PARMESAN-CRUSTED PORK CHOPS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS
PARMESAN-CRUSTED PORK CHOPS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS
PARMESAN-CRUSTED PORK CHOPS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Ingredients
  • 4 red peppers
  • cut into thin strips
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 60g/2¼oz fresh breadcrumbs
  • 30g/1¼oz parmesan cheese
  • 4 x 100g/3½oz escalopes of pork
  • 25g/1oz plain flour
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • beaten
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 30g/1¼oz butter
  • 50g/1¾oz extra fine capers
  • 1 lemon
  • segmented
  • 4 large baking potatoes (peeled
  • diced and boiled)
  • 6 leaves savoy cabbage (blanched
  • refreshed and cut into strips)
  • 3 spring onions
  • finely chopped
  • 200ml/7¼fl oz milk
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • To roast the red peppers
  • preheat oven to 220C/430F/Gas 7.
  • Place the red peppers in a hot pan with a little olive oil and warm over a low heat.
  • Once they are warm
  • place them in the hot oven and turn every five minutes for 15-20 minutes.
  • Remove peppers
  • place in a bowl and cover with cling film for approximately 20 minutes. This will make them easy to peel.
  • Once the peppers are cool
  • remove the skin and seeds and cut them into strips.
  • Mix together the extra virgin olive oil and parsley and warm gently on stove while you cook the escalopes.
  • For the potatoes
  • place the potatoes
  • savoy cabbage and spring onions in a small saucepan.
  • Warm gently and slowly add milk as required.
  • Season and keep warm.
  • For the pork
  • mix the breadcrumbs and the parmesan together in a small bowl.
  • Dip the pork escalopes into flour
  • then into the beaten egg and finally into the parmesan and breadcrumbs.
  • In a large non-stick frying pan
  • cook the pork escalopes over a medium heat in the olive oil and butter
  • until golden brown.
  • Turn pork escalopes and cook on the other side
  • turning as necessary until thoroughly cooked.
  • Transfer the pork onto kitchen paper and drain.
  • Return to the pan and add the warmed oil and parsley and the lemon segments and capers.
  • To serve
  • place a pile of the peppers on each plate and place a pork escalope on top of the peppers.
  • Drizzle a little of the capers
  • lemon and butter mixture around the plate to serve.