Garlic and sage pork chop with rocket, pear and walnut salad

Garlic & sage pork chop recipe

< 30 mins
  • Dish Type Pan Fry
  • Occasion Weeknight Dinner
  • Cut Chop & Cutlet
  • Serves 4
  • Prep Time 20 mins
  • Cook Time 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tbsp Olive oil
  • 4 x 250g Pork chops
  • 30g Butter diced
  • 2 cloves Garlic quartered
  • 8 Sage leaves
  • 1 Salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ Golden shallot, shaved on a mandolin
  • 1 Small fennel bulb, shaved on a mandolin
  • 2 Small pears, shaved on a mandolin
  • ½ Lemon, juice
  • 2 tbsp Virgin olive oil
  • 50g Walnut halves
  • Serve with Flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Step 1/9

Heat oil and butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

Step 2/9

When it foams, add garlic, sage, salt and pepper.

Step 3/9

Add pork and cook, turning once, until browned (2-3 minutes each side).

Step 4/9

Turn pork occasionally and baste with butter until sage is crisp about 3-4 minutes.

Step 5/9

Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.

Step 6/9

For salad combine shallot, fennel and pears in a bowl, season to taste.

Step 7/9

Dress salad with lemon and olive oil.

Step 8/9

Add walnuts and parsley to serve.

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Serve pork chops with garlic, sage leaves and salad.