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Toyomansi Pork Chops

Toyomansi Pork Chops

Toyomansi Pork Chops are a Filipino-style dish seasoned with soy sauce, calamansi juice, and garlic. They're quick and easy to make yet pack amazing flavor perfect with steamed rice! Take for instance these toyomansi pork chops. Juicy, flavorful, and amazing, all they take is a simple marinade of soy sauce, calamansi, minced garlic, and pepper. The hardest part of making these pork chops for lunch is waiting for them to marinate! Toyomansi is a classic Filipino condiment made of soy sauce (toyo)

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min

Ingredients

  • 6 center cut pork loin rib chops, bone-in and about ½-inch thick
  • 0.25 tsp pepper
  • 0.5 cup soy sauce
  • 0.25 cup calamansi juice
  • 4 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 0 canola oil

Instructions

  1. Rinse the pork chops and Pat them dry. Season it with pepper until it suits your preference.

  2. Mix soy sauce, calamansi juice, and garlic.

  3. Add pork chops, massaging marinade onto meat. Cover with film (or transfer into a resealable bag) and marinate in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.

  4. In a pan over medium-high heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking.

  5. Drain pork chops well, discarding marinade.

  6. Add to hot oil in a single layer and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until nicely seared. Turn to the other side and Keep cooking for another 1 to 2 minutes or until nicely seared and a thermometer in the center reads 145 F.

  7. Take them out of the pan and let rest for about 2 to 3 minutes before slicing.

  8. If the chops have a thick band of fat around them, make small slits on the fat to keep them from curling or buckling during cooking.

  9. Don't swap lemon or lime juice for the calamansi! Although these citrus fruits are used interchangeably in some recipes, such as bistek, the distinct flavor of these pork chops does depend on the calamansi's sweet and tangy taste. If you haven't ready access to this tropical fruit and must substitute, use a mix of freshly squeezed orange and lemon juice.

  10. Do not marinate the pork chops for too long, as the acids in the marinade might break down the protein fibers, affecting the texture of the meat.

  11. Marinate in a plastic or glass container, not a metal container, as the acids might interact with the metal.

  12. Cook on medium-high heat and do not overcrowd the pan during frying so the meat will sear nicely and not cook in their steam.