Pan-fried Pork Escalopes Recipe with Leeks and Blood-Red Orange
Pan-fried pork escalopes, or scaloppini, are very popular in Italy for a quick and easy meal. As an alternative to the traditional style, this Italian-style pan-fried pork escalopes recipe uses fresh thyme.
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Prep time15 minutes![]()
2 portions
Ingredients
- blood orange zest from a small blood orange
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 2 pork escalopes weighing approx. 100 g each
- salt
- pepper
- 60 grams Bertolli Margarine Spread
- 1 small leek trimmed & finely chopped
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- segments of 2 small blood oranges plus extra to serve
- 50 ml white wine
- juiced of 0.5 small blood orange
Nutritional Guidelines
(per serving)
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)
Instructions
- Combine zest, flour, some salt & black pepper and set aside.
- On a board, flatten the pork escalopes and coat with the flour mixture, shaking off the excess and set aside.
- On a medium heat, melt 30 g of Bertolli margarine spread in a frying pan, add leeks and sweat for a minute, remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, melt the remaining Bertolli margarine spread on a medium to low heat, add thyme and leave to infuse for a minute. Increase the heat, add the meat slices and seal well on both sides. Keep moving the meat around the pan to avoid burning.
- Pour wine, increase the heat and allow to evaporate by about half. Return leeks to the pan, add orange segments, orange juice a knob of Bertolli margarine spread, cook for a minute or so until the sauce begins to thicken slightly.
- Remove the meat, place on a serving dish and pour over the sauce. Serve immediately with fresh blood-red orange segments.
