Sweet Garlic Pork Chops with Chayote Som Tum | Recipe Drop | Food52

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🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup provides a similar sweetness with lower glycemic impact.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce offers a similar umami flavor with less sodium.

Start with 4 bone-in pork chops that are about 1 to 1.5 inches thick.

Prepare a marinade using better than bullion, minced garlic, white sugar, and olive oil.

Place the pork chops in a resealable bag for better marinade contact.

Marinate for about 30 minutes.

While the pork is marinating, prepare the chayote salad.

Julienne the chayote into matchstick pieces and place in a bowl of ice water to firm up.

In a metal bowl, add minced garlic and chopped jalapeno (whole).

Use a microplane to grate the garlic into the bowl.

Add sugar (about 1-2 tablespoons) to the garlic and jalapeno mixture.

Add snap peas to the mixture, bruising them lightly to absorb flavors.

Add dried shrimp (optional) for flavor, and then add peanuts (about a heaping tablespoon).

Pour in fish sauce and lime juice, mixing everything together.

Add tamarind paste to the salad mixture and stir well.

Heat a stainless steel pan in the oven preheated to 350°F for cooking the pork chops.

Once marinated, sear the pork chops in the heated pan before transferring to the oven to finish cooking.

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