Dinner Tonight: Pork Chops with Vermouth-Braised Fennel

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pork Chops with Vermouth-Braised Fennel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 black peppercorns; 1 Tbsp butter; 2 mediums bulbs fennel; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves removed; 2 small cloves garlic, peeled and chopped; 2 juice of half a lemon; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 2 thick-cut pork chops or pork steaks; 2 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters white vermouth

Dinner Tonight: Pork Chops with Vermouth-Braised Fennel might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 600 calories, 32g of protein, and 37g of fat. This recipe serves 2. Only It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. A mixture of salt, juice of lemon, pork steaks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine the rosemary, garlic, peppercorns, and salt in a mortar and pestle (or use a small food processor). Pound them together into a paste, then pour in the olive oil slowly while continuing to pound. When you have a loose paste, scrape into a shallow bowl large enough to hold the pork and squeeze in the lemon juice. Stir well and add the pork, covering well with the marinade. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes, or even better, an hour.

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Lemon Juice

Peppercorns

Olive Oil

Marinade

Rosemary

Garlic

Pork

Salt

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In the meantime, peel and slice the fennel thinly, then rinse well. In a saucepan or small pot, melt the butter over medium heat and add the fennel. Toss to coat well and allow to soften and begin to turn golden, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

Fennel

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Add the vermouth with a pinch of salt, cover, and cook until the liquid is almost evaporated and the fennel is tender.

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Vermouth

Fennel

Salt

Heat a cast iron grill pan or broiler. Scape away most of the marinade from the pork. Cook the pork until desired doneness, about 5-6 minutes per side depending on thickness.

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Marinade

Pork

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Servings:

black peppercorns 1Tbsp

butter 2mediums

bulbs fennel 2sprigs

fresh rosemary, leaves removed 2small cloves

garlic, peeled and chopped 2

juice of half a lemon 3Tbsps

olive oil 2

thick-cut pork chops or pork steaks 2teaspoons

salt 177milliliters

white vermouth

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling are great choices for Pork Chops. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. You could try Foley Johnson Carneros Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 23 dollars per bottle.