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Faux Veal (Pork) Piccata

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4
Author: Food E File

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Pork Loin Cutlets it's helpful if they're cut thin to begin with
  • 1 cup Dry White Wine
  • 1/4 cup Chicken Stock
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Lemon Zest
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp Capers Some of the juice is OK
  • 1 tbsp All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper Powder
  • .5 tsp Paprika or Smoked Paprika
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour For Dredging

Instructions

  • Combine all dry ingredients together
  • Pound pork cutlets as thin as possible covered in plastic wrap or in a zip lock bag
  • Dredge pork cutlets in the dry ingredients
  • In a large heavy bottomed frying pan heat butter and oil together until sizzling hot but not smoking
  • Gently place the pork in the pan careful not to over crowd the pan, make in two batches if needed. Cook for about 4 minutes a side
  • Remove cutlets leaving the oil and butter in the pan and place pork on a warm plate
  • Fry up the the garlic for 30 second
  • Sprinkle in the flour and stir constantly for two minutes
  • Deglaze pan with white wine and reduce by half
  • Add chicken stock and stir to combine
  • Add lemon juice, capers and zest
  • If at this point it's too thick add water, if too thin reduce a bit more
  • Place pork back into pan and spoon sauce over top flipping to make sure they get sauced up.
  • Serve with pasta, roasted potatoes, zoodles or whatever you like!