Panneed Pork

Serves people

Instructions

  1. For Creole sauce, heat butter in a heavy saucepan and sauté the onions, bell pepper, fennel, celery, and garlic until just tender, but not browned--about five minutes.
  2. With your fingers or a food processor, break up the canned tomatoes. Add them, all the juice from the can, and the fresh tomatoes to the pot, along with the chicken stock. Bring to a light boil.
  3. Add all the remaining sauce ingredients and cook over medium heat for five minutes.
  4. Lower to a simmer and cook until the sauce has reached a non-runny consistency. Adjust salt and pepper levels, and keep warm until time to serve.
  5. Pound the pork chops between two pieces of waxed paper until they're about twice their original size.
  6. Mix the salt and Creole seasoning into the flour, and lightly dust (don't dredge!) the pork chops with that.
  7. Pass the pork chops through the beaten egg. Shake of the excess. Then dredge through the bread crumbs.
  8. Heat about a half-inch of oil in a heavy skillet (cast iron is perfect) over medium-high fire, until a pinch of bread crumbs fries vigorously. Cook the pork chops, one at a time, for about a minute and a half per side, or until the exterior is golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
  9. Spoon about 1/4 cup of sauce around each chop and serve garnished with chervil or parsley

Ingredient List