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Suggest a better descriptionFor the peppers: heat a little olive oil in large frying pan, then add the onion and peppers. Season with salt and pepper, add the sugar and fry over a high heat for 4-5 minutes until soft and coloured. Make sure you can hear the vegetables hissing in the pan. If not, the pan isn’t hot enough and you're in danger of boiling the vegetables instead of frying them.
Add the vinegar and let it bubble for a minute or two until it has reduced and the peppers are soft. Turn down the heat, add the extra virgin olive oil and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Stir in the shredded basil and continue to cook for 30 seconds, then turn off the heat. Decant into a bowl and set aside to infuse. Wipe the pan clean, ready to cook the pork.
For the chops: using a sharp knife, make cuts into the fat of the chops, about 5mm deep and at 3-4cm intervals, making sure you don't cut into the meat. This will stop the meat from curling up during cooking and will make it cook more evenly. Season the chops really well on both sides, pushing the seasoning into the meat.
Place the cleaned-out frying pan over a high heat until hot and add a dash of oil. Add the chops, garlic and thyme and fry for 2-3 minutes until coloured. Turn and fry for a further 2-3 minutes on the other side, pushing the thyme under the chops and breaking up the garlic a little.
Towards the end of cooking time, add 3 knobs of butter and baste the chops with it as they are cooking, to speed up the cooking process and keep the chops moist. (Push the fatty edge of the chops towards the back of the pan to help render the fat.) Squeeze the garlic out of its skin and place with the herbs on top of the chops.
Transfer the chops to a plate, and rest for 5-10 minutes, spooning over the basting butter now and again.
Serve the chops on top of the peppers with the resting juices and a little juice from the peppers.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (536g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 2 Servings | ||
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Calories: 674 | ||
Calories from Fat: 383 (57%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 42.6g | 57 % | |
Saturated Fat 12.3g | 62 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 21.8g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 4.6g | ||
Cholesterol 153.4mg | 47 % | |
Sodium 130.3mg | 4 % | |
Potassium 1171.1mg | 31 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 27.3g | 8 % | |
Dietary Fiber 4.2g | 17 % | |
Sugars, other 23g | ||
Protein 44.2g | 63 % | |
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Calories per serving: 674
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