Succulent Pork Chops with Potato Wedges

It is funny how the human's brain works, when we hear "Pork", we think "FAT". Yes, a pig is fat and ugly, but studies have proved that pork is one of the healthiest and cleanest meat options.

1. Pork is a white meat with very little fat within the lean muscle fibres.
2. It's easy to trim pork to your preference - where there is fat on a pork cut, the fat is situated on the outside and is easy to trim or remove.
3. In this regard, pork is similar to chicken where the fat is contained within the chicken skin.

Comparison of Nutritional Value per 100g Portion
	Mutton (1.)	Beef (2.)	Chicken (3.)	Pork (4.)
Moisture	60.7g	60.7g	74.1g	60.4g
Energy	1087kJ	1057kJ	1020kJ	783kJ
Protein	16.9g	18.4g	21.1g	17.3g
Fat	21.6g	20.1g	18.7g	12.1g
Cholesterol	72mg	62mg	87mg	47mg
Saturated fatty acids	9.5g	9.2g	2.9g	4.5g
Mono-unsaturated fatty acids	8.9g	8.9g	7.1g	5.0g
Poly-unsaturated fatty acids	1.7g	0.3g	3.9g	2.7g
Iron	1.6mg	1.9mg	1.4mg	1.2mg
Zinc	3.3mg	3.5mg	1.5mg	1.9mg



This is one of my easiest, delicious and healthy pork chop recipes.

Ingredients: Serves 2

2 Pork chops, you can get at any supermarket (size depends on appetite)

Juice of one lemon

10ml Olive oil

60ml Barbecue marinade

30ml Chutney

Barbecue spice

2 Large potatoes, cut in wedges

Clove garlic, crushed

Sprig rosemary, chopped

Olive oil

Salt and Black pepper

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees

Step 1: Remove the outside fat layer from the pork chops. Mix barbecue sauce, chutney and olive oil together. Pour lemon juice over the chops, evenly on both sides. Sprinkle barbecue spice on both sides and pour the chutney mixture onto the chops, turn it around and cover both sides with marinade. Leave for +/- 30-60 min.

Step 2: Place potato wedges on a baking tray, sprinkle with olive oil. Add garlic, rosemary and season with salt and black pepper. Mix everything together and place in oven for 45-60min, until cooked.

Step 3: Heat a non stick pan, add the chops and cook both sides for 15-20min, or until cooked through. Remove from heat and serve with one of Ina Paarman's ready made sauces.

Taste the difference!