Easy Eats: Skillet Pork Chops With Lemon Potatoes and Arugula

In this simple weekday supper, juicy seared pork chops and crispy potatoes wilt a bed of peppery arugula.
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 4 boneless pork loin chops (6 to 8 oz. each)
- 1 tbsp chopped rosemary
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1½ lb. mini potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- 1 5-oz. container washed baby arugula
- Lemon wedges (for serving)
Directions
Prep time: 7 min.
Cooking time: 30 min.
- Pat pork chops dry with paper towel. Season with rosemary, salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature while you prepare rest of dish.
- Place potatoes in pot. Cover with cold water. Bring to boil over high heat. Add salt. Boil until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain. Cool briefly and cut in half.
- In a large skillet or frying pan, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Add pork chops. Cook until nicely browned and lightly pink inside, 4 minutes per side, slightly longer for well done. Transfer to plate.
- Add remaining 1 tbsp oil and potatoes to pan. Increase heat to high. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Add garlic. Stir 20 seconds. Stir in lemon zest. Season.
- On four plates, make a bed of arugula. Top each with potatoes and pork chops. Spoon any
juices from pork over top. Serve with lemon wedges.
Source
House & Home April 2013 issue
- Stylist Food styling by Ashley Denton; prop styling by Sasha Seymour
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