Pork Chops Marinara

Submitted by Kayne

"Delicious! That's about all I can say."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 pork chops, bone-in, 1-inch thick
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, halved
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley

directions

1. Heat oil in large skillet, medium high heat.
2. Rub salt into chops, then cook for 2 minutes on each side, just to seal the salt in, and to brown the chops slightly.
3. Lower heat to low, cook chops, covered for 5 minutes longer, then remove from skillet. Keep warm.
4. Add tomatoes, undrained, oil, garlic, sugra and the three spices to skillet.
5. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium high heat.
6. Reduce to medium, cook until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.
7. Pour sauce into blender / food processor, process only long enough to break up the tomatoes.
8. Return to skillet, add pork chops, heat until chops are heated through again, about 5 minutes.

Reviews

[mamadelogan]

I have this same recipe and love making this. I only use 1tsp of basil and 1tsp of thyme rather then the dried parsley.This is good served with a side of pasta. Thanks for posting.