Zha Paigu (Taiwanese Fried Pork Chops)

Name: Zha Paigu (Taiwanese Fried Pork Chops)
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, michiu; 2 , garlic cloves, minced to paste; 1½ teaspoons, sugar; 1½ teaspoons, water; ¾ teaspoon, five-spice powder; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, white pepper; 2 (8- to 10-ounce), bone-in pork rib chops, ¾ to 1 inch thick; 2 , large eggs; 1 cup coarse, sweet potato starch; 3 cups, vegetable oil for frying

Main Courses
Pork
Weeknight

By Annie Petito ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2022

Taiwan’s zha paigu are meaty, juicy, fragrant with heady five-spice powder—and unsurpassed in their crispiness.

SERVES 4

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 1 hour marinating

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