Pork Chops with Peppers and Onions

By marilyncardoza

Ingredients

• 4 * 4 pork chops, bone-in, 1 inch thick
• 2 * 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 * 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 * 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 * 1 teaspoon granulated onion
• 2 * 2 teaspoons paprika
• * Salt and pepper
• 4 * 4 tablespoons EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 * 2 cubanelle peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 * 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 * 2 onions, quartered lengthwise, then thinly sliced
• 3 to 4 * 3 to 4 cloves garlic, chopped or thinly sliced
• 2 * 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 * 1 cup white wine or chicken stock

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Place chops on a plate. Combine fennel, red pepper flakes, granulated garlic, onion and paprika. Season chops with salt and pepper and rub generously with spice mix.

Heat a cast-iron skillet and a second skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of EVOO to each pan. Cook chops 5-6 minutes on each side in cast-iron skillet.

While chops cook, sauté peppers and onions seasoned with salt and pepper 6 to 7 minutes in the second skillet. Then add garlic and cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Add tomato paste and stir 1 minute, then add stock or wine and toss a minute more.

Serve peppers and onions on top of chops.