This juicy Lemony Pork Piccata is served in the most luxurious butter sauce, just like you’d find at a trattoria in Italy! What makes something ‘piccata’? Well there are a few key ingredients, along with special cooking methods.
Firstly, the meat (or fish) is sliced or flattened until thin. Then it’s gently sauteed, before being served in a buttery sauce, made sour with lemon juice and capers. Those are the basics. I enrich my sauce with chicken broth and white wine, along with fried shallots and chopped parsley. Instead of slicing the pork, I use a meat mallet to flatten it, which also works to tenderize the meat.
To make Lemony Pork Piccata, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat oven to 300 °F.
Lay the pork chops between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and use a meat mallet to bash until thinned out to about 1/8 inch.
Add the flour and seasoning to a shallow bowl and mix together.
Coat both sides of each pork chop in the flour and tap to get rid of the excess flour.
Place a large skillet over a medium heat and melt the butter.
Add the shallots and pork chops to the pan (if you can’t fit all 4 in, work in batches). Cook for around 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until the pork chops have turned a golden brown and are almost cooked through.
Lay the chops in a baking dish (leave the shallots in the skillet) and loosely cover with aluminum foil. Bake the pork for 20-25 minutes until cooked through. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 °F.
Add the chicken broth and wine to the skillet, stir and bring the mixture to a boil. Scrape the browned bits of meat and shallots from the bottom of the skillet and mix into the liquid. Lower the heat and simmer gently for up to 5 minutes, until half the sauce has evaporated.
Add the lemon juice and stir into the sauce.
Serve the chops with the sauce ladled over and scattered with the capers, parsley and lemon zest.
Serve this delicious Lemony Pork Piccata with green vegetables and a side of mash, perfect for soaking up that yummy sauce! This dish looks as wonderful as it tastes. Why not take a snap and post your cooking - just don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes!
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