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  14. I had a pork loin and didn’t know what to do with it….looked it up on your channel and it was the best meals everrrrr! I added a spinach salad and green beans tossed I. Butter with Pablo and some scallions to make it the perfectly balanced meal. Thanks Chef John!

  17. I cooked this on Saturday, following the recipe directions except my range doesn't have as many BTUs on the burner I chose as does Chef John's cooktop, so I went 6 minutes per side instead of 4 or 5. Regardless, it was, and is, spectacularly good. I may never buy a pork chop again, and instead will just cook one of these occasionally when I'm in the mood for pork in a non-German context (I also like a good pork roast with sauerkraut and dumplings).

  26. And as always, a great recipe!

    But, BEWARE! Those of you who are not used to using Chinese 5 spice powder or if this is your first foray into making your own 5 spice powder, be very cautious and very sparing with the cinnamon. It can really ruin a dish beyond all hope of repair.

    The cinnamon used in real 5 Spice Powder is much different than the cinnamon we get in grocery stores. The cinnamon used in 5 spice has a more mild flavor as compared with common cinnamon. Not to mention its far more expensive. If you want to get your hands on this cinnamon, your best bet in finding it would be at an Asian grocery store or through a reputable spice dealer.

    But, if you are going to use regular cinnamon, start by using only a small (and by small, I mean SMALL) pinch of cinnamon. If it needs more, add more. But, once you've gone too far with the cinnamon, there is no fixing it.

    The general rule with 5 spice is a very little goes a long, long, long way.

    Cheers.

  29. Thank you thank you thank you!

    Made this today and the whole sandwich with all the trimmings. Husband just told me it’s the best sandwich he’s ever had and I could eat this every day for every meal forever…
    Thank you for putting this recipe in my life.

    Gonna use the leftovers as a filling for a ramen. Think it should go 🤔

  30. I screwed this one up royally. I’m such a dumb ass, picked up a regular tenderloin instead of the loin roast….it just didn’t work. For some reason even in the cast iron skillet jacked up it was like boiled pork, ever hopeful finally got to searing it but still screwed the pooch….eh? I’m learning I suppose. Going to order a pizza now -_-

  37. Thanks for sharing. I bought a large pork loin from costco and cut it into 3 pieces and each time I cooked a piece it was dreadfully over cooked. This was the best by far and yummy flavors. I had left over chinese food from the night before and paired it with the pork and some chinese broccoli with spiced up oyser sauce. Worked perfectly.

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