Hi
This
Pork Chop with Sweet and Sour Peppers was featured in Episode 1 of Gordon
Ramsey’s Ultimate Cookery Course. You
can find video clip everywhere on You Tube.
After
watching a few episode of his Ultimate Cookery Course, his recipes and skills
have impressed me a lot and I decided to give it a try on this dish which is
simple enough for a kitchen novice like me.
Anyway, I have all the ingredients except fresh thyme. So I used dried thyme to sprinkle around the pan since I didn’t have a sprig.
This dish is really beyond my imagination of
good. It’s so fantastic. It has real flavor and tasted awesome.
Look
at the red peppers, they are so beautiful and the green from the basil made it
pop out even more. I’m happy that I
managed to get the beautiful golden brown for the chop.
Yes! Finally I have cooked something from Gordon
Ramsey for Cook Like A Star. Cooking
along to the theme with the rest bloggers really make cooking so fun.
Now she’s an ardent fan of
Gordon Ramsay and so am I J
HAPPY
COOKING!
INGREDIENTS
2
pcs pork chops
Olive
Oil, for frying
2
garlic cloves, skin on, crushed
Small
bunch of thyme (I used dried thyme)
Butter
The
sweet and sour peppers
Olive
oil, for frying
1
red onion, peeled and sliced 2 red peppers deseeded and thinly sliced
1
tbsp caster sugar
3
tbsp red wine vinegar
1
tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Small
bunch of basil leaves, shredded.
METHODS
(1)First
prepare the peppers. Heat a little olive
oil in a large frying pan, then add the onion and peppers.
(2)Season with salt and pepper, add the sugar and sauté over a high heat for 4-5 mins 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.
(3)Add
the vinegar and let it bubble for a minute or 2 until the peppers are
soft. Turn down the heat, add the
tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and cook for a further of 2-3 minutes. Stirring the shredded basil and continue to
cook for 30 seconds then turn off the heat.
Decan into a bowl and set aside to infuse. Wipe the pan clean, ready to cook the pork.
(4)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.
(5)Place
the cleaned 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.
(6)Towards
the end of cooking time, add 3 knobs of butter and bastle 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 it skin and place
with the herbs on the top of the chops.
(7)Transfer
the chops to a plate, and rest for 5-10 minutes, spooning over the basting
butter now and again.
(8) Serve
the chops on the top of the peppers with the resting juices and a little juice
from the peppers.
I’m
linking this post to Cook Like A Star –
Gordon Ramsay,
which is hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Yen from Eat Your Heart Out and Mich from Piece of Cake.
which is hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Yen from Eat Your Heart Out and Mich from Piece of Cake.
I have some pork chops at home and I had no idea what to do with them. This looks like my solution!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy, yummy-licious ! Pork chops and chicken chops are my big kids' favourite. With sweet and sour peppers made this dish more tasty !^-^
ReplyDeleteLooks good! and seems simple enough, I'll cook it tomorrow:D
ReplyDeleteHi Amy,
ReplyDeleteYou like GR too!!! My family in Singapore seems to like GR a lot too!!!
Yum! Cooking this delicious dish must be making you feeling like a star :D
Zoe
I love the sauteed bell peppers too. Looks good with the pork chops.
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