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Healthy Tonteki Recipe

Healthy Tonteki Recipe

This Japanese-inspired dish is delicious, lean, and healthy.
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Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Calories: 385
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Tonteki Sauce Recipe
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce or liquid aminos
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp wasabi optional
Pork Chop
  • 2 thick-cut pork chops
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves sliced thick
  • salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Whisk all sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  2. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper and lightly dust each side with flour (of your choice).
  3. Add EVOO and sliced garlic to a frying pan over medium-low heat and slowly fry the garlic while stirring it regularly until it’s light tan in color.
  4. As you notice the garlic becoming brown, remove from heat.
  5. When all garlic is removed, add pork chops and lightly brown each side.
  6. Remove pork chops from heat once they reach 145 degrees (after about 4 or 5 minutes per side).
  7. Add sauce mixture to pan and cook over high heat until it begins to boil, then allow to thicken.
  8. Return pork chops to pan and flip them until they are well coated in the glaze.
  9. Once coated, serve and enjoy.

Notes

Chef Note: Definitely do not discard the extra glaze, as you will want this to top your pork chops when ready to serve.
 Chef Note: I find jasmine rice with green onions to be the perfect accompaniment. I like to add a little rice wine vinegar and a dash of soy sauce to my rice to give it a little oomph. It really sets this dish off.
 Chef Note: I have been known to get a little heavy handed when it comes to the wasabi, but I like things spicy. Use at your own discretion.