Stuffed Pork Chop With Lemon Caper Sauce Food

SPINACH STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON DIJON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Crisp bacon slices in a medium saute pan and let cool on a paper towel. Save the bacon grease and reduce to medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until combined, about 2 more minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Crumble cooked bacon slices into the bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
• Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the thickest portion of the pork chop. Stuff each pocket with 1/4 of the spinach and sun-dried tomato mixture and close the pork around the stuffing (may need to secure with a toothpick). Season the outside of the pork with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, and mustard.
• Warm 1 tablespoon coconut oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot add the pork. Cook until golden and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side depending on thickness.
• Transfer the pork to a side dish and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add the chicken broth mixture to the skillet over medium-high heat. Scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan as the chicken broth simmers. Reduce the broth by half to make a light sauce, about 8 minutes.
• Add in capers at the last minute and spoon sauce over the pork before serving.

PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Season pork chops with seasoning salt.
• In a large skillet over medium high, heat 2 tsp of olive oil. Add pork chops and cook about 3 minutes on each side until internal temperature reaches about 140 (slightly undercooked). See Note 2.
• Remove pork chops from skillet and transfer to a plate and cover with foil. Set aside.
• In the same skillet over medium low, melt butter. Then add garlic and capers and cook for 2 minutes. Stir frequently to make sure garlic doesn't burn.
• Add flour to skillet, stirring for one minute.
• Add in chicken stock and heavy cream. Cook about 3 minutes, whisking every so often until sauce has thickened.
• Add pork chops (and all the delicious juices from the plate!) and lemon juice/zest back into to pan and cook 2 minutes more. Make sure pork chops are fully cooked using an instant read thermometer. Chops should be 145 degrees.
• Serve immediately over egg noodles, pasta or rice with a squeeze more lemon juice if you like!

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.

PORK CHOPS WITH CAPER SAUCE

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.