Pork Chops With Potatoes and Vinegar Peppers might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 652 calories, 34g of protein, and 38g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. If you have oregano, rosemary, double-cut pork chops, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the white wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Red Velvet Cake as a dessert.
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Place pork in a resealable bag with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Tightly seal bag, squish around to combine and place in the refrigerator to marinate at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
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Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Clove
Garlic
Pepper
Pork
Salt
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When ready to cook, Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
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Add rosemary, oregano, thyme, basil, and sage to a small bowl along with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Stir to combine.
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Black Pepper
Rosemary
Oregano
Basil
Thyme
Sage
Salt
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Bowl
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Mix 2 1/2 teaspoons of spice mixture with 3 tablespoons olive oil in another small bowl. Liberally slather mixture on potatoes. Toss potatoes with remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice and arrange in a single layer in a baking dish or roasting pan.
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Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Potato
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Baking Pan
Bowl
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Place in oven.
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Oven
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After potatoes have been roasting for about 30 minutes, remove pork chops from bag, pat dry with paper towels, and season generously with remaining spice mixture.
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Pork Chops
Potato
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Paper Towels
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Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet medium-high heat until just starting to smoke.
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Olive Oil
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Frying Pan
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Add pork chops to pan. Sear until lightly browned on both sides, flipping halfway through, about 8 minutes total.
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Pork Chops
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Frying Pan
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Transfer pork chops to the oven (do not clean out the skillet), placing them on top of potatoes. Scatter remaining four cloves garlic around chops. Roast until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of thickest section of chop registers 135°F, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Whole Garlic Cloves
Pork Chops
Potato
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Kitchen Thermometer
Frying Pan
Oven
10
Remove from oven and tent loosely with foil.
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Aluminum Foil
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While pork is resting, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat, using the same skillet used to brown the meat. Scrape up any caramelized bits from the bottom of the pan.
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Olive Oil
Meat
Pork
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Frying Pan
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Add peppers and cook, stirring frequently until starting to brown, about 2 minutes.
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Peppers
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Add vinegar, sugar, and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Continue cooking until peppers are just beginning to soften, another 1 to 2 minutes.
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Red Pepper Flakes
Salt And Pepper
Peppers
Vinegar
Sugar
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Serve potatoes, pork chops, and peppers together immediately.
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. One wine you could try is Xavier Monnot Bourgogne Les Grandes Coutures Chardonnay. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 30 dollars.