Vietnamese Pork Chops

Expecting these to have that nice balance of hot-sour-salty-sweet, I was disappointed by the flavour, which was overwhelmingly sweet. Fortunately, most of the problem lay in the sauce (the reduced marinade) which we opted not to eat.

The chops themselves were tender and juicy after marinating overnight even though I used a leaner cut than what was recommended. They were a little on the sweet side, but a squeeze of lime fixed that. I grilled rather than pan fried them, which also helped to improve their flavour.

Not something I’ll make again.