Spanish Pork Chops In White Wine Sauce Recipe

Pork is a favorite ingredient in many spanish foods and is often prepared in many different ways. Pork is featured in chorizo sausage, roast suckling pig or cochin illo, serrano ham, and pork loin and chops. For many centuries, the spanish culture and diet revolved around the pig, and no part was wasted. During the reconquest of the iberian peninsula, eating pork became one way of proving that one was a christian. Even today the typical family in spain eats pork several times a week. For this recipe, use any cut of pork chop that you like: thick or thin, bone-in or boneless. Fat around the edge of the chops improves the flavor, but make sure that excess fat is trimmed. First, the chops are browned in olive oil on both sides. Then, julienne sliced onions, carrots, and tomatoes, and saute them in the same pan so all the flavors can mix. Then add white wine (any kind will do) to the vegetables and simmer everything together to reduce it, creating a flavorful sauce. Serve the spanish pork chops with home-fried potatoes or rice. Toss a salad together, too, and you have a complete meal.