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Baked pork chops in salsa verde The Tapas Sauces

Make your pork chops even more delicious than normal. How? By cooking them in this simple fashion with a drizzle of salsa verde on top.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

0.6 kg Pork Chops
Salt
Powdered Black Pepper
Potatoes olive oil and thyme
Salsa verde The Tapas Sauces

Instructions

Add salt and pepper to the chops.
Preheat the oven.
Roast the chops at 160 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Cut potatoes into slices.
Fry them in a pan with olive oil.
When done, place the chops and fried potato slices on a plate.
Drizzle salsa verde The Tapas Sauces on top and serve.

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Notes

Take pork chips to the next level with tantalizing sauce in this unique recipe. With a side serving of potato slices, the flavors of black pepper and herbaceous thyme, and our very own salsa verde The Tapas Sauces, you’ll have a delightful dish that you can prepare in no time. Pork chops just got even tastier!

Since this recipe is so quick and easy, it’s something you can enjoy on any weekday for lunch or dinner, but let’s not forget how elegant it is. That means it’s also something you can whip up for guests on a special occasion to show off your chef skills with just a few simple ingredients. With a final touch of salsa verde, this dish is bound to dazzle taste buds!

Best way to cook pork chops

There are various ways to cook pork chops but none are quite as quick and easy as frying them. All you need to is to fry them in the pan for 2-3 minutes before turning them over and frying the other sides for the same duration. In total, that means your pork chops are ready to eat in just five or six minutes!

Another method is to stick them in the oven after the frying part. Do so on low heat as it will keep the chops warm and help to cook them through a little more while you’re preparing the other ingredients.

Baking Vs Pan Frying

Frying may be the quickest and easiest method, but baking is said to result in juicier pork chops. The only drawback to the latter method is that it requires more time. However, as mentioned, it’s also possible to fry first and bake a little afterward.

What kind of meat is pork chops?

Pork chops come from the lion, which is the part of the pig between its hip and shoulder. They are the most popular cuts of pork for a reason: they’re juicy, tasty, and easy to cook.

Make your pork chops soft and tender

To make your pork chops soft and tender, use a meat mallet to beat them with before cooking. By hitting the meat, especially the tougher parts, you loosen up some of those hard edges which makes them a little softer when cooked.

But for extra tenderness, after hitting them, you can let them soak in marinade. You can make one with acids like wine, vinegar, or citrus juices. Once the meat is left to soak in such marinade, it will tenderize and remain softer and more tender once cooked.

Cooking pork chops in butter or oil

Using butter to cook pork chops will result in a richer and more nutty taste. Butter, however, can burn quite quickly which is why even if you’re using butter, some oil in the pan will prevent burning. For that reason, a combination of the two may be the ideal solution.

Should you cover pork chops when frying?

It is better to not cover pork chops while cooking. There is already enough fat on the meat to keep it moist, and by covering it you may end up with too much liquid and grease on your chops. Leaving them uncovered is totally fine.

Keyword chops, pork, potato