My Favourite Pork Recipes
Green bell pepper is always such a delight to cook with. I love calling it capsicum, because that’s the name my mother always used. She loved cooking with it too. The hot chilli varieties of capsicum have the chemical, capsaicin that produces a strong burning sensation to the unaccustomed eater. (Like me…I like my food extra, extra mild). Did you know birds are unaffected with hot chilli and will happily eat the hottest of hot chilli peppers? In fact some varieties are popularly known as “bird peppers.” Birds play a big role in dispersal of pepper seeds.
The recipe today is very simple and boozy. Please do not omit the wine or sherry, and use butter if you can because it gives a better flavour. If you’re watching your weight, you can use extra virgin olive oil or some coconut oil. For this recipe I highly recommend the green pepper due to it’s characteristic aroma and taste. I hope you’ll enjoy the pork the way we did. I wish you a very pleasant day or evening. Ours here, is cool with a slight breeze.
Lemon Pork with Capsicum
Preparation time: 10 minutes; Cooking time: 30 minutes; Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 small pork escalopes or steaks, batted out until thin
- About ½ cup flour for dredging
- Salt and freshly black ground pepper to taste
- 30g butter or margarine
- 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 80ml (⅓ cup) dry white wine or sherry
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 240ml (1 cup) chicken stock (broth)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (cornflour)
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced to garnish
Instructions
- Dredge the pork with a mixture of the flour, salt and freshly ground black pepper and shake off excess.
- Melt the butter (or margarine) in a large frying pan, and brown the pork, a few pieces at a time. Remove and set aside.
- Cook peppers 2 minutes, in the same pan and set aside.
- Pour the wine or sherry and lemon juice into the pan to deglaze. Mix the cornstarch with a little stock (broth) and add to the mixture together with the stock and bring to the boil for five minutes to reduce. Add the pork and peppers and simmer 15 minutes. Serve garnished with some lemon.
- Last Updated: April 1, 2019
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Step By Step Photos
Please always remember to assemble all ingredients before you start
Dredge the pork with a mixture of the flour, salt and freshly ground pepper and shake off excess.
Melt the butter (or margarine) in a large frying pan, and brown the pork, a few pieces at a time. Remove and set aside.
Cook peppers 2 minutes, in the same pan and set aside.
Pour the wine or sherry and lemon juice into the pan to deglaze. Mix the cornstarch with a little stock (broth) and add to the mixture together with the stock and bring to the boil for five minutes to reduce. Add the pork and peppers and simmer 15 minutes. Serve garnished with some lemon. (Okay it was one of those days when I was cooking three recipes in one afternoon, so ahem, I forgot to take the photo of the pork cooking. If I make it soon, again, the photo will be uploaded, promptly)
Serve the pork with steamed rice or potatoes
It tasted absolutely delicious
myfavouritepastime.com Last Updated: April 1, 2019
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This looks so good.
Thank you!
Liz
If we’re going to make this, we will also make ours extra extra mild. Hehehe. We usually use a pre-mixed lemon sauce here but thanks to your recipe, we can make the sauce from scratch that we know will be great. 🙂
I loved this recipe. Simple and elegant, that’s my best description for it!!! I love fresh lemon or lime. Thanks for the avalanche of messages!
Liz
I feel like I don’t see lemon paired with pork very often! Sounds like an interesting combo. Will have to try sometime!
I feel like lemon pairs with everything including pork (LOL). By the way it tasted really nice, you should try it! Have a great weekend, ahead!
Liz
This looks delicious and lean pork is good for you too, although I do prefer a bit of fat for taste. 🙂
Have a wonderful friday and weekend ahead.
Ha ha I love the fat but sometimes I just try to be a little bit civilized. It tasted good! Enjoy the weekend!
Liz
This sounds delicious. I like all peppers. I didn`t know about birds liking the hot chillies though, very interesting.
Oh yes birds are not affected by the heat of the chilli. I love all peppers except the hot ones. Enjoy Sunday!
Liz
Love lemon pork and this is an interesting twist with adding the green pepper on top. Looks great.
Oh yes I really loved the addition of green pepper on top. It was a great addition. Thanks for visiting my blog several times!
LIZ
This sounds amazing!
Thanks!, Liz
Lemon pork mmmmhhh yam yam. I tried a pork hip boiled in lemon juice with mashed potatoes in sweden but i wish to try this one. I love pork dishes but with less oil. Liz the sight of this lemon pork plate display is superb. Pork restaurants here we come. Tom Soyer.
Hi Tom,
It’s always so great to hear from you. This lemon pork tasted really good and it’s so easy to prepare too We really enjoyed eating it. I can’t wait to cook it one more time. Thanks so much for visiting the blog. I really appreciate your effort. Have a wonderful week and best wishes to everybody!
Liz
It seems very delicious surrounded by that sauce!
Yes it’s most delicious! Enjoy the weekend!
liz
Liz, I’m definitely gonna try this! 😀
We are having a mango season. Wouldn’t it be more fun to add extra slices of mango instead of lemon juice.
I believe it can give another kind of fresh sour kick! 😀
Please try and give me a feedback Hari. I sometimes try weird combination of ingredients. It’s fun. Breaks the usual cooking monotony with same thing over and over again. Have a lovely evening. You’re sleeping late?
Liz
Very nice recipe Liz! I like it 🙂
Me too, Magi. I shall be making the chicken on Thursday. Thanks so much for your support, always!
Liz
Looks like the perfect dinner, Liz. I imagine the flavors were amazing!
Flavours are most amazing. You should try it. Have a wonderful week!
Liz
I’m with you all the way except for the green peppers! Maybe I should make this for hubby though, he would be thrilled! Enjoy your week.
Hi Mama D,
Don’t I know how you deplore green pepper? LOL. make it for the hubby..and watch him eating. I started eating green pepper when I was very young so I developed a love and taste for it. Don’t worry, you can add the red sweet ones too if you like. Enjoy your day!
Liz
Great recipe! I cook with pork often so this is definitely one I plan on trying very soon! 🙂
I wish you a happy trying and a pleasant week. Best wishes!
Liz
What an interesting recipe! I’ve not heard of lemon pork, but it looks delicious. I enjoy green bell peppers, too, and love them raw or in stir fry. I didn’t know the fact about the birds – very interesting!
Thanks, Ngan. I think lemon can be virtually added to any food, savoury or sweet to enhance flavour, I”m just sipping a cup of Earl Grey tea right now with some lemon in it. (No milk). It tastes really good. I wish you a pleasant week!
Liz
This sounds wonderful! I am always looking for a new pork recipe. Thank you! 🙂
Me too. Do you have a simple one? please link me up. Enjoy the week!
Liz
Pork is my favorite meat and I LOVE lemons so I am absolutely printing this out to make!! Thanks for sharing. Tina
I wish you a happy cooking and my best wishes to Great Aunt Dottie! Have a pleasant day!
Liz
This sounds delicious. That is interesting about birds! Maybe they don’t have taste buds?
Apparently chilli affects receptor cells and bird receptor cells are largely insensitive to capsaicin. Have a wonderful day!
Liz