Pork Chops Capricciosa
- Six 8-ounce bone-in pork loin chops, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick
- 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- All-purpose flour, for dredging
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
- 6 pickled hot cherry peppers, halved and seeded (or leave some seeds in for more heat)
- 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 red onions, peeled and cut into eighths
- 1/2 cup white-wine vinegar
- Season the pork chops all over with 1 teaspoon salt.
- Spread the flour on a plate, and dredge the chops in flour, tapping off the excess.
- Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet.
- When the butter melts, slide in the chops and brown on one side, about 3 to 4 minutes over medium heat.
- Turn the chops, and plop the garlic cloves in the spaces between them in the pan.
- When the garlic starts to sizzle, drop in the pickled cherry peppers, and let sizzle until the chops are browned on the second side, another 3 to 4 minutes.
- When the chops are browned, push them to one side of the skillet and add the potatoes.
- Season the potatoes with 1 teaspoon of the salt, and sprinkle in the rosemary needles and the red onions.
- Cover the skillet, and cook, gently turning everything occasionally, until the onions and potatoes are almost tender, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Pour the vinegar into the skillet.
- Cook, covered, until the potatoes and onions are tender and the chops are cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
- Uncover, and season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- If the sauce is too liquid, remove chops to a plate, increase heat to high, and boil until the sauce is thickened to your liking.
- Pour the sauce over the chops.
loin chops, kosher salt, flour, extravirgin olive oil, unsalted butter, garlic, peppers, russet potatoes, rosemary, red onions, whitewine vinegar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pork-chops-capricciosa-385272 (may not work)