Italian Pork Cutlet Florentine Recipes

ITALIAN PORK CUTLET FLORENTINE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• •Put flour, eggs and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Blend cheese into bread crumbs. Season pork with salt and pepper; coat each chop well with flour. Dip in egg until well-coated; dredge in bread crumbs until completely coated. •Heat pure olive oil in pan on MED-HIGH, 1-2 min. Add pork, 3 chops at a time. Cook about 2 1/2 min, until edges turn golden-brown. Turn over; cook about 2 min, until internal temp reaches 145 degrees (check by inserting thermometer halfway into thickest part of meat). Drain on paper towels. Repeat with rest of pork. Transfer to clean platter. Let rest 5 min. Wipe pan clean. •Add extra-virgin olive oil, spinach and tomatoes to pan on HIGH. Cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted and heated through, about 2 min. Divide spinach mixture evenly on chops. •Add lemon butter sauce, capers and parsley to pan. Add pepper to taste. Heat 2 min to warm through. Serve with sauce. Garnish with lemon zest.

ROLLED PORK FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Set the pork on a cutting board and imagine you're going to cut an upside-down letter T into it: in other words, slice half-way through, lengthwise, then half-way through to the left and the right. Open out the meat. Lay plastic wrap over it, and pound flat with a mallet. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Rinse the spinach and spin dry, allowing a little water to remain clinging to the leaves. Put it in a saute pan, cover, and wilt, about 5 minutes. Lay the spinach on a clean tea or kitchen towel and squeeze dry. Chop, and set aside.
• Wipe out the pan and put if back on the stove. Fry the bacon until cooked, remove to drain. Pour off all but a tablespoon or 2 of the fat and fry the onion until golden. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir through the bread crumbs and spinach. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat the stuffing over the meat, leaving a 1-inch border. Roll and tie the pork at 2-inch intervals. Wipe out the saute pan and heat the oil in it. Brown the meat on all sides, pour in the wine, and then transfer to the oven and roast until done, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the meat rest 10 minutes. Wrap for later, or slice and serve with the pan juices poured over.

PORK CUTLETS PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Pound each slice of pork on a flat surface with a meat pounder or a mallet to about 1/4-inch thick. (Properly pounded slices will look like veal scallopini.)
• Place the egg, water, cumin, rosemary and salt and pepper in a mixing bowl, and beat well. Place the bread crumbs on a flat dish.
• Dip the pork slices in the egg mixture to coat and then dip in the bread crumbs. Pat lightly with the flat side of a kitchen knife to help the crumbs to adhere.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the garlic and onions. Cook, stirring for one minute; do not brown. Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and place as many cutlets as possible in one layer. When the slices are golden brown on one side, about 3 minutes, cook on the other side for 3 minutes. As the pieces are done, transfer them to a heated platter. Add more oil, if necessary, to the skillet, and continue cooking the rest of the slices in the same manner.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a baking dish large enough to hold the cutlets in one layer, spoon a little sauce over the bottom, add the cutlets, spoon more tomato sauce on top and cover each cutlet with mozzarella cheese. Add the remaining sauce. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the dish and bake until piping hot and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

ITALIAN STYLE PORK CUTLETS

Steps:

• Salt and pepper pork and sauté quickly in 3 TB olive oil in hot pan for about 1 min per side...they will not be brown.
• Remove pork from pan.
• To same pan add garlic and pepper flakes adding a little more oil if needed.
• When garlic is golden add wine, chicken broth and tomatoes.
• Simmer until tomatoes break down and sauce thickens...add more broth if needed.
• Add more oil if needed to create silky, slightly thickened sauce.
• Add parsley and serve at once.
• (Add basil and olives if using.) Whole process should take 5 minutes.

PORK CHOPS ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Remove the pork chops from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dry the pork chops well on both sides using paper towels and season evenly with 1 teaspoon salt.
• Add the oil to the pan and heat an additional 30 seconds. Add the pork chops to the pan and cook, undisturbed, until deep golden brown and beginning to look cooked around the edges, about 5 minutes. Flip the chops, lower the heat to medium and cook, searing the edges as well, until golden brown and the center reaches 140 to 145 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate to rest and carry-over cook.
• Return the pan to medium heat and add the butter, shallots and garlic. Cook until fragrant and soft, about 1 minute. Add the spinach to the pan along with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often until wilted. Stir in the mascarpone, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water and bring to a simmer. Stir in any juices from the pork that have accumulated on the plate and cook for 2 minutes longer. Spoon the sauce over the pork chops and serve.

ITALIAN PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place flour, egg, and breadcrumbs in separate shallow dishes. Season flour and breadcrumbs with salt and pepper. Coat pork in flour, shaking off excess, dip in egg, then coat with breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere. Place pork on a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet.
• Heat broiler. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. In 2 batches, cook pork until deep golden brown, about 3 minutes, flipping halfway through. Line rack with paper towels. Transfer pork to towels and let drain 1 minute. Top pork with cheese, place on sheet, and broil until cheese is melted, 1 minute. Divide among rolls and top with marinara and arugula.

PORK TENDERLOIN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of the tenderloin to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open tenderloin so it lies flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten with the flat side of a meat mallet or rolling pin to 1/4-in. thickness. Remove plastic and sprinkle meat with garlic powder; set aside. , Separate caps from stems of three mushrooms; set caps aside. Chop stems and remaining mushrooms to measure 1/2 cup. In a bowl, combine chopped mushrooms, half the spinach, stuffing mix, 2 tablespoons cheese, butter and onion; mix well. Spread over tenderloin. Roll up, starting with a long edge. Secure with toothpicks. , Place, seam side down, in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan; brush lightly with browning sauce if desired. Top with remaining spinach; sprinkle with nutmeg. Arrange mushroom caps around meat; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until a thermometer inserted into meat layer reads 160°-170°. Cut into 1-in. slices.

PORK CUTLET PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• With a meat mallet, pound pork into thin patties.
• In a shallow dish beat egg, in another shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs and seasoning.
• Dip each pork medallion into beaten egg and then into bread crumbs.
• Fry over med hi heat till browned- it does not need to be fully cooked.
• In a 9 X 13 baking dish, put in 1 cup sauce and half the pork, top with half of the cheese. Top with half the remaining sauce. Repeat again for balance of ingredients.
• Bake covered at 350 for 1/2 hour, remove top and bake 10 more minutes.
• Serve over pasta.