Pork Chops – Greek Style!

I love it when I find a recipe where all the ingredients tell me it’s going to be a great dish and I don’t need to tweak it. My fellow Canadian food blogger, Peter from Kalofagas – Greek Food & Beyond, recently posted this recipe (11 Nov. posting). I enjoy reading about Peter’s culinary journeys into Greek food. Peter, it needs to be noted that this recipe is one of the best ways to eat pork chops! Like many foods, pork, in moderation provides many health benefits.

Pork Chops (Χοιρινές Μπριζόλες Κρασάτες)
serves 4

4 bone-in pork chops
salt and pepper
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
flour for dredging
1/4 cup olive oil
2/3 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken/vegetable stock
2 bay leaves
6-8 large green olives, pitted and chopped
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 teaspoons dry Greek oregano

Rinse and pat-dry your pork chops. Place about a cup of flour into a plate and season with salt and pepper and the paprika. Mix with a fork; taste and adjust seasoning. Dredge pork chops in the seasoned flour and set aside. Place a large skillet on stove top over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and sprinkle some flour to test if the oil is hot enough. Place chops in the skillet and brown both sides of chops, about 2-3 minutes per side and then remove and reserve.

Now reduce your heat to medium and add wine, stock and bay leaves and simmer while scraping up the brown bits for 2-3 minutes. Place pork chops back in the skillet and cover. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes or until the chops are tender and the sauce has reduced to half. Add the chopped green olives, the lemon juice and Greek oregano and swirl to incorporate. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, remove the bay leaves and serve.

The Culinary Chase’s Note: These pork chops were huge but they were oh so tender and juicy! The flavors coming from this dish were amazing! My family devoured this and promptly said they wanted it again, soon! Thank you so much Peter for sharing this recipe with the food blogging world. It is high on my list of repeat meals. Σε ευχαριστώ!