Crispy pork chops with apple, feta and balsamic

Name: Crispy pork chops with apple, feta and balsamic
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 pork loin chops, thin cut and boneless; 1/2 cup AP flour, for dredging; 1 egg; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs, for dredging; 2 sweet apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 1/4 cup dry white wine; 1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped; 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese; High quality aged balsamic vinegar; Basil pesto, for garnish

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

This is another one of those 'not so much a recipe, but an assembly of delicious things' kind of dishes. Which I love because you get great results with minimal effort. Only two components actually require cooking (the pork and the apple). You only need one frying pan (less cleanup, yay!). And the dish is done in 15 minutes, so you can get to eating asap. And you'll probably want to get eating asap, because it's really delicious. Seriously. Crispy pork, sweet apple, tart balsamic, and funky cheese...my family devoured it in no time.

Robert Gonzal @robert

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Ingredients

15 minutes

3 servings

6pork loin chops, thin cut and boneless
1/2 cupAP flour, for dredging
1egg
1 cuppanko breadcrumbs, for dredging
2sweet apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1/4 cupdry white wine
1/4 cupfresh Italian parsley, chopped
3/4 cupcrumbled feta cheese
High quality aged balsamic vinegar
Basil pesto, for garnish

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Season the pork with salt, then set up your dredging station. First station should be flour mixed with a little salt. Second station should be egg beaten with a little salt and a few tbsp cold water. Third station should be panko mixed with a little salt and several grinds of black pepper. Run the chops though each station and lay them out on a parchment lined tray.
2

Add a good splash of veg oil to a large pan on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the butter. Let it melt a bit, then add the chops. If you have to do them in stages because they don't all fit, that's fine. Fry the chops for 3 to 4 minutes per side until they're golden and crispy. Remove the chops to a rack or paper-towel lined plate to drain.
3

Wipe the pan clean and add a fresh knob of butter. Throw in the apples and fry them for 1 minute. Re: the apples, use a sweet firm apple such as Ambrosia or Honeycrisp. Pour in the wine and add a pinch of salt and continue frying until all the liquid evaporates, about another minute. Remove the apples to a bowl. Add the parsley and feta and stir to combine.
4

To serve, top a chop with a couple of spoonfuls of the apple and feta. Drizzle a tsp or so of balsamic on top. If you don't have aged balsamic, simmer regular balsamic in a small pot until reduced by about half. Garnish with a spoonful of pesto.