Pork Scaloppine with Cabbage
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork loin roast with at least 1/4-inch cap of fat
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons vin cotto, plus more for drizzling (see Note)
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- All-purpose flour, for dredging
- 1 pound red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 large red-skinned or Bosc pear, cored and cut into thin sticks
- Preheat the oven to 325.
- Trim the fat from the top of the pork loin and cut into thin strips.
- Spread the fat strips on a large rimmed baking sheet, season with salt and pepper and bake for about 25 minutes, until the fat is melted and the cracklings are browned and crisp.
- Transfer the cracklings to paper towels to drain.
- Pour the melted fat into a small bowl; you should have about 2 tablespoons.
- Spread the walnuts in a pie plate and bake for 10 minutes, until golden.
- Let cool and coarsely chop.
- Reduce the oven to 300.
- Trim off any silver skin from the pork loin and slice the meat crosswise into 4 pieces.
- Set each piece between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound to an 1/8-inch thickness.
- In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar with the 3 tablespoons of vin cotto, the shallot and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil.
- Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until shimmering.
- Season the pork scaloppine with salt and pepper and dredge in flour, shaking off the excess.
- Add 2 of the scaloppine to the hot oil and cook over high heat until browned, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- Turn the scaloppine and cook for about 20 seconds longer.
- Transfer the scaloppine to a large rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
- Cook the remaining scaloppine in the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Pour off the oil in the skillet and wipe it out.
- Add the vinaigrette and the melted pork fat to the skillet and warm over moderately high heat.
- Add the cabbage and pear and toss until warm, 30 seconds.
- Transfer the salad and scaloppine to plates and garnish the salad with the cracklings.
- Sprinkle with the walnuts, drizzle with vin cotto and serve.
pork loin, salt, walnuts, red wine vinegar, vin cotto, shallot, extravirgin olive oil, flour, red cabbage, redskinned
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pork-scaloppine-with-cabbage (may not work)