Sauteed Pork Cutlets With Lemon Caper Sauce Food

PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

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.

SAUTEED PORK CUTLETS WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Dissolve the salt and sugar in 2 cups water. 30 minutes before you are ready to cook, place the meat in the brine. When ready to cook, remove from brine and dry. Pepper the pork. Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in skillet until just starts to smoke. Cook the cutlets quickly in batches, 1-2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate and keep warm. SAUCE Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in small saucepan over medium heat; add shallot and cook until softened. Add flour and dry mustard, stirring constantly. Slowly add broth, white wine lemon juice. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. After cooking pork, reduce heat in skillet and add sauce, scraping pan bottom. Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest and capers. Serve on side in gravy boat.

PORK CUTLETS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

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.

GARLIC-LEMON PORK

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow dish and stir in 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Season pork with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large skillet, heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high. In batches, cook pork until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and tent loosely with foil.
• Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and remaining tablespoon butter, and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
• Add broth and cook, stirring, until reduced by half, 4 minutes. Return pork to pan along with any accumulated juices and lemon slices; cook until sauce has thickened slightly, 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with chives.

PORK SCALLOPINI WITH BUTTER CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Slice the pork tenderloin into ½ inch slices on a diagonal.
• 2. Pound thin between plastic wrap with a meat mallet.
• 3. Sift together the flour and salt.
• 4. Lightly dredge the pork and shake off any excess flour.
• 5. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• 6. Cook the pork 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden and transfer to a warm plate.
• 7. Wipe out skillet.
• 8. Heat a tablespoon of butter in skillet.
• 9. Add the capers, white wine and lemon juice.
• 10. Allow to reduce just a little before adding the final tablespoon of butter.
• 11. Mix slowly to incorporate and remove immediately from the heat.
• 12. Spoon the sauce over the pork and serve.

PORK (OR VEAL) CUTLETS WITH BALSAMIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Spread the breadcrumbs on a piece of wax paper.
• Press both sides of the cutlets into the breadcrumbs, until coated.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add a little oil and cook the cutlets on each side until lightly browned and cooked.
• You may need to add a little oil to brown the other side.
• Stir the butter, garlic, and sage into the skillet.
• Cook for a minute.
• Add the chicken broth and sugar.
• Let it simmer down to about 1/3 cup.
• Add the vinegar and simmer a minute more.
• Pour the sauce over the cutlets and serve.
• If desired, use a potato peeler to make Parmesan shavings and garnish cutlets.

PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS.

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.

PORK CUTLETS WITH CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the cutlets with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold all of the cutlets in one layer. When the oil is very hot add the meat and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until browned. Turn the slices and cook about 5 minutes more. Reduce the heat and cook about 2 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Transfer the meat to a warm serving dish. Cover with foil and keep warm.
• Pour off the fat from the skillet, then add the onion, garlic and capers. Cook, stirring until the onion is lightly browned. Add the vinegar, mustard, chicken broth and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the pan. Cook until reduced to about 3/4 cup. Add any juices that may have accumulated around the cutlets. Add the butter, if desired. Blend well.
• Add the cutlets to the skillet, bring to a simmer and serve immediately sprinkled with parsley.

PORK SCHNITZEL WITH LEMON-CAPER CREAM

Steps:

• Pound pork circles between pieces of plastic wrap to flatten to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Sprinkle both sides of medallions with lemon juice.
• Combine flour and poultry seasoning in shallow dish. Coat medallions with flour mixture; shake off excess flour and set aside.
• In a deep pie plate, beat the eggs and mix in the mustard.
• Place bread crumbs in another pie plate. Dip the pork medallions into the egg mixture; coat well with bread crumbs.
• Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• For the cream sauce, melt the butter in a small heavy saucepan.
• Add shallots and sauté over medium heat until fragrant (approximately 2 minutes).
• Remove saucepan from heat; add the wine, chicken broth and cream.
• Return saucepan to heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes to reduce by half.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large heavy skillet.
• Add half of the medallions; fry over medium-high heat on both sides for 1-2 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Transfer to a plate and tent with foil. Repeat with remaining oil and medallions.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in lemon curd & capers.
• Serve with buttered spaetzle and garnish with lemon wedges.