Never heard of pork piccata? Picata is a dish made with lemon juice and capers that is usually prepared with veal or chicken. But, it can easily be prepared with any meat of your liking. This week Dude Food chose to make piccata with “the other white meat”. Piccata may sound like a fancy restaurant meal, but it can easily and quickly be prepared at home.
Pork Piccata – serves 4
8 pork cutlets
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Cooking spray
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Juice of two lemons
1/3 cup capers
1 cup dry white wine like Sauvigon Blanc
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and Pepper
Garlic powder
1. Place pork cutlets between two pieces of plastic wrap on a cutting board. Gently pound until all cutlets are equal thickness.
2. Place flour in shallow dish and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Lightly dredge cutlets in seasoned flour.
3. Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil and cooking spray over medium high heat. When pan is hot, brown cutlets on each side; about 3 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate and cover with aluminum foil.
4. Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and white wine to pan and simmer for 2 minutes while scrapping bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add lemon juice and capers and simmer for another 5 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
5. Add pork back to pan and simmer for 3 minutes. Add butter and stir until completely melted. Serve immediately over butter spaghetti.
