Pork Chops with Tomato and Smoked Paprika Butter

If you like a pork chop, you’re going to love this recipe…the butter is absolutely delicious! The recipe is from Rachel Allen’s book Recipes from My Mother.

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Tip

• If you make the whole recipe for the butter and have some left over, don’t worry, it can easily be popped in the freezer and used the next time – just take it out of the freezer in advance to defrost a bit so that it’s easier to slice.

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Ingredients

For the butter:

• 100g butter, slightly soft
• 0.5 tsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the chops:

• 4 x large pork chops
• extra virgin olive oil, for frying

Instructions

1. First make the tomato and smoked paprika butter. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Wrap in cling film or baking parchment, roll into a log and chill in the fridge until firm.
2. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper and rub with a little oil. Heat a griddle pan and fry the chops for 3 to 5 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
3. Serve on warm plates with a few slices of the butter melting over them.
4. Serve with potatoes, vegetables or salad of your choice – we’ve tried baked potatoes, boiled new potatoes and mashed potatoes – all delicious!

Pork Chops with Tomato and Smoked Paprika Butter

Deborah

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main, Main Course

Cuisine british

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

For the butter:

• 100g butter slightly soft
• 0.5 tsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp parsley chopped
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the chops:

• 4 x large pork chops
• extra virgin olive oil for frying

Instructions

 

• First make the tomato and smoked paprika butter. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Wrap in cling film or baking parchment, roll into a log and chill in the fridge until firm.
• Season the pork chops with salt and pepper and rub with a little oil. Heat a griddle pan and fry the chops for 3 to 5 minutes (depending on thickness) on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
• Serve on warm plates with a few slices of the butter melting over them.
• Serve with potatoes, vegetables or salad of your choice - we've tried baked potatoes, boiled new potatoes and mashed potatoes - all delicious!

Notes

• If you make the whole recipe for the butter and have some left over, don’t worry, it can easily be popped in the freezer and used the next time – just take it out of the freezer in advance to defrost a bit so that it’s easier to slice.

 

You might also like to try:

• pork dishes

Keyword butter, dijon mustard, paprika, parsley, pork chop, Rachel Allen, Recipes from My Mother, tomato puree

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