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Pork Chops in Lemon Sauce


USA, Creole, Louisiana

Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
3 or 4
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1-1/4 hrs
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Thick bone-in Chops with a Lemon Caper Sauce, not difficult, but very flavorful, including ideas from several southern chefs.

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Pork Chops (1)
Salt
Pepper
Thyme, dry
-- Sauce
Shallot
Garlic
Flour, allpurp
Wine, dry white  
Stock (2)
-- Finish
Lemon Zest
Lemon Juice
Capers
Parsley
Butter
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Olive Oil
Butter
-- Garnish
Parsley
-- Serve With
Hot Sauce (3)

Prep   -   (30 min)
  1. Mix Salt, Pepper and Thyme. Wipe PORK CHOPS dry with paper towels and massage the Salt mix into them firmly. Set aside until needed.
  2. Quarter SHALLOT lengthwise, and slice thin crosswise. Crush GARLIC and chop small. Mix.
  3. Grate LEMON ZEST. Squeeze LEMON JUICE. Drain CAPERS. Mix all.
  4. Chop PARSLEY, and chop more for Garnish.
Run   -   (40 min)
  1. Select a seasoned skillet. A 12 inch can do the whole recipe at once, if you puzzle the chops in. Heat Olive Oil over moderately high flame. Fry Pork Chops on both sides until medium browned and cooked through (140°F/60°C in the center). Set them on a platter and keep them warm.
  2. Pour Oil from pan. Melt 2 T Butter in it and stir in Shallot mix. Fry stirring until translucent.
  3. Sprinkle in Flour. Fry stirring for about 2 minutes, or until light golden.
  4. Stir in White Wine and Stock. Scrape up fond that adheres to the pan. Bring to a boil uncovered until liquid has reduced by about half. The sauce should show just some signs of thickening.
  5. Stir in all Finish items. Bring to a simmer until the sauce looks right.
  6. Return Pork Chops to the pan until well warmed up.
  7. Serve Pork Chops with Sauce spooned over and garnished with Parsley. Provide a bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce to be sprinkled over to individual tastes.
NOTES:
  1. Pork Chops:

      Ideally, these should be Center Cut Pork Chops with bone, 3 or 4 depending on size and thickness.
  2. Stock:

      Either Chicken or Pork stock can be used in this recipe.
  3. Hot Sauce:

      A Louisiana Hot Sauce, such as Mc Ilhenny Tabasco is appropriate here.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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