Pork Chop with Green Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce

Name: Pork Chop with Green Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil; 6 pork chops; 1 cup (250 mL) chopped onions; 1 cup (250 mL) chopped tomatoes; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 1 cup (250 mL) fresh mushrooms sliced; 1 cup (250 mL) chopped green bell pepper; Salt and pepper to taste; Sauce; 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter; 1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour; 3 cups (750 mL) Milk; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried tarragon; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried rosemary; 1 tsp (5 mL) salt; 1 tsp (5 mL) Pepper; 2 tbsp (30 mL) grated Canadian Parmesan cheese

This recipe is taken from the 1996 Milk Calendar. This is the Pork Chop with Green Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce recipe.

Prep: 10 min
Cooking: 20 min

Yields 6 servings

pork chop with green bell pepper and tomato sauce

Ingredients

2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
6 pork chops
1 cup (250 mL) chopped onions
1 cup (250 mL) chopped tomatoes
2 garlic cloves chopped
1 cup (250 mL) fresh mushrooms sliced
1 cup (250 mL) chopped green bell pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
1/4 cup (60 mL) butter
1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
3 cups (750 mL) Milk
1 tsp (5 mL) dried tarragon
1 tsp (5 mL) dried rosemary
1 tsp (5 mL) salt
1 tsp (5 mL) Pepper
2 tbsp (30 mL) grated Canadian Parmesan cheese

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Preparation

Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the pork chops and cook for 5 min on each side. Remove the pork chops and reserve on plate.

Add the onions, tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms and green bell pepper to skillet. Cook stirring constantly for 7 to 8 min or until vegetables are soft. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Return pork chops to skillet and toss to coat with vegetables.

For the sauce, in a saucepan melt the butter over high heat and add the flour,stirring until a paste is formed. Add a little milk, stirring it into the paste. Keep adding the milk a little bit at a time until the paste is incorporated into the milk. Add the herbs, salt and pepper. Bring the milk mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Pour the sauce over the pork chops and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.