Crispy Fried Pork Chops with Chunky Pear Chutney
Wine match: Rosemount Blends Cabernet Merlot
Recipe by:
Sunny Anderson
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20
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Easy
- Vegetable fat, for frying
- 8 pork chops, bone-in, 1cm thick
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, for seasoning, plus 1/2 tbsp pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 120g plain flour
- 60g cornflour
- Chunky Pear Chutney, recipe follows
- For the Chunky Pear Chutney
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 Bartlett pears, peeled and cored, cut into 2cm pieces
- 120ml cider vinegar
- 100g raw cane sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 75g golden raisins
- 1 jalapeno pepper, finely-chopped
- 1 (2.5cm) piece fresh ginger, finely-chopped
- 1/2 tsp pink peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp hot paprika
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- Salt
1) Melt vegetable fat in a deep frying-pan until it comes about 2.5cm up the side of the pan. Heat to 185°C.
2) While the fat is heating, season pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides, set aside. In a shallow bowl beat eggs, 1 tablespoon water, cayenne pepper and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. In a paper bag, mix flour and cornflour. Coat pork chops in egg mixture, transfer to the paper bag, and shake until coated.
3) Fry pork chops until golden, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel to drain. (Keep pork chops in a warm oven if cooking all at once is not possible.)
Chunky pear chutney:
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat and saute pears, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except salt, and bring mixture to a boil. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
Remove from heat and serve with chicken fried pork chops.
Makes 4 servings
2) While the fat is heating, season pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides, set aside. In a shallow bowl beat eggs, 1 tablespoon water, cayenne pepper and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. In a paper bag, mix flour and cornflour. Coat pork chops in egg mixture, transfer to the paper bag, and shake until coated.
3) Fry pork chops until golden, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel to drain. (Keep pork chops in a warm oven if cooking all at once is not possible.)
Chunky pear chutney:
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat and saute pears, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except salt, and bring mixture to a boil. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
Remove from heat and serve with chicken fried pork chops.
Makes 4 servings
