Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Glazed Pork Chops (Iga Babi Panggang) Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 kg/4 1/2 lb pork spareribs

For the marinade:

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 125 ml/4 fl oz (1/2 cup) sherry

• 1 tablespoon kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon five-spice powder

• salt

• coarsely ground pepper

Serves 4-6

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Method:

1. Whisk all the ingredients for the marinade together. Marinade the pork chops in this mixture overnight.

2. Preheat the oven to the highest temperature. Take the chops out of the marinade, place on a rack with a roasting tin underneath and cook for about 30 minutes at a temperature of 200°C (400°F), Gas mark 6.

3. Baste regularly with the remaining marinade (see illustration opposite). The dish is very delicious served with pak choi, soy bean (soybean) sprouts or Swiss chard and white rice.