Simple Pork Chops - Jamie Oliver

Submitted by DrGaellon

"From chef Jamie Oliver's show "Jamie at Home," episode "Carrots and Beets.""

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 pork chops, about 1 1/2-inch thick
• salt
• black pepper
• 8 large fresh sage leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of

directions

1. Score the fat at the edge of the chops at 1/2" intervals. Sprinkle both sides of each chop with salt and pepper. Stick a large sage leaf to the meat over the "eye" of the chop; press in firmly.
2. Pour olive oil into a hot non-stick skillet. Add chops, sage side down. Apply the remaining sage leaves to the now upper side of the chops.
3. Place skillet in a preheated 425F (220C) oven for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown, turning once half way through. Remove to a plate.
4. Pour fat out of pan. Deglaze with lemon juice and drizzle over chops.