PORK PROVOLONE

Chew Wanna Eat? Pork Provolone

My friend Mary Roper has contributed another wonderful recipe. Pork Provolone! How awesome does this look???? Mary cooked hers in a 3.4 qt 1500-watt air fryer, but you can easily do it in the oven. Here’s how Mary did it:

INGREDIENTS: YIELDS 2 SERVINGS

2 small boneless pork chops 1 cup Buttermilk Italian Seasoning and Garlic Powder 3 oz Pork Rinds ½ cup Plain or Seasoned AP Flour 2 slices Provolone Cheese 1 quart Homemade Marinara or a good quality store-bought (Mary used Rao’s) Cooked Spaghetti Garnishes: Parmesan Cheese and Basil

PREPARATION:

Pound the pork chops fairly thin. Marinate in buttermilk, Italian Seasoning and Garlic Powder for several hours. Mary puts everything in a zip lock, then into a bowl in case the bag leaks. Flip it around a few times to make sure it got into all of the sides. Pulverize pork rinds in a food processor (make sure to break down or get rid of any large pieces as they’re very hard and could break a tooth!)

Set up a breading station with your pork in the milk mixture, a container with seasoned or plain flour, and pork rinds.

Allow any excess milk to drip off one piece of pork, place it in the flour to cover, back in the milk and finally in the pork rinds. Push the pork rinds onto all sides of the meat to coat. Cover and allow to sit on a plate in refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour for breading to set.

Place in air fryer basket. Spray lightly to keep crumbs from blowing off and fry at 400 degrees for 9 minutes for the first side, flip, cook another 5, check internal temp to see if it’s at least 140 degrees then add a slice of provolone and cook at a lower temp 1 minute to melt the cheese. *

While pork is cooking make spaghetti and heat up homemade sauce or a jar of good quality marinara (I used Rao’s).

Plate cooked spaghetti in a pasta bowl or on a plate, add some warm sauce, then the pork, a little additional sauce, a sprinkle of Parmesan and fresh basil if you have some and enjoy!

*If you want to bake the pork instead, bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Flip and allow to bake for another 15 minutes until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees.

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