Stir Fried Pork Chops and Peppers with Spicy Ketchup

Season flour with salt and pepper. Coat the pork chops in flour, pat off extra flour.  Add ¼ cup oil to a cast iron pan on high heat, cook the pork chops in batches until golden, brown and still rare.  Set aside.  In pan, drain oil, and coat lightly with more oil, add  fermented black beans, jalapeños, garlic, peppers and onions for 2 -3 minutes.  Add stock to pan, stir and add in ketchup, stir to combine.  To serve, top pork chops with mixture.


2 pounds thin individual pork chops, cut in half
1 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoons rough chopped fermented black beans
2 jalapeños, minced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 red bell peppers, sliced
2 med onions, sliced
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup ketchup
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Canola oil


Ming Tsai