Pork Chops With Peppers And Capers Recipes

Steps:

• Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
• Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Broil bell peppers, skin sides up, until blackened. Transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel peppers; discard skins. Slice flesh lengthwise into thick strips.
• Put capers in a small bowl with the vinegar; set aside. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 4 garlic cloves and the onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion turns golden, about 4 minutes. Add chopped sage, red pepper flakes, capers and vinegar, and the bell peppers to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Cook 10 minutes. Transfer bell pepper mixture to a platter; cover to keep warm. Remove garlic cloves before serving, if desired.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a clean skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Add pork chops, remaining garlic cloves, and the sage sprigs to the skillet. Cook pork chops, flipping once, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 9 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to another platter; cover to keep warm. Cook the remaining pork chops, adding more oil to the skillet if needed. Add pork chops to the platter. Discard garlic cloves, the sage, and oil.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat. Add wine. Cook, stirring often to loosen browned bits from bottom of skillet, until wine has reduced slightly. Drizzle wine sauce over pork chops. Serve with bell pepper mixture. Garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chops with salt and pepper.
• In a skillet large enough to hold the chops in one layer, heat the vegetable oil. Add the chops and cook over medium-high heat for 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn and cook another 7 minutes or until done. Remove the chops, set aside and keep warm.
• Pour off the excess fat from the skillet. Add the onions and garlic. Cook and stir until wilted. Add the vinegar and reduce by half. Add the chicken broth, capers, mustard, tomato paste and sage. Cook and reduce by half.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and add any juices that may have accumulated around the pork chops. Swirl in the butter, check for seasoning.
• To serve, spoon the sauce over the meat and sprinkle with parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle the chops with liberal amounts of salt and black pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the EVOO in a large skillet over medium-high to high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, add the chops and brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• While the chops cook, slice the garlic, onion and peppers.
• Remove the chops from the skillet and add the remaining tablespoon oil. Then add the fennel seeds, garlic, onions and peppers and toss to soften, 5 minutes. Next, add the tomato paste and stir 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with the wine, add the stock and stir. Nest the pork into the pan and move the peppers and onions on top of the meat. Place in the oven and roast to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet heat the olive oil over high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Add the pork to the pan and brown on both sides, about 4 minutes each side. Remove the pork from the pan, cover loosely with foil, and set aside.
• Add the fennel, shallots, and 1/3 cup parsley to the pan and cook over medium heat until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the tomatoes and stir. Add the pork back into the pan, nestling the chops between the fennel and tomatoes so they are mostly submerged in the pan juices. Cook until the fennel is tender and the pork is done, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place the pork on a serving dish. To finish the sauce, add the lemon zest, remaining 1/3 cup parsley, capers, and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Spoon over the pork chops and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Trim any excess fat from the crops.
• Heat olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
• Brown pork chops in oil, cook until barely done.
• Remove pork chops from pan, add peppers and onions to pan and cook until crisp tender.
• Return pork chops to pan, add chicken broth, wine and vinegar to pan and stir, reduce heat and cover.
• Simmer over a low heat for 5 to 6 minutes until pork chops are tender.
• In a small bowl combine cornstarch with enough water to make a thin paste.
• Add a tablespoon or so of the liquid from the pan to the cornstarch paste and blend.
• Add this mixture to the pan and stir until sauce thickened and smooth.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in parsley.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

Steps:

• Place the flour, garlic salt, and pepper into a plastic bag. Shake to mix, the add the pork tenderloin pieces, and shake again to coat. Shake off the excess flour.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the pork medallions in the hot oil until golden-brown on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Pour in the balsamic vinegar and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pork to a serving platter, then stir the lemon zest and capers into the simmering sauce. Continue simmering until the sauce has thickened to your desired consistency.

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• Brine: In a small saucepan, combine 2 cups of Water, 1 cup of Salt, and the Brown Sugar and heat over high heat, stirring, until the Salt and Sugar dissolve. Pour the brine into a large, deep bowl or other container large enough to hold the Pork and the brine. Add the Peppercorns, Bay Leaves, and 4 quarts of Cold Water and stir to mix well. Make sure the brine is completely cool then add the Pork Chops. Cover and let stand for at least 2 hours, or refrigerate overnight. Do not brine the Pork for longer than 12 hours, or it will get a little pickled. In a large pot, heat 3 tablespoons of the Olive Oil over high heat until smoking. Add the Bell Peppers, Onions, Olives, and Red Pepper Flakes and cook, without stirring, for about 5 minutes or until the Peppers and Onions are slightly charred. Stir a couple of times and then cook for 5 minutes more. Add the Wine and Capers and bring to a boil. Add the Whole Pickled Cherry Peppers then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Season with Salt and Black Pepper, remove from the heat, and set aside. Heat a cast-iron or other heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Drain the Chops and pay dry with paper towels. Season both sides with Salt and Black Pepper. Brush the Chops with the remaining 1/4 cup of Olive Oil, place them into the skillet and cook, without moving them, for 6 minutes. Turn the Chops over and cook for 5 minutes more or until they register 135°F on a meat thermometer. Pour the Pepper mixture into the pan and over the Chops and bring to a sizzling boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, basting and moving the Pepper mixture to warm it through. Transfer the Chops to a platter, stir the Scallions into the Pepper mixture, and spoon the Pepper mixture over the Chops. Arrange 2 Cherry Peppers on top of each chop and serve.

Steps:

• Warm 1Tbs. of the olive oil in a frying pan or saute pan.
• In a bag or on a plate combine the flour, salt and pepper.
• Coat the chops with the seasoned flour.
• Add the pork to the pan and saute, turning once, until golden brown and nearly done.(Time will depend on thickness of the chops.) Add more oil if necessary.
• Transfer to a deep plate or platter and keep warm.
• Reduce heat to low, add the garlic and saute, stirring, for 30 to 60 seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic.
• Raise the heat to high, add the wine and deglaze the pan by stirring to dislodge any browned bits on the pan bottom.
• Boil until reduced by half, about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken broth and again boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the sauce over the chops and serve immediately.

Steps:

• With a meat mallet, pound pork slices to flatten slightly. Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle a baking sheet or platter with bread crumbs. Dust pork slices with flour on both sides, then soak in beaten egg for 2 minutes. Using a fork or tongs, remove pork slices one at a time from egg mixture and place on top of crumbs. Sprinkle tops of slices with more bread crumbs, then turn over and sprinkle again so each slice is well coated. (They may be prepared up to this point an hour ahead and refrigerated, uncovered.)
• Mix together parsley, lemon zest and capers in a small bowl. Chop hard-cooked egg and set aside.
• Pour olive oil to a depth of 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet (or use two pans to avoid crowding). Turn heat to medium high. When oil looks wavy, carefully place cutlets in pan and fry for 2 minutes, until golden. (Reduce heat if necessary.) Turn and cook for 2 minutes on other side, then remove and drain on paper towel. Season fried cutlets lightly with salt and pepper.
• Arrange cutlets on a warm platter. Sprinkle with parsley mixture, then with chopped egg. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Drain the cherry peppers, reserving 1 cup brine, then stem, halve, core and seed them. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat, and swirl the olive oil into it. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the garlic, and sauté, stirring frequently, until it begins to color, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the peppers, the reserved brine and the white wine, and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the liquid has reduced by slightly more than half, 10 to 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and remove from the heat. (The sauce can be made a few hours ahead of time.)
• When you're ready to cook the meat, season it aggressively with salt and pepper. Place a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, and swirl the neutral oil into it. When the oil begins to shimmer, place the meat in the pan, working in batches if needed, and sear until the meat has browned, formed something of a crust and cooked through to medium-rare, 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Transfer the chops to a warmed platter.
• Add the sauce to the large, heavy-bottomed skillet in which you seared the meat, and warm over medium-low heat. Whisk the butter into the sauce until evenly distributed and the sauce develops a velvety sheen. Spoon sauce over chops, and garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Roast peppers directly over the flame of a gas-stove burner or under a broiler, turning often, until charred on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plastic bag, and let stand 15 minutes. Peel peppers, and discard stems, seeds, and ribs. Tear flesh into thick strips.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Generously season chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Brown chops on both sides, turning once, about 4 minutes total.
• Stir in garlic and capers, and cook 30 seconds, stirring to prevent garlic from burning. Add wine, and cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits as wine reduces to a glaze, about 3 minutes. Add roasted peppers.
• With pan still very hot, add vinegar, and cook 2 minutes, swirling skillet as vinegar bubbles. Reduce heat to medium. Cover, and cook until chops are cooked through and internal temperature reaches 138 degrees (they should be slightly pink inside), 4 to 5 minutes. Serve pork chops and peppers over polenta.