Pork chops are a versatile and affordable cut of meat that can be cooked in a variety of ways. This recipe for pork chops in lemon caper sauce is a simple yet flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The pork chops are seared until golden brown and then simmered in a tangy lemon caper sauce. The result is a juicy and tender pork chop with a bright and flavorful sauce. This recipe also includes instructions for making a creamy lemon caper sauce, which is perfect for serving over the pork chops. In addition to the pork chops, this article also includes recipes for lemon caper chicken and lemon caper fish. All of these recipes are easy to make and are sure to please your family and friends.
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PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE
This Pork Chops in Lemon Caper Sauce dish is restaurant-quality right in your own kitchen! Say goodbye to dry pork chops! These chops are smothered in a creamy, garlicky sauce with a touch of lemon that will have you licking your plate! Just a handful of ingredients and 30 minutes is all you need!
Provided by Casey Rooney
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Season pork chops with seasoning salt.
- In a large skillet over medium high, heat 2 tsp of olive oil. Add pork chops and cook about 3 minutes on each side until internal temperature reaches about 140 (slightly undercooked). See Note 2.
- Remove pork chops from skillet and transfer to a plate and cover with foil. Set aside.
- In the same skillet over medium low, melt butter. Then add garlic and capers and cook for 2 minutes. Stir frequently to make sure garlic doesn't burn.
- Add flour to skillet, stirring for one minute.
- Add in chicken stock and heavy cream. Cook about 3 minutes, whisking every so often until sauce has thickened.
- Add pork chops (and all the delicious juices from the plate!) and lemon juice/zest back into to pan and cook 2 minutes more. Make sure pork chops are fully cooked using an instant read thermometer. Chops should be 145 degrees.
- Serve immediately over egg noodles, pasta or rice with a squeeze more lemon juice if you like!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 245 kcal, Carbohydrate 2.4 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 15.7 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 94 mg, Sodium 1452 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
PORK MILANESE WITH CREAMY CAPER AND LEMON SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the Creamy Caper and Lemon Sauce: Combine the mascarpone and mayonnaise in a medium bowl. Slowly add the milk, stirring as you go, until all the milk is incorporated. Add the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- For the Pork Milanese: Combine the flour and the 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a shallow dish and stir together. Crack the eggs into another shallow dish and beat until combined. In a third shallow bowl, place the breadcrumbs. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Dip the pork, 1at a time first in the flour, then the eggs, then the bread crumbs. Warm the vegetable in a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot place the breaded pork in the pan. Cook until golden and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the pork to a serving platter and serve with the sauce alongside.
PORK CHOPS WITH FENNEL AND CAPER SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large, heavy skillet heat the olive oil over high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Add the pork to the pan and brown on both sides, about 4 minutes each side. Remove the pork from the pan, cover loosely with foil, and set aside.
- Add the fennel, shallots, and 1/3 cup parsley to the pan and cook over medium heat until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the tomatoes and stir. Add the pork back into the pan, nestling the chops between the fennel and tomatoes so they are mostly submerged in the pan juices. Cook until the fennel is tender and the pork is done, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Place the pork on a serving dish. To finish the sauce, add the lemon zest, remaining 1/3 cup parsley, capers, and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Spoon over the pork chops and serve immediately.
PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE
Steps:
- Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
- Pork Chops in Lemon-Caper Sauce By Sam Siftoncooking.nytimes.com2 min View Original dinner Yield 4 servings Time 35 minutes Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African-American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work." Ingredients 4 bone-in pork chops (about 8 ounces each) Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 very small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon) 2 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 teaspoon) 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1 cup dry white wine 1 ½ cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium, if store-bought 2 tablespoons drained capers 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons juice Hot sauce (optional) Preparation Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Pork Chops in Lemon-Caper Sauce By Sam Siftoncooking.nytimes.com2 min View Original dinner Yield 4 servings Time 35 minutes Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African-American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work." Ingredients 4 bone-in pork chops (about 8 ounces each) Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 very small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon) 2 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 teaspoon) 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1 cup dry white wine 1 ½ cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium, if store-bought 2 tablespoons drained capers 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons juice Hot sauce (optional) Preparation Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.
LEMONY PORK PICCATA
A wonderful tender pork dish with a delicate piccata sauce. Very simple and really delicious.
Provided by Jackie Cree
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Pound pork chops between 2 sheets waxed paper or plastic wrap until very thin, about 1/8 inch.
- Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Dredge both sides of each pork chop through flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour.
- Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat until butter starts to sizzle. Add shallots and pork chops in 1 layer, working in batches if needed. Cook pork chops until golden brown and almost cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to a baking dish and lightly tent with aluminum foil, reserving the shallots and browned bits of food in the skillet.
- Bake pork chops in the preheated oven until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
- Pour wine and chicken stock into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced by half, 2 to 5 minutes. Stir lemon juice into sauce.
- Drizzle sauce over pork chops and top with parsley, lemon zest, and capers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14.3 g, Cholesterol 81.9 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 184.6 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
LEMON-CAPER PORK MEDALLIONS
For an elegant but easy dinner you can put together in a twinkling for guests or unexpected visitors, these lightly breaded medallions are truly something special! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Flatten pork slices to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat., In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook pork in butter and oil in batches until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm., Add the broth, wine and garlic to the pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in the capers, lemon juice and rosemary; heat through. Serve with pork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 589mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS.
This is another old recipe taken from my local newspaper which I have adapted over the years. Outside of chops cooked on the grill, it is my absolute favorite!
Provided by joan in CNY
Categories Pork
Time 25m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Warm 1Tbs. of the olive oil in a frying pan or saute pan.
- In a bag or on a plate combine the flour, salt and pepper.
- Coat the chops with the seasoned flour.
- Add the pork to the pan and saute, turning once, until golden brown and nearly done.(Time will depend on thickness of the chops.) Add more oil if necessary.
- Transfer to a deep plate or platter and keep warm.
- Reduce heat to low, add the garlic and saute, stirring, for 30 to 60 seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Raise the heat to high, add the wine and deglaze the pan by stirring to dislodge any browned bits on the pan bottom.
- Boil until reduced by half, about 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth and again boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the sauce over the chops and serve immediately.
PORK CHOPS WITH CAPER SAUCE
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Sprinkle the chops with salt and pepper.
- In a skillet large enough to hold the chops in one layer, heat the vegetable oil. Add the chops and cook over medium-high heat for 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn and cook another 7 minutes or until done. Remove the chops, set aside and keep warm.
- Pour off the excess fat from the skillet. Add the onions and garlic. Cook and stir until wilted. Add the vinegar and reduce by half. Add the chicken broth, capers, mustard, tomato paste and sage. Cook and reduce by half.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and add any juices that may have accumulated around the pork chops. Swirl in the butter, check for seasoning.
- To serve, spoon the sauce over the meat and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 427, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 733 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use bone-in pork chops that are at least 1 inch thick.
- If you don't have a meat mallet, you can use a rolling pin to pound the pork chops.
- Make sure the pork chops are browned on both sides before adding the lemon-caper sauce.
- If you don't have capers, you can use chopped green olives or sun-dried tomatoes.
- Serve the pork chops with mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Pork chops in lemon-caper sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The pork chops are juicy and flavorful, and the lemon-caper sauce is tangy and bright. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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