Grilled Veal Or Pork Chops With Marsala Fig Sauce, Lemon-Ricotta Orzo, Celery And Mushroom Salad

Serves: 2

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

55

Sweetness

53

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

450 g

Orzo

2 tsps

Fennel Seed

2 cup

Marsala Wine

1.5 cups

Ricotta Cheese

Directions:

1

Heat the water to a boil for pasta

2

Season the water with salt and cook pasta to al dente

3

Heads up: you will need to add 1 box of peas the last minute of cooking time to the water

4

Pat chops dry

5

Mix the grill seasoning, seeds and coriander and rub the mixture into the chops

6

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

7

In a small pot over medium low heat combine the figs, Marsala and thyme

8

Season with some black pepper and gently reduce 15 minutes

9

Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat

10

When oil smokes, sear chops 2 minutes on each side and transfer to oven for 10 minutes

11

Slice the celery and mushrooms and combine with parsley

12

In a pasta bowl, combine the zest of 2 lemons with ricotta cheese, salt and pepper

13

Dress the celery and mushrooms with the juice of 2 lemons and 1/4 cup oil, season with salt and pepper and top with lots of shaved Parmesan

14

Add peas to orzo, cook 1 minute

15

Drain the orzo and peas and add to the lemon ricotta

16

Toss to combine and adjust salt and pepper, to taste

17

Serve chops with figs on top and ricotta orzo and celery and mushroom salad along side