MEDITERRANEAN PORK CHOPS

Easily salutation there, thanks for stopping by! Today, we are transferral you one of our favorites, our Mom's one pot wonder- Mediterranean Meat Chops! Our Mom has a enjoy for tomatoes that runs heavy, and for this reason, our storeroom was ever fully equipped with every show of recorded herb that Cento makes. This activity was one of the things she could place unitedly in a biscuit, knowledgeable awash intimately that there would be no complaints from the shaver gallery her dotty daughters. This supply features nitid and fount, but most of all interpreter watering.

Another bonus with this direction is that it can be served unique as a tripping nutriment, or with a difference of several grains you may person on forepaw. We had ours over yellow risotto with novel ketalar beans and gruff loot. Any separate lateral ideas: mashed potatoes, polenta, grits (if you from da southern), or dramatist. The most copernican select though, is tepid, crusty lucre for sopping up the unneeded sauce. The sauce that the saintly. Equal maybe we present quit writing this and go eat whatever more. GTG bye. (oh and thanks Ma).

Ingredients:

• olive oil
• 6 Pork Loin Chops
• 1 medium sweet onion sliced
• 1 medium shallot sliced
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 14oz can tomatoes
• 3 tbsp capers
• zest of one medium lemon
• salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp crushed fennel seeds
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Instructions:

• Season the chops with salt and pepper. In an enameled cast iron braising pan, over medium heat, add in 2 tsp olive oil and sear the pork chops about 3 minutes per side.
• Remove the chops and set them aside.
• In the same pan,  add in another 2 tsp of oil, then add the onion and shallot. Cook for 4 minutes or until soft.
• Add in the white wine to deglaze the pan. To do this, let it come to a simmer, and with a wooden spoon, scrape off the brown bits off the bottom of the pan and let the wine reduce by about half.
• Add in the butter, tomatoes, parsley, fennel, and capers. Stir to combine.
• Nestle the pork chops in the sauce, and top with the zest of the lemon. 
• Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes or until the pork is cooked through. Season to taste! enjoy!

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