Quick Pork Cutlets With Tangy Pan Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs pork roast or 2 lbs pork chops
marinade
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons salt
pepper
pan sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup sugar substitute, equivalent
1/8 cup dehydrated chives
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
salt and pepper
5 leaves fresh basil

Preparation

Cut pork roast into 1/2\" rounds.
Pour the marinade ingredients into a medium size bowl and mix thoroughly.
Tenderize the meat with a piercing tenderizer (looks like a bunch of nails that stab the meat) or pierce meat 30xs on each side with a fork.
Place meat in a bowl with marinade as you tenderize each piece, stirring the meat around with each addition so that each piece is covered.
Heat a large skillet to medium low (4 on my electric stove) and add a tbsp or two of oil (just enough to coat the bottom in a thin layer.).
Place 2-3 cutlets in the skillet, and cook 3-4 minutes on each side, until they reach 160*F. (Start with the cutlets that were in the marinade the longest.) Remove cooked cutlets to a plate, and place in a warm place (such as a closed microwave.)
When all the cutlets are done, add the dry chives. Fry for about 30 seconds. The pork should have left a good bit of juice behind. Add the vinegar, and use it to deglaze the pan, scraping up all the good tidbits.
Add remaining pan sauce ingredients, and simmer for a minute to combine the flavors.
Spoon the sauce over a few cutlets and enjoy :-).