Pork Chops with Fennel and Juniper Berries

40 min

4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 (6 oz/170 g) pork loin chops
  • Sea Salt, to taste
  • Black Pepper, to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 small fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1⁄2 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 juniper berries, crushed

Preparation

  • Season pork chops with Sea Salt and Pepper. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat; add half the olive oil and cook pork chops until golden brown on both sides. Remove from pan and place on platter. Cover and keep warm.
  • Reduce temperature to medium and add remaining olive oil to frying pan. Saute fennel, onion and juniper berries for about 5 minutes.
  • Return pork chops to pan, cover and continue to cook until chops are fully cooked and fennel is tender crisp.

Nutritional Information

Per serving: Calories 340, Fat 17 g (Saturated 5 g, 0 0 g), Cholesterol 115 mg, Sodium 180 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g (Fiber 2 g, Sugars 1 g), Protein 39 g.

Tips

If fennel is not available, use 1 1⁄2 cups thinly sliced celery.

Tips

If fennel is not available, use 1 1⁄2 cups thinly sliced celery.