Italian Pork Chops; the Weekly Menu Planner

Italian Pork Chops
Just a few ingredients simmered together to produce moist, tender pork chops. The lemon adds a fresh taste to the tomatoes. Grate the lemon before cutting, using a lemon zester or the fine wholes on a grater.

2 - 4 pork chops, depending on size, 12oz (350gr) total weight
1 tbs olive oil
15oz (450gr) crushed tomatoes
1 lemon
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp black pepper

Lightly grate lemon all over to remove zest (yellow part of the peel only). You should end up with at least a tsp. Then cut lemon in half and squeeze for juice. You should have about 2 tbs. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet heat medium-high heat. Sauté pork chops until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add all remaining ingredients, including zest and juice. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes. Serve.

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Comments

[Peter]

YUM, yum, yum...that's a sure way to keep pork chops moist. Straight forward recipe with sauce to mop up...it's a winner.

[Bellini Valli]

Love the pure flavours of this pork dish. Bookmarked Katie :D You always come up with such flavourful and delicious and mouthwatering meals :D

[Krissi]

Not so big on pork, but this sounds very good! The family likes pork, so I think I will have to try it. What great sounding recipes you publish.

[Shayne]

odd, I posted a comment the other day and it is not here. I just wanted to say yet another recipe that you make that looks GREAT! Thanks and I will try this one sometime.

Shayne

[cookiecrumb]

"Grate the lemon before cutting..."
Brava! And right up at the top, where you can't (shouldn't) miss it.
Can't tell you how long it took me to learn this.

[sher]

"Mild, moist porkchops." Such a simple phrase, but it started the launch sequence and now I'm craving them. I sure do love pork chops and your photos and recipe look wonderful to me.

Note to self: Buy porkchops.

[núria]

Ai, que bueno! Just come from Valli's blog: astonishing pork ribs, come to yours: pork chops... gossshhhh, I have a dilema now ????

[Michelle]

Mmm...sounds delicious! And lucky for me, I actually have some pork chops in the freezer just waiting for the right recipe to come along. Thanks!!

[Toni]

Love the addition of the zest here. And the trick with pork chops is always to get them cooked and moist at the same time (rather than creating a hockey puck!) You've hit the mark with this one!

[katie]

Peter, I've got to have the sauces...

Thanks, Val...

Krissi, I think you could do it with a beef flank steak just as nicely!

Shayne, the wonders of computer technology! And thanks ;-)

CC, yeah, me too! Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Sher, I love pork chops too...when they're tender!

Hola, Guapa! I have great faith that you can handle both ;-))

Michelle, you're welcome!

Toni, I;ve had a few of those hockey pucks... These are better!

[Jeanne]

I'm always on the lookout for easy & delicious pork chop recipes and this one looks like a keeper - thanks :)