Get the Recipe: Asian Pork Chops with Sesame Broccoli
Asian Pork Chops with Sesame Broccoli features a zesty marinade made of lemon juice, sriracha, chili garlic sauce, sesame seed oil, and soy sauce! Pan seared to perfection, this easy meal comes together in mere minutes!
Ingredients
- 4 2-inch thick pork chops
- 12 ounces broccoli florets
- 2 sweet red peppers
Asian Marinade
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon golden monkfruit, if not keto, regular brown sugar will work
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
Garnish
- 2 tablespoons peanuts
- 2 tablespoons green onions
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients for the Asian marinade and stir well.
- Pour 3/4 of the marinade over the pork chops and marinade at least 30 minutes, up to 8 hours.
- When ready to cook preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place a large cast iron skillet in the oven at least 10 minutes and let it get good and hot. Turn an oven burner on medium high heat.
- Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven and set on the stove top burner, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and add the pork chops. Reduce the heat to medium. Sear the chops 2 minutes on each side.
- Toss the broccoli and red pepper in the remaining marinade and add to the skillet.
- Add the skillet back to the oven and cook 15 minutes, turn the pork chops and broccoli and cook an additional 5 minutes or as needed until the pork chops reach 145 degrees F with a meat thermometer.
- Garnish with peanuts and green onions.
Notes
Nutritional value below only counts half of the marinade since the marinade used on the pork is discarded.
Net carbs are 7.3 g per serving
Serving: 1 pork chop + about 3/4 cup vegetables with sauce, Calories: 170kcal, Carbohydrates: 11.3g, Protein: 17.3g, Fat: 6.8g, Cholesterol: 35.7mg, Sodium: 187.6mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 4.6g
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