Pork “Parm” with Polenta & Marinara Sauce

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 8 think boneless pork chops, trimmed
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1 cup panko
  • 1 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp fennel pollen or ground fennel
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for shallow frying
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup Italian red wine, such as Chianti
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • A handful of basil leaves, torn
  • 1 tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup instant polenta
  • A few grates of nutmeg

Directions

  1. Place the pork between sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, pound; season with salt and pepper. Set up a breading station: Place the flour in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, beat the eggs with a splash of water. In a third shallow dish, mix 1 cup grated cheese, the panko, breadcrumbs and fennel; season.

  2. In a medium pot or Dutch oven, heat 1 tbsp. olive oil over medium-high; add 1 tbsp. butter and let it melt into the oil.

  3. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring often, until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Mix in the tomato paste. Stir in the wine, then 1 cup stock. Add the tomatoes and herbs; season with salt. Simmer, stirring often, until the sauce thickens, 12-15 minutes.

  4. In a large skillet place over a large burner, heat about 1/4 inch oil over medium to medium-high. Working in batches, coat the cutlets in the flour, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere. Fry until browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Place on a wire rack set inside a baking sheet; cover with foil to keep warm.

  5. In a large saucepan, bring the remaining 2 cups stock and the milk to a low boil. Gradually whisk in the polenta. Cook, whisking often, until thick, 2-3 minutes. Add the nutmeg; season. Stir in the remaining 2 tbsp. butter and the remaining 1/2 cup Parm.

  6. Spoon a puddle of polenta on one side of each plate; shingle 2 cutlets onto the plates with the bottom cutlet on top of the polenta. Top with pork with a few spoonfuls of marinara.

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