Seared Pork Chops with Roasted Fennel and Radishes
Golden pan-seared chops with a quick vinegar pan sauce, sweet roasted fennel and mellow radishes, avocado on the side.
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- PCOS
- Anti-inflammatory
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Dairy-free
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Keto
- Low-GI
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
Ingredients
- 4 chops pork loin chops, bone-in, about 1 inch thick
- 3 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 2 bulbs fennel bulbs, cut into wedges, fronds reserved
- 12 oz radishes, halved
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 whole avocado, sliced
Method
- Heat the oven to 425°F and toss the fennel and radishes with oil.
- Roast the vegetables until golden at the edges.25 min timer
- Rub the chops with oil, salt and dill.
- Sear the chops until golden, about 4 minutes a side, to 145°F.8 min timer
- Rest the chops on a plate.3 min timer
- Stir the vinegar into the pan juices, spoon over the chops and scatter parsley and fronds.
Why it works
- Type 2 diabetes: Roasted fennel and radishes bring the carbs way down, with plenty of protein on the plate.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Gluten-free throughout, and nothing here leans on soy or seaweed for flavour.
- Celiac disease: Everything is cooked from scratch, so no sauces or stocks hiding any gluten.
- Milk allergy: The pan sauce is made from the chops' own juices and vinegar — no milk anywhere.
- Wheat allergy: No flour, breadcrumbs or breading; the chops are seasoned and seared as they are.
- Egg allergy: A simple rub and pan sauce, with no eggs or egg-based binders.
- Gluten-free: Every ingredient is plain and whole: pork, vegetables, herbs, oil and vinegar.
- Anti-inflammatory: Olive oil, herbs, avocado and roasted vegetables, with no processed extras.
- Egg-free: The chops are rubbed and seared, so there's no egg wash or binder.
- Dairy-free: Olive oil does all the cooking fat work here; nothing dairy-based touches the pan.
- No spicy food: Dill, parsley and fennel carry the flavour — gentle from first bite to last.
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