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Pork Pizzaiola


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  • Author: Living the Gourmet
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 4 - 5 Boneless Pork Chops - about 1/2 inch in thickness
  • 2 cups flour - seasoned with salt, black pepper, dried oregano
  • Cooking oil - for frying

For the Sauce:

  • 2 large beefsteak tomatoes - diced
  • 1 red onion - sliced thin
  • 4 - 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tbs. capers
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
  • Olive oil for drizzling
  • Fresh grated - Parmesan or Romano cheese
  • 1/2 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella - for topping the pork chops

Instructions

For the Pork:

  1. Dredge the pork chops in the prepared flour.
  2. Heat a large cast iron frying pan with a tablespoon of cooking oil and swirl around to coat the pan.
  3. Cook each side of the pork chop so the flour coating gets a beautiful golden color. About 3 minutes per side.

For the Sauce:

  1. Heat a large cast iron frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
  2. Place the onion and garlic in the heated pan.
  3. When the onion gets a slight golden color and the garlic is fragrant add the capers, seasonings and tomatoes.
  4. Simmer on a low heat until the tomatoes soften.
  5. Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
  6. Leaving the pork chops in the pan they were sautéed in, cover each pork chop with the sauce, grated Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese, and shredded the mozzarella.
  7. Drizzle the top of each pork chop with a ½ tsp. of olive oil.
  8. Bake in the oven for 35 - 40 minutes.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
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