Char siu pork chops with black bean sauce and vegetables
Serves 4
This contemporary preparation combines classic Chinese flavors with the rich traditions of French cuisine. The sharpness of fermented black beans in the sauce mellows with the addition of veal stock and butter.
Chef Roy Yamaguchi calls this a good fortune pork chop because char siu sauce adds the color red, a symbol of good luck for the lunar New Year.
Pork Chops
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup bottled char siu sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 4 (1-1/2-inch-thick) pork chops, trimmed of fat
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Stir-Fried Vegetables
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 cup julienned red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup jutienned yellow bell pepper
- 1 cup (1-inch) pieces yard-long beans or green beans
- julienned green onion, for garnish
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons fermented black beans
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon minced green onion
- 1/3 cup red wine
- 1/2 cup bottled clam juice
- 1/2 cup veal demi-glace
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- To prepare the sauce, in a small bowl, soak the fermented black beans in water for 5 minutes. Drain and mince.
- Place a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil with the garlic, ginger, and green onion and sauté for 20 to 30 seconds, until barely light golden brown.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, then add the black beans and cook for 2 minutes, or until the seasonings are aromatic.
- Add the wine and bring to a boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the clam juice and bring to a boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the demi-glace and bring to a boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the sugar and oyster sauce and blend well.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning with sugar if necessary. Add the butter and mix well. Decrease the heat to achieve a bare simmer and keep the sauce warm.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the char siu sauce and hoisin sauce in a bowl and mix well. Coat the pork chops with the marinade.
- Heat a large ovenproof sauté pan over high heat. Add the oil and when the oil is hot, add the chops and sear for 3 to 4 minutes, until caramelized and brown.
- Turn and sear the other side for 3 to 4 minutes, until caramelized and brown (do not allow to blacken). Remove the pan from the heat and place in the oven to finish cooking the chops, about 10 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer registers 140 degrees F.
- To prepare the vegetables, place a wok over high heat. Add the oil, garlic, and ginger and stir-fry for 20 to 30 seconds, until barely light golden brown.
- Add the red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and beans and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until cooked but still crunchy.
- To serve, spoon a pool of sauce onto each of 4 plates. Divide the vegetables among the plates and place a pork chop on top of each pile of vegetables. Garnish with the green onion and serve immediately.
About Roy's:
Founded by internationally acclaimed Chef Roy Yamaguchi who holds the distinction of earning Hawaii's first prestigious James Beard Award, Roy's restaurants reflect his personal commitment to serve exciting and innovative Hawaiian Fusion cuisine of the highest quality in an elegant, yet casual atmosphere.
Roy's culinary creations have received international acclaim from Gault-Millau, Conde Nast Traveler, Gourmet and Food & Wine Magazine, among others.
For those who have experienced a Roy's Restaurant, they will understand that the restaurant is all about food -- pleasing textures and bold flavors as decorative as they are delicious. To date, there are over 30 Roy's worldwide.
About Roy Yamaguchi:
Chef Roy holds the distinction of being honored early in his career with the prestigious James Beard "Best Pacific Northwest Chef" award; making him the first award recipient from Hawaii.
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Roy now serves on the highly respected Board of Trustees. As testimony to his success, there are now 34 Roy's restaurants worldwide in 11 states, Japan and Guam.
Over the last 20 years, Chef Roy has been blessed with many opportunities to share his passion for food and his culinary sense of adventure with thousands of people here and abroad, from royalty and celebrities, to tourists and Roy's loyal local guests.
His continued quest for new, innovative ingredients and preparation techniques has taken him to spectacular exotic locations, with his cooking tours through Thailand, South Africa and Egypt as well as Europe and the Far East.
Well-respected by the culinary profession, he has collaborated with many of his esteemed fellow chefs at charity and community events over the years to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for worthy causes.
Chef Roy is committing a portion of the proceeds from the Los Angeles and Chicago 20th Anniversary Culinary Tour dinners to the Grow for Good campaign that is projected to raise $1 million for Farm to Table, a national initiative dedicated to supporting local farms and encouraging sustainable agriculture.
Travel with Chef Roy in 2010: Australia and Turkey
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