Spanish Style Pork Chops with Chorizo and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Green Beans

Spanish Style Pork Chops with Chorizo and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Green Beans
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spanish Style Pork Chops with Chorizo and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Green Beans a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1023 calories, 57g of protein, and 51g of fat each. This recipe covers 49% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have crusty bread, chorizo, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. This recipe is typical of European cuisine.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high to high heat.
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Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan. Season the chops with paprika, salt, and pepper.
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Place chops in skillet and sear meat to caramelize, about 2 minutes each side.
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Transfer the chops to a cookie sheet and place in the oven to finish off, 8 to 10 minutes, or until meat is firm to touch, but not tough.
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Remove from the oven and let the chops rest covered with a piece of aluminum foil for a few minutes.
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While the chops are in the oven, return the skillet to the cook top over medium heat.
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Add the diced chorizo and cook stirring frequently for 2 minutes.
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Add the garlic, onion, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook meat and onions for about 3 minutes.
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Bring 1 to 2 inches of water to a boil in another skillet with a lid.
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Grind the peppers and parsley in a food processor until smooth.
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Add the sherry or wine to the sausage and onions and stir, then stir in the ground peppers. Cook another minute or 2 or until the peppers are heated through.
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Place green beans in boiling water. Salt it and cook 2 to 3 minutes.
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Drain and dress with a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and salt and pepper.
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Place a chop on each dinner plate and top with the chorizo-roasted pepper sauce.
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Serve with green beans, garnished with Marcona or toasted almonds, Cheesy Rice and/or crusty bread, for plate-mopping.
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Melt butter over medium heat in a medium sauce pot.
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Add rice and toast in butter 2 minutes.
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Add stock and bring rice up to a boil. Cook rice 17 to 18 minutes until tender and liquids are absorbed.
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Remove from heat, fluff rice with fork, then stir in the parsley and cheese. Season the rice with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Pork Chops can be paired with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. 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 Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 25 dollars.
Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay
Trentadue La Storia Chardonnay
The 2014 Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, is typical for the variety with aromas of apples, white peaches and citrus. With longer time in the glass nuanced aromas of nutmeg, slight toast and vanilla come to play along with suggestion of pineapple and ripe Meyer lemons. The mouth feel is crisp and restrained with clear minerality and purity of fruit. Rich, elegant and beautifully balanced.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score43
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