Compound Butter on Corn

Corn season is upon us and I’ve been eating a lot of corn. I posted a recipe for compound butters to this site some time ago, I recently tried the lemon compound butter on corn and it was delicious, gave the corn a bit of buttery tartness’

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Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops

Giorgio Celmo

Ingredients

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 large egg

3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

3/4 teaspoon salt, divided

4 boneless pork loin chops, 5-6 ounces each

3 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 tablespoon lemon juice

6 cups bite-sized pieces Romaine lettuce

Directions
Preheat oven to 450; Line a baking sheet with foil.

Place flour in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk egg with 1 tablespoon water. In a third bowl, combine panko, Parmesan, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Dip pork in flour, then egg, and finally in panko mixture, pressing to adhere. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium. Add pork and cook, working in batches if necessary until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a baking sheet. Bake about 4 minutes or until crisp outside and cooked through.

In a medium bowl; whisk together lemon juice, remaining tablespoon of oil, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add lettuce to bowl and toss to coat. Place chops on a plate and top with salad.

Lazy Linguine with Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs

Giorgio Celmo   

         Ingredients

1 pound dried linguine
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup roughly torn basil
1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped marjoram
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and cool under cold running water. Shake off any excess water and pat the linguine dry with paper towels.

2. In a large bowl, toss the cherry tomatoes with the garlic, basil, parsley, marjoram, jalapeno and olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the pasta, toss well and serve.