# Vietnamese lemongrass pork chops

This recipe makes the easiest Vietnamese pork chop, ready in 20 minutes with a flavor-packed marinade.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 pork chops
- 3 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp dark soy
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1.5 Tbsp honey
- 1.5 Tbsp sugar
- 2 stalks lemongrass
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 small shallots
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 0.33 cup fish sauce
- 0.75 cup water
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 0.25 cup vinegar
- cucumber
- tomato
- salt
- pickled carrots

## Instructions

1. Combine fish sauce, soy, sugar, honey, lemongrass, garlic, shallots, and oyster sauce in a blender to make the marinade.
2. Blend the marinade ingredients until smooth.
3. Place pork chops in a bowl and pour the blended marinade over them.
4. Massage the marinade into the pork chops to ensure they are well coated.
5. Cover the marinated pork chops with plastic wrap and let them marinate.
6. For the dipping sauce, combine fish sauce, water, sugar, and vinegar in a bowl.
7. Stir the dipping sauce ingredients until well combined.
8. Cover the dipping sauce with plastic wrap.
9. Slice cucumber into thin rounds.
10. Arrange cucumber slices on a plate and sprinkle with salt.
11. Slice tomato into thin rounds.
12. Arrange tomato slices on a plate and sprinkle with salt.
13. Add pickled carrots to a jar.
14. Pour hot water over the pickled carrots in the jar.
15. Close the lid on the jar of pickled carrots.
16. Pat the marinated pork chops dry with a paper towel.
17. Place the pork chop in the air fryer basket.
18. Air fry at 400°F (200°C) for 15 minutes.

## Equipment

- air fryer
- blender
- bowl
- plastic wrap
- cutting board
- knife
- plate
- jar
- pot
- paper towel
- wire rack
- baking sheet

## Tips

- Sprinkle cucumber and tomato slices with salt to boost their natural brightness.
- Use pickled veggies for an extra tangy crunch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMxRRACB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/605c7fa4-9fad-4052-b8ad-3d2ca06e3ba1
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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