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Fri, Feb-27-04, 17:57
BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH PARMESAN-SAGE CRUST
1 1/2 cups crushed pork rinds
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
2 large eggs
1/4 Atkins baking mix
4 bone-in center-cut pork loin chops (each about 1 inch thick)
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
Lemon wedges (optional)
Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix pork rinds, cheese, sage and lemon peel in pie dish. Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Place baking mix on plate; season generously with salt and pepper. Coat pork chops on both sides with baking mix; shake off excess. Dip chops into eggs, then coat on both sides with pork rind mixture.
Melt butter with oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet with pork to oven. Bake until pork chops are crisp on the outside and meat thermometer inserted into pork registers 150°F, about 20 minutes.
Transfer pork chops to plates. Garnish with lemon wedges if desired, and serve.
1 1/2 cups crushed pork rinds
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
2 large eggs
1/4 Atkins baking mix
4 bone-in center-cut pork loin chops (each about 1 inch thick)
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
Lemon wedges (optional)
Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix pork rinds, cheese, sage and lemon peel in pie dish. Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Place baking mix on plate; season generously with salt and pepper. Coat pork chops on both sides with baking mix; shake off excess. Dip chops into eggs, then coat on both sides with pork rind mixture.
Melt butter with oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet with pork to oven. Bake until pork chops are crisp on the outside and meat thermometer inserted into pork registers 150°F, about 20 minutes.
Transfer pork chops to plates. Garnish with lemon wedges if desired, and serve.