Pork Loin Chops Cacciatore Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 pork loin chops
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, peeled and finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 (410 g) can chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs
100 ml chicken stock
100 ml white wine
1/2 cup black olives, pitted and chopped
basil leaves, to serve

Preparation

Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan and cook the onions over a low to medium heat for 5 minutes or until translucent; add the garlic and cook a further 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, herbs, stock, wine, and olives, bring to the boil then simmer for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle the paprika over the chops and season them. Heat the remaining oil in another frying pan and sear the chops for 3-4 minutes each side until golden.
Add the chops to the tomato sauce pan and continue to cook a further 10 minutes over a low heat.
Scatter with torn basil leaves to serve.