Best 8 Lemon Caper Pork Medallions Recipes

LEMON-CAPER PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• Flatten pork slices to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat., In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook pork in butter and oil in batches until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm., Add the broth, wine and garlic to the pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in the capers, lemon juice and rosemary; heat through. Serve with pork.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Preparation:.
• Press pepper onto both sides of pork pieces.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Season pork with salt and pepper.
• Cook until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer to plates and keep warm.
• Add stock and lemon juice to skillet.
• Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 7 minutes.
• Whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add capers and lemon segments if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Press pepper onto both sides of pork pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Season pork with salt. Cook until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plates and keep warm.
• Add stock and lemon juice to skillet. Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 7 minutes. Whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add capers and lemon segments if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
• Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Place the flour, garlic salt, and pepper into a plastic bag. Shake to mix, the add the pork tenderloin pieces, and shake again to coat. Shake off the excess flour.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the pork medallions in the hot oil until golden-brown on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Pour in the balsamic vinegar and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pork to a serving platter, then stir the lemon zest and capers into the simmering sauce. Continue simmering until the sauce has thickened to your desired consistency.

CRISP PORK MEDALLIONS WITH CREAMY CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Stir together all sauce ingredients in a bowl until combined, then chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Cook pork:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut pork crosswise into 1 1/4-inch-thick slices (medallions).
• Whisk together flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Whisk together eggs with a pinch of salt in another shallow bowl and put bread crumbs in a third shallow bowl.
• Working with 1 medallion at a time, dredge medallions in flour, shaking off excess, and dip in egg, letting excess drip off, then coat with crumbs, pressing to help them adhere. Arrange pork in 1 layer on a baking sheet.
• Heat 1/4 inch oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then panfry medallions, turning over once, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a clean baking sheet and roast in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of meat registers 145 to 150°F, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Serve pork with sauce, lemon wedges, and watercress.

PORK SCHNITZEL WITH LEMON-CAPER CREAM

Steps:

• Pound pork circles between pieces of plastic wrap to flatten to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Sprinkle both sides of medallions with lemon juice.
• Combine flour and poultry seasoning in shallow dish. Coat medallions with flour mixture; shake off excess flour and set aside.
• In a deep pie plate, beat the eggs and mix in the mustard.
• Place bread crumbs in another pie plate. Dip the pork medallions into the egg mixture; coat well with bread crumbs.
• Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• For the cream sauce, melt the butter in a small heavy saucepan.
• Add shallots and sauté over medium heat until fragrant (approximately 2 minutes).
• Remove saucepan from heat; add the wine, chicken broth and cream.
• Return saucepan to heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes to reduce by half.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large heavy skillet.
• Add half of the medallions; fry over medium-high heat on both sides for 1-2 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Transfer to a plate and tent with foil. Repeat with remaining oil and medallions.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in lemon curd & capers.
• Serve with buttered spaetzle and garnish with lemon wedges.

LEMONY PORK PICCATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Pound pork chops between 2 sheets waxed paper or plastic wrap until very thin, about 1/8 inch.
• Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Dredge both sides of each pork chop through flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat until butter starts to sizzle. Add shallots and pork chops in 1 layer, working in batches if needed. Cook pork chops until golden brown and almost cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to a baking dish and lightly tent with aluminum foil, reserving the shallots and browned bits of food in the skillet.
• Bake pork chops in the preheated oven until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Pour wine and chicken stock into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced by half, 2 to 5 minutes. Stir lemon juice into sauce.
• Drizzle sauce over pork chops and top with parsley, lemon zest, and capers.