering water, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, until it is thick enough to form ribbons when drizzled from the spoon.
- Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
- When cool, fold in the creme fraiche.
- Keep refrigerated until needed.
- Place the chops on the grill and grill for five minutes on each side, rotating them a quarter turn after two to three minutes on each side to produce nice crosshatch marks. (It's good to baste with some of the marinade as the meat cooks).
- As with all marinated meats, you want to go longer and slower on the grill vs. shorter and hotter, because if the marinated meat is charred, it may turn bitter.
- The pork is ready when it registers 139F on an instant-read thermometer.
- Offer the mustard sauce on the side for dipping.