Pan Roasted Pork Chops with Radicchio & Apple Salad

After having a break from the cooking duties yesterday, it was time to get back in the kitchen. Tonight's meal was a recipe by Gordon Ramsay, when this guy isn't cursing up a storm on "Hell's Kitchen", he is cooking some amazing food. I've made many of recipes in the past and we have yet to be disappointed.  So the meal is a pork chop roasted in a pan with olive oil, along with spices and herbs. The final product contains a a deglazed Marsala sauce that was delicious.

The special side is a Radicchio and Apple Salad. Radicchio is leaf chicory that tastes bitter, but the apples (keep that skin on!) and cider vinegar bring out the sweetness. I'm thinking in the future I will add a diced onion to the mix.

Radicchio is pretty expensive but do not replace it with red cabbage because they taste completely different. Currently at Publix, Radicchio is $5.99 a pound.

When I make the pork chops again I will use fresh garlic opposed to minced, a few pieces burned so a few bites had burnt taste (nothing too bad, gave it a grill taste).

The rice was a 90 second Uncle Ben's variety bag.

I'm proud of my wife, this meal had two things she really dislikes in her meals. Meat w/ bones, and warm fruit. She tried everything and said she'd like to have the meal again.

Here is a video from Gordon Ramsay's show "The F Word", which features him making this dish, give it try:

 

It was a very good meal and it will be returning to our table soon!