Spicy Ginger Pork Chops
with Gochujang Cucumbers & Jasmine Rice
- Fish
- Soy
- Wheat
- Sesame
Pork chops are always a weeknight winner. They’re satisfying, speedy, and ever-so-versatile, which is why our chefs are always brainstorming new ways to take ’em to the next level. The kickers this week: sweet heat and ginger! After a satisfying sear, you'll make a ginger-chili-ponzu pan sauce for the chops and serve them over a bed of buttery jasmine rice, perfect for catching any runaway sauce. On the side is a cucumber salad in a spicy gochujang-sesame dressing for crisp, crunchy contrast.
Ingredients
18 milliliters
Ponzu Sauce
(Contains: Fish, Soy, Wheat)
1 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
1 clove
Garlic
1 teaspoon
Korean Chili Flakes
2 unit
Mini Cucumber
4 tablespoon
Umami Ginger Sauce
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
½ tablespoon
Sesame Oil
(Contains: Sesame)
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
10 ounce
Pork Chops
½ ounce
Gochujang Sauce
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low; cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve. • Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince garlic. Trim and halve cucumbers lengthwise; slice into ½-inch-thick half-moons. • Transfer cucumbers to a medium bowl; generously season with salt. Toss to coat, then let sit for 3-5 minutes. Rinse cucumbers; drain and return to bowl. (You’ll finish the cucumbers in Step 3.)
• Meanwhile, pat pork* dry with paper towels; season with a pinch of salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. • Remove pan from heat. Stir in umami ginger sauce, chili sauce, and two packets of ponzu (four packets for 4 servings). Turn pork occasionally, until sauce has thickened and pork is coated, 1-2 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. Transfer pork to a cutting board.
• To bowl with drained cucumbers, add gochujang, garlic, half the sesame oil (all for 4 servings), remaining ponzu, and chili flakes to taste. Toss to coat.
• Fluff rice with a fork. Thinly slice pork crosswise. Divide rice, pork, and cucumbers between plates in separate sections. Top pork with remaining pan sauce and serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the deep, flavorful sauce on the pork chops, while the spicy-sweet cucumber side dish was surprisingly popular 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to prepare, though some found the multiple sauces and steps a bit involved.
- Suggestions: Consider sautéing the cucumbers or substituting with zucchini; add extra sauce for the rice.
- Portions: Some found it filling, while others wished for larger portions or more vegetables.
- Texture: A few noted the pork was tough; ensure careful cooking for tender results.
Reviews from our home cooks
The pork chops and pan sauce are great! Strong, wonderful flavor. Unfortunately, that flavor totally dominated the gochujang cucumbers. I used the plain rice as a palate cleanser before trying the cucumbers and they tasted good, but in this meal they are wasted due to the overpowering spicy ginger pork chops. Try splitting these items into different meals where each can shine. (The rice was great for mopping up the extra spicy ginger sauce!)
This is the only hellofresh dish that I continue to cook on my own time. It's difficult to find a comparable umami ginger sauce but luckily I live near a Japanese market. It's got a great, deep flavor that you're sure not to get tired of. Personally i substitute the cucumber with sauteed zucchini. And while I haven't tried it, I'm sure kimchi would be a nice compliment to this dish!
Another easy-prep meal with interesting ingredients and flavors. I added an extra pork chop to split everything into 5 plates and there were still leftovers since it was so much food. I actually don't really like cucumbers but I was able to eat them here since they were covered in a very tasty sauce. They tasted more like pickles than cucumbers, which is fine with me!
Loved this recipe! However we used too much of the chili flakes on the cucumbers and it was too hot. Next time we will be careful.
The portions and flavors were great and it was easy to make, however one of the cucumbers were bad so we had to go out and get a new one
Wish I would've took a picture first. This recipe was amazing, so far one of my fav. Very small portion for a two serving but other than that meal was delicious didn't take long to make at all.
Loved the pork chop and sauce. Cucumber was good but would have been even better with a hit of soy sauce and white or rice vinegar
So delicious! The cucumber mix was sooo tasty!! Nothing was really spicy, so I'd have liked more spice but still definitely a good dish!
Yum! Cooked the cucumbers instead of raw in the pan after coating the meat. Delicious
Too many spice tastes. Cucumbers could have been less spicy so as to not interfere with the delicious pork chops.
