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Spicy Breaded Pork Chops

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 3 Tbs olive oil, divided
  • 1-1/2 cups almond flour
  • 4 pork chops (6 oz each)

Instructions

  1. Mix cayenne pepper and 2 Tbs olive oil in a shallow bowl and coat both sides of each pork chop.
  2. Pour almond flour into a shallow pan and dip both sides of each pork chop in almond flour until covered.
  3. Heat 1 Tbs olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.  When pan is hot, cook pork chops on both sides until fully done.

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14 Comments

  1. Is it really 2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper. I mixed the two and it looks like cayenne porradge. Seems like it would be too spicy.

    briggsa

  2. i cut back on the cayenne but added turmeric, garlic powder, cumin and a bit of paprika and it was delish!

    stachine

  3. I would suggest cutting back on the cayenne and maybe not cooking it on high. When I made this last night, the smoke from the burnt/cooked cayenne made my husband and I cough so much. The pepper loomed in our home all night so that was the downside. But they were really good and filling!

    dhidalg29

  4. Thanks for posting your experience with the ‘smoke’ I had the same problem. I thought the fire was going to go off. After I scraped the burnt coating off, these are pretty good as leftovers.

    richg59

  5. TOOO Much cayenne pepper and i live with someone who loves spice and even they thought it was too much
    so im assuming you meant tsp not tbsp
    right?

    maureen

  6. I *love* spicy, so maybe I got too ambitious. I’ve updated the recipe for the average person.

    Jason G.

  7. I agree this was super smoky. Does anyone have any suggestions to avoid setting off all of my smoke alarms?

    texaspaleo

  8. I just couldn’t do the Cayenne, especially after the spicy tuna salad from lunch today. Plus, I’m feeding 5 kids. I deleted the cayenne and mixed up “Spike” with the olive oil. I used pork “steaks” instead of chops (not sure what the difference is) and my husband said they were the best he’s ever tasted!

    mommydanna

  9. Just made them tonight… I can get the crispy, done, and not burnt all at the same time any suggestions?

    JimmyF

  10. oops… cant get the crispy etc.

    JimmyF

  11. I started on medium heat to brown them. I turned the heat to low/medium and turned them several times to keep them from burning. I also added a lid to help hold in the heat to cook them faster so they didn’t burn. No smoke alarms and no burnt pork…just a yummy meal!

    crenaudo

  12. Try adjusting the heat, most likely turning it down a bit and cooking a little bit longer.

    Jason G.

  13. Tasted great!! I’m going to try using some cayenne and some chipotle together next time for a flavor variation.

    davestys

  14. This recipe is very good. One suggestion, I have prepared this recipe twice. The first time following your instructions. I was disappointed because the chops were dry and on the tough side. Next I prepared the recipe my way using the same cut of chops and what a differance. Pork chops should go in a cold pan then cooked over medium-low heat. When the chops sizzle in about 2 minutes the temperature is just right. Don’t overcook and the chops will be spicy, juicy chops. Delicious.

    Margaret P

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