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Garlicky Pork Cutlets with Prosciutto, Lemon, and Sage

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 7, 2011

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Serves 4

Garlicky Pork Cutlets with Prosciutto, Lemon, and Sage

Ingredients

8 boneless pork chop (3 to 4 ounces each) about ¼-inch thick8 slices prosciutto ½ cup all-purpose flour 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 6 thinly sliced garlic cloves 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon fresh sage leaves, minced2 tablespoons unsalted butter Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Pat pork chops dry with paper towels. Lay 1 slice prosciutto on each chop. Cover chops with plastic wrap and, using meat pounder, pound each until 1/8 inch thick. Dredge cutlets in flour, shaking to remove excess flour.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add half of cutlets, prosciutto side down, and cook until light golden brown on first side, about 3 minutes. Flip cutlets and cook until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer to plate, tent with foil, and repeat with remaining oil and cutlets.
  3. Add garlic to empty skillet and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broth and simmer, scraping up browned bits with wooden spoon, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add accumulated pork juices back to pan and whisk in lemon juice, sage, and butter. Season with salt and pepper and pour sauce over cutlets. Serve.
Garlicky Pork Cutlets with Prosciutto, Lemon, and Sage

Garlicky Pork Cutlets with Prosciutto, Lemon, and Sage

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Serves 4

Ingredients

8 boneless pork chop (3 to 4 ounces each) about ¼-inch thick
8 slices prosciutto
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 thinly sliced garlic cloves
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh sage leaves, minced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

8 boneless pork chop (3 to 4 ounces each) about ¼-inch thick
8 slices prosciutto
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 thinly sliced garlic cloves
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh sage leaves, minced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

8 boneless pork chop (3 to 4 ounces each) about ¼-inch thick
8 slices prosciutto
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 thinly sliced garlic cloves
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh sage leaves, minced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt and pepper

Why This Recipe Works

Like chicken cutlets, pork cutlets need to enlist help from other ingredients to jazz up their flavor. Our pork cutlet recipe receives this boost from prosciutto, garlic, lemon, and sage, but deli ham made a good substitute for the prosciutto when we didn’t have any on hand.

Instructions

  1. Pat pork chops dry with paper towels. Lay 1 slice prosciutto on each chop. Cover chops with plastic wrap and, using meat pounder, pound each until 1/8 inch thick. Dredge cutlets in flour, shaking to remove excess flour.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add half of cutlets, prosciutto side down, and cook until light golden brown on first side, about 3 minutes. Flip cutlets and cook until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer to plate, tent with foil, and repeat with remaining oil and cutlets.
  3. Add garlic to empty skillet and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broth and simmer, scraping up browned bits with wooden spoon, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add accumulated pork juices back to pan and whisk in lemon juice, sage, and butter. Season with salt and pepper and pour sauce over cutlets. Serve.

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