Suon Nuong (Vietnamese Pork Chops)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup sliced shallots thinly
• 1/4 cup lemongrass thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce available at Red Boat
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 8 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 pound pork ¼″-thick, blade chops, pounded thin
• cooked white rice
• nuoc cham

Nutrition

• Calories : 290 calories
• Carbohydrate : 25 grams
• Cholesterol : 60 milligrams
• Fat : 12 grams
• Protein : 21 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2.5 grams
• Sodium : 820 milligrams
• Sugar : 20 grams