Name: Miso mustard pork chops with sesame green beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 pork chops (about 140g/5oz each); 2 tsp sesame oil; 200g green beans trimmed; 2 tsp black or white sesame seeds or a mix of both, plus extra to serve; 2 tbsp miso paste; 1 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp yuzu juice (or 1 tbsp each lime and grapefruit juice); 1 tbsp golden caster sugar; 1 tsp English mustard

Miso mustard pork chops with sesame green beans

2 pork chops
(about 140g/5oz each)
2 tsp sesame oil
200g green beans
trimmed
2 tsp black or white sesame seeds
or a mix of both, plus extra to serve

For the miso sauce

2 tbsp miso paste
1 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp yuzu juice
(or 1 tbsp each lime and grapefruit juice)
1 tbsp golden caster sugar
1 tsp English mustard

Method

step 1
Mix the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Rub a spoonful of the sauce over each pork chop. Reserve the rest to serve alongside.
step 2
Heat a griddle pan until hot and bring a pan of water to the boil. Drizzle the chops with 1 tsp of the sesame oil. Cook in the griddle pan for 5 mins each side, or until cooked through.
step 3
Meanwhile, cook the beans in the boiling water for 2 mins, then drain. Heat the remaining oil in the same pan, add the beans and sesame seeds, and cook for 2 mins. Serve the chops with the beans, the remaining miso sauce and an extra sprinkling of sesame seeds.