Sweet Soy Pork Chops

Sweet Soy Fried Pork Chops – Crispy, Tender & Absolutely Irresistible

If you’re looking for a quick, comforting dish that delivers BIG on flavour with minimal fuss, these Sweet Soy Fried Pork Chops are exactly what you need. Golden, crispy edges… tender, juicy meat… and a glossy sweet soy drizzle that turns a humble pork chop into something truly special. This is one of those recipes that feels like a treat but is simple enough for any night of the week.

Inspired by the nostalgic flavours of Chinese home cooking, this dish combines two essential elements: perfectly fried pork and a rich, sweet-savory sauce made from just a handful of classic Asian pantry staples. Together, they create a meal that’s satisfying, comforting, and completely moreish.

How to Serve

This dish is most delicious:

Over steamed jasmine rice
With a side of stir-fried greens
With fresh chilli slices for extra heat (optional)
Or topped with crispy garlic for added crunch

However you enjoy it, it’s guaranteed to become a new favourite.

Sweet Soy Pork Chops

Perfectly golden, tender pork chops drizzled with my sweet soy sauce—a blend of light and dark soy sauces, oyster sauce, and Chinese rice wine—for an irresistibly savoury-sweet finish. 

Servings 2

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Ingredients

Marinade Ingredients

• 400 g Pork Chops
• 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Chinese Rice Wine or Sweet Sherry
• 1.5 tbsp Corn Flour
• White Pepper pinch
• 1.5 tbsp Oil Vegetable, Rice Bran, Ground Nut

Sweet Soy Sauce Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Chinese Rice Wine or Sweet Sherry
• 2 tbsp Water
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Oil Vegetable, Rice Bran or Ground Nut

Instructions

• Begin by tenderising your pork chops by beating it flat with a rolling pin or back of a heavy knife or a meat tenderiser.
• Once the pork chops are nice and thin and tender, place them into a bowl along with all the marinade ingredients except the oil.
• Massage into the meat and then add the oil and massage again to seal in the flavours. 
• Now to make the sweet soy sauce; place all the sauce ingredients into a saucepan and gently heat until the sugar has dissolved then immediately remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Place a wok over a medium to high heat and fry your pork chops in the oil until golden brown, crispy and cooked all the way through.
• Once cooked, chop into slices and serve over freshly steamed rice along with your sweet soy sauce. 

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Cantonese, Chinese, East Asian

Keyword: Pork, Soy Sauce

Collection: Chinese Made Easy

Recipe is from my Chinese Made Easy Cook Book