Simple Pork Chops - Jamie Oliver - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 pork chops, about 1 1/2-inch thick
salt
black pepper
8 large fresh sage leaves
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 lemon, juice of

Preparation

Score the fat at the edge of the chops at 1/2\" intervals. Sprinkle both sides of each chop with salt and pepper. Stick a large sage leaf to the meat over the \"eye\" of the chop; press in firmly.
Pour olive oil into a hot non-stick skillet. Add chops, sage side down. Apply the remaining sage leaves to the now upper side of the chops.
Place skillet in a preheated 425F (220C) oven for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown, turning once half way through. Remove to a plate.
Pour fat out of pan. Deglaze with lemon juice and drizzle over chops.