Bruschetta Pork Chops
An amazing new way to enjoy delicious pork chops with the taste of bruschetta topping
Ingredients
Bruschetta topping
- 1 large ripe tomato
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
flour coating
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
egg wash
- 2 eggs
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 splash milk
Panko layer
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
Pork
- 4 boneless pork chops
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese grated
Instructions
- preheat oven to 400°f
- dice the tomato and place in a medium-sized bowl, add the remaining ingredients listed under the bruschetta topping section and fold together without crushing the tomatoes.
- cover and let the tomatoes marinate while making the rest of the dish.
- season pork chops with salt and pepper and set aside while preparing the breading station.
- in a shallow bowl add the flour, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning and combine.
- in a second shallow bowl combine all ingredients for the egg wash.
- in a third shallow bowl combine all ingredients for the panko bread crumbs layer.
- prepare a baking tray with either parchment paper of a silicone baking mat.
- take the first pork chop and place it in the flour bowl, flip the chop around to the other side and even the edges covering the entire chop in a layer of flour
- take that pork chop out of the flour and into the egg mixture quickly coating all sides in egg
- take that same chop out of the egg mixture and place it into the panko mixture coating all sides in the crumbs. pressing the chop down into the crumbs can help them to stick.
- place the pork chop on the prepared baking sheet.
- repeat the last 4 steps with remaining pork chops
- place tray of chops into the pre heated oven for 20 minutes to bake fully
- while the pork chops are cooking grate some mozzarella cheese
- remove baked chops from the oven and top with tomato mixture and some cheese
- place shops back in the oven until cheese is melted and slightly brown.