猪排包 Macau Pork Chop Bun

Do you know pork chop bun is one of the most famous snack in Macau? It has another name called 'piggy bun' hahaha No fanciful dressing in this sandwich, just a large slab of golden succulent pan fried pork chop in between the crispy soft bread roll with some simple sauté onions. Yes is just that simple but the taste is so so awesome! Thinking of it now am still salivating over it hahaha…..

Recipe source : Famous Cuisine Dec 2012
Ingredient

• 2 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 500gm pork chop
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1/2 tsp chicken seasoning powder
• 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp hua tiao jiu
• 3 cloves, finely minced
• 2 tbsp ginger juice
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp water
• tapioca flour for coating
• Portugese bread roll or French roll

Method

1. Rinse pork chop and pat dry, tenderize the pork chop with the back of a knife.
2. Combine all the seasoning and marinate the pork chop for at least 30mins, preferably chilled them overnight.
3. Lightly coat the marinated pork chop with tapioca flour. Shake away excess.
4. Heat a pan oil.  Shallow fry the pork chop over medium high heat until cooked through and golden on both sides. Drain on a kitchen paper.
5. With remaining oil in pan, sauté sliced onions until caramelized. Dish up.
6. To serve : Slice bread roll in half. Lightly brush both sides with butter and grill till golden brown and crisp. Top bread roll with a sliced of cooked pork chop, generously line over caramelized onion, serve immediately!

Golden crisp & tender pork chop

Toasted Homemade Portugese bread roll which I will share in the up coming post :D

Ready to sink your teeth into this crunchy and flavorful succelent pork chop bun? A simple looking burger yet the taste is so awfully fantastic!

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