Braised Pork Loin Cutlets With Thyme-Lemon Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

8		Thin-cut boneless pork loin chops
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh thyme
		= (or 1 tspn dried thyme)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Grated lemon peel
2		Garlic cloves - pressed
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	All-purpose flour
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 teaspoons	10ml	Olive oil
3/4 cup	177ml	Low-fat (1%) milk

Recipe Instructions

Place pork in 15- by 10- by 2-inch glass baking dish. Mix 2 tablespoons lemon juice, thyme, lemon peel and garlic in small bowl. Rub mixture over both sides of chops. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.

Transfer pork chops to baking sheet. Sprinkle each chop lightly with flour, then salt and pepper. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat.

Working in batches, add pork to skillet and cook until brown, about 1 minute per side. Return all pork to skillet. Add milk and boil until pork is cooked through and sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute.

Transfer pork to platter. Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice into sauce in skillet and stir to blend 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per serving: calories, 193; total fat, 7 g; saturated fat, 2 g; cholesterol, 69 mg.

Source:
Bon Appetit, June 1999

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