Visit the historic Radisson Hotel in Scranton where Chef Chris prepares Milk Braised Crispy Pork Chops with Black Pepper Fettucine.
Crispy Milk Braised Pork Chop with Black Pepper Fettucine
Pork Butt 3-4lbs trimmed
- Milk …… 1 gal
- Fresh Thyme… 4 sprigs
- Fresh Rosemary….4 sprigs
- Garlic clove….2 each
- Flour…… 2 cups
- Salt/Pepper…. TT
- Vegetable oil….3/4 cup
Season Pork butt liberally with salt and pepper. In a large braising pot add oil and heat til smoking. Add pork butt and sear on all sides. Remove from pot, drain oil. Add pork into pot along with herbs and garlic cloves. Cover pork with milk, cover and place in a 350 degree oven for 3 hours. After 3 hours remove and allow to rest in pot for 45 minutes.
- Durham flour..3 cups
- Eggs…6 each
- Salt…1 t
- Olive oil…2T
- Course ground black pepper….1T
For Fresh pasta: scale all ingredients, in bowl add flour salt, pepper, mix thoroughly. Once mixed, create a well using the back of a ladle, add eggs and oil. Whisking eggs with a fork, begin to incorporate flour from the sides until all is combined. Turn out to a floured surface and begin to knead. Using the palm and heel of your hand press and turn dough until smooth, about 10-12 minutes. Wrap in cling wrap and allow to rest for ½ hour in cooler. Remove from cooler and using a pasta roller, roll thin, or until you can see through pasta sheet, cut into fettucine noodle.
- Sliced braised pork…2 – 1 inch slices
- egg…..1 each
- cornmeal…1/4 cup
- durhum flour…1/4 cup
- vegetable flour…1 cup
Combine flour and cornmeal. Crack and scramble egg, dredge pork in egg, then into flour and cornmeal mixture. Heat a large sauté pan, add oil. Allow to heat til ALMOST smoking. Gently lay pork into pan away from yourself. Allow to get golden brown, flip to other side and repeat. Place onto plate with paper towel down, keep warm.
- Fresh pasta…..2 portions, 3-4oz
- pancetta diced fine….1T
- shallot…….1t
- diced zucchini….2T
- Peas….1T
- Fresh Parmesan Reggiano Cheese….1/4cup
Bring a medium size pot of water to a boil, season with salt. Add pasta. Meantime in sauté pan begin to cook pancetta until fat begins to render, add shallots, then zucchini, sauté for a minute, and add peas. Check pasta doneness, when done, add to sauté pan with pancetta. When adding to pan bring some water from pasta pot, to moisten all the ingredients. Stir and add Parmesan cheese, mix and on a plate twirl pasta and add pork chop and sauce from pan. Enjoy!!
