Baked Pork Chop Rice

also called guk jyu paa faan · 焗豬扒飯 · baked pork chop rice · baked pork chop over rice · Baked Pork Chop Over Spaghetti · pork chop rice

The table

2(6 oz each; to 1/2 in)boneless pork chopspound thin, season, rest 20 minfry 6 min, both sideslayer rice, chop, sauce, cheese — bake 425°F (220°C) 12 min
1 tspkosher salt
1/2 tspwhite pepper
1 TbsShaoxing wine
1 Tbscornstarch
1 Tbsneutral oil
3 cups(450 g; day-old)cold cooked jasmine ricefry the rice 4 min, egg through it
2 largeeggs
2 tspneutral oil
1/2(sliced thin)yellow onionsimmer the sauce 8 min, until it coats a spoon
2 cloves(minced)garlic
7 oz(200 g)canned chopped tomatoes
1/3 cup(80 g)ketchup
2 tspsugar
2 tspWorcestershire sauce
3 oz(85 g; grated)mild cheddar
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

1pound thin, season, rest 20 min

2fry the rice 4 min, egg through it

3simmer the sauce 8 min, until it coats a spoon

4fry 6 min, both sides

goes in with what step 1 made

5layer rice, chop, sauce, cheese — bake 425°F (220°C) 12 min

goes in with what steps 2, 3 and 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
38 min
Needs you
10 minthe rest you can walk away from
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the chop is cooked before it goes in and the bake is only browning the top, so past fifteen minutes the pork dries out and no amount of sauce brings it back

  1. pound thin, season, rest 20 min

    20 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. simmer the sauce 8 min, until it coats a spoon

    8 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. fry the rice 4 min, egg through it

    4 minneeds youfrom the start

  4. fry 6 min, both sides

    6 minneeds you20 min in

  5. layer rice, chop, sauce, cheese — bake 425°F (220°C) 12 min

    12 minwalk away26 min in

You'll need baking dish · frying pan · saucepan · wok

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>> title: Baked Pork Chop Rice
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: pork, rice, tomato, cheese, hong kong, oven
>> counters: Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: guk jyu paa faan, 焗豬扒飯, baked pork chop rice, baked pork chop over rice, Baked Pork Chop Over Spaghetti, pork chop rice
>> pairs-with: egg-fried-rice, homemade-ketchup, pork-chop-in-tomato-sauce
>> servings: 2
>> time: 1 hr
>> slack: narrow — the chop is cooked before it goes in and the bake is only browning the top, so past fifteen minutes the pork dries out and no amount of sauce brings it back

>> step: pound thin, season, rest 20 min
Pound @boneless pork chops{2}(6 oz each; to 1/2 in) and rub them with @kosher salt{1%tsp}, @white pepper{1/2%tsp}, @Shaoxing wine{1%Tbs} and @cornstarch{1%Tbs}, then ~rest{20%min}.

>> step: fry 6 min, both sides
Fry @&(~1)pork chops{} in @neutral oil{1%Tbs} in a #frying pan{} for ~fry{6%min}, turning once, and lift them onto a board to rest.

>> step: simmer the sauce 8 min, until it coats a spoon
Simmer @yellow onion{1/2}(sliced thin), @garlic{2%cloves}(minced), @canned chopped tomatoes{7%oz}(200 g), @ketchup{1/3%cup}(80 g), @sugar{2%tsp} and @Worcestershire sauce{2%tsp} in a #saucepan{} for ~simmer{8%min}, until it coats a spoon.

>> step: fry the rice 4 min, egg through it
Fry @cold cooked jasmine rice{3%cups}(450 g; day-old) with @eggs{2%large} in @neutral oil{2%tsp} in a #wok{} for ~fry{4%min}, breaking the clumps and turning the egg through it.

>> step: layer rice, chop, sauce, cheese — bake 425°F (220°C) 12 min
Spread @&(~1)fried rice{} in a #baking dish{}, lay @&(~3)pork chops{} over it, flood with @&(~2)tomato sauce{}, cover with @mild cheddar{3%oz}(85 g; grated) and ~bake{12%min} at 425°F (220°C) until the top browns in patches.