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Faux Veal (Pork) Piccata

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

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

Method
 

  1. Combine all dry ingredients together
  2. Pound pork cutlets as thin as possible covered in plastic wrap or in a zip lock bag
  3. Dredge pork cutlets in the dry ingredients
  4. In a large heavy bottomed frying pan heat butter and oil together until sizzling hot but not smoking
  5. 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
  6. Remove cutlets leaving the oil and butter in the pan and place pork on a warm plate
  7. Fry up the the garlic for 30 second
  8. Sprinkle in the flour and stir constantly for two minutes
  9. Deglaze pan with white wine and reduce by half
  10. Add chicken stock and stir to combine
  11. Add lemon juice, capers and zest
  12. If at this point it's too thick add water, if too thin reduce a bit more
  13. Place pork back into pan and spoon sauce over top flipping to make sure they get sauced up.
  14. Serve with pasta, roasted potatoes, zoodles or whatever you like!