Côtes de porc à la provençale
These Provençal pork chops bring the sunshine of southern France to your plate. They are slowly braised in a sauce of tomatoes, garlic, olives and herbs — simple, fragrant, and full of Mediterranean flavour.
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 40 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 red pepper
- 1 onion
- 80 g olives
- 100 ml white wine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Preparation
- Pat the pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Finely chop the onion and garlic.
- Slice the pepper into strips and dice the tomatoes.
Cooking
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Brown the pork chops on both sides and remove from the pan.
- Sauté the onion and garlic for 3 minutes in the same pan. Add the pepper and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, Herbes de Provence and white wine. Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes.
- Return the pork chops to the pan, add the olives, cover and simmer for 25 minutes until the meat is tender.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
Serving tip
Serve with Provençal potatoes, pasta or a piece of baguette to mop up the sauce. A crisp green salad with vinaigrette goes perfectly.
