Anthony Bourdain's Macau-Style Pork Chop Sandwich

pork chops

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread adds fiber, while white bread is often cheaper.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and adds creaminess.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often less expensive.

Rough chop garlic and place in a bowl.

Add soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, sesame oil, black vinegar, Chinese five spice, and dark or regular brown sugar to the bowl.

Whisk all ingredients together until well combined.

Pound boneless rib chops or cutlets to a quarter inch thickness.

Coat the cutlets in the marinade, ensuring they are fully covered, and let marinate for 4.5 hours.

Remove cutlets from marinade and wipe off any garlic chunks to prevent burning during frying.

Prepare a dredging station with beaten eggs in one bowl and flour mixed with salt and pepper in another.

Coat each cutlet in flour, then dip in egg, and finally coat with bread crumbs.

Heat vegetable oil in two pans and fry the cutlets for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Transfer cooked cutlets to a paper towel lined sheet pan to drain excess oil.

Toast white bread and spread chili sauce on top of the cutlet before assembling the sandwich.

Cooking Techniques

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