This is on page 110 of "Nigella Express".

Tags: Nigella Lawson, main meal

This started off as a recipe from the web, but I modified it somewhat, so this is work in progress.

Ingredients

1 pork chop per person
1 tablespoon grain mustard
olive oil
250 ml cider
500 ml vegetable stock (I used bouillon)
100 ml creme fraiche

Method

I fried the chops in oil, getting both sides nicely browned, then I added the stock and set it onto a low heat for about an hour.
Turn the heat up and reduce the stock.
When the stock has been reduced, add the cider and reduce it further.
Just before serving, take the chops out and put to one side, add the cream and stir thoroughly.
Add the sauce to the chops and serve.

Tags: main meal

This takes about half an hour to prepare and about an hour to cook

Ingredients

4 Pork chops - boneless, organic ones are the best
Marinade

• A handful of thyme
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• pesto

Method

Create the marinade by mixing the ingredients together - I use a whisk to get the lemon and oil to mix. Brush the mixture on both sides of the chops and leave to marinade for half an hour or so (it's ok if it is left longer).

Fry the chops evenly on both sides until they are nice and charred looking (this will create some smoke). When they're all done, smear on the pesto* (the more the better) and put them into an ovenproof dish, cover them with tinfoil and put them into a medium oven for 40 minutes or so.

The juices can be used to make gravy and these go really well with mashed potato.

* If you realize that you don’t have any pesto just before you’re supposed to smear it on, a good, grainy, mustard works very well too.

Tags: main meal