Pork Chops Pizzaiola

Ingredients:

• 4 pork chops- score
• 4 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt
• fresh cracked pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 tbsp. Basil, chopped
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 3 tbsp. Italian parsley, chopped
• 100 ml. White wine
• 1.25# roma tomatoes, concasse

Directions:

1. Score the chops in a criss- cross fashion, season both sides
2. Make a criss- cross incision on the bottom of the tomatoes
3. Remove the core of the tomatoes, and plunge into salted, boiling water for 45 seconds. Remove and place into ice water. Peel away the outer skin and slice the filets away from the seeds. Dice.
4. In a sauce pan heat olive oil, add onions, and garlic, season, and brown. Add wine and reduce by half.
5. Add diced tomatoes, season and saute for 5 minutes. Add fresh herbs 2 minutes prior to serving
6. Meanwhile in a skillet, heat oil, and sear the chops, 3 minutes on each side (should be golden brown).
7. Place chops onto a serving dish and spoon mixture over. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over tomato mixture.