Stir-Fried Pork Chop with Onions

• 1/2 lb pork chop
• 1 whole onion↗
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce↗
• 1 teaspoon sugar↗
• 1 teaspoon white pepper↗
• 1 teaspoon corn starch
• 1/3 oz ginger↗
• 2 tsp Shaoxing wine↗
• 1 teaspoon salt↗
• 6 tbsp water↗
• Cooking oil, for pan-frying↗

Steps

1. 1.Cut the onion in half, then slice into strips.▶1:31
2. 2.Tenderize the pork chops with a meat mallet.▶1:44
3. 3.Peel the ginger and scrape it into a paste with a spoon.▶2:01
4. 4.In a bowl, combine the ginger paste with the sugar, corn starch, white pepper, light soy sauce and salt. Add the Chinese yellow wine and 30ml of water, then mix into a marinade.▶2:38
5. 5.Add the pork chops to the marinade, coat well, and marinate for 30 minutes or longer.▶2:48
6. 6.Heat oil in a pan and pan-fry the pork chops for 2-3 minutes.▶3:10
7. 7.Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes until golden brown.▶3:20
8. 8.Remove the pork chops from the pan and set aside. Add the sliced onion to the same pan.▶3:28
9. 9.Cook the onion, adding 30ml of water, until it turns golden brown.▶3:46
10. 10.Return the pork chops to the pan, then add the remaining marinade sauce and another 30ml of water.▶4:08
11. 11.Thicken the sauce by stirring in a corn starch slurry in 2-3 additions.▶4:24
12. 12.Plate the pork chops topped with the onion sauce and serve.