Pork Milanese with Cacio E Pepe Spaghetti
Source: National Pork Board
PREP TIME
15 mins
COOK TIME
15 mins
SERVING SIZE
4
What You’ll Need
- 4 New York (top loin) Prairie Fresh® pork chops, cut about 3/4-inch thick
- ½ cup flour
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs, without cheese
- olive or vegetable oil, for frying
- parsley, chopped, as garnish
- lemon wedges, as garnish
Cacio e Pepe
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, (preferably Parmigiano-Reggiano), freshly grated
- ½ cup Romano cheese freshly grated or more Parmesan
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 200 F. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with a wire rack.
- To make the Pork Milanese: One at a time, place pork between two 1-gallon plastic storage bags. Using a flat meat pounder or a rolling pin, pound the pork until wider and about 1/3 inch thick. Spread flour in a shallow, wide bowl. Beat eggs in a second bowl and spread breadcrumbs in a third bowl. Coat pork chop in flour, shaking off excess, dip in eggs and then coat with breadcrumbs. Place it on another baking sheet and let stand for 5 minutes to set coating.
- Pour enough oil into skillet to come about 1/8-inch up sides of pan and heat over moderately high heat until oil shimmers.
- In two batches without crowding, add pork and cook, adjusting heat so pork does not burn, until underside is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Flip pork and cook until other side is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to wire rack and keep warm in oven while cooking remaining pork.
- Meanwhile, make the cacio e pepper: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. When second batch of pork is in skillet, add spaghetti to water and cook according to package directions. Scoop out, reserve 1/3 cup of cooking water, discard the rest. Drain spaghetti and return to pot. Add Parmesan and Romano cheeses and pepper. Mix well, adding enough of the cooking water to make a creamy sauce.
- Transfer pork and pasta to dinner plates. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot with lemon wedges.
- Serving Suggestion: This Italian specialty (cacio e pepe means cheese and pepper) would be great with a simple green salad vinaigrette or steamed asparagus.
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