Black Pepper Pork Chops W Tomato Spaghetti

My Hubby asked for the same dish again and so I made it again. But this time I managed to take down the steps in preparing this dish. =)

What you need for the Pork Chops:

1. 4 pieces of pork chop
2. Chopped garlic
3. Coarse Black Pepper
4. Mixed Herbs (Basil, Rosemary, Savory, Thyme, Fennel, Pepper)
5. Salt

Add salt, black pepper and herbs to the pork and mix well. Then add the garlic.
Leave to marinate for at least 30mins to an hour before pan flying in hot pan.

I figured out a trick to cook the pork. Drizzle some oil on the pan, and bring the oil to heat up. To check that the temperature is good enough, I would drop a small piece of garlic into the pan. If you see the garlic dancing in the pan, it means the oil is hot enough. You can then put in the pork to cook. Turn the heat up high and then cover the pan. Check in 2-3mins time, when you see the pork being cooked through to the surface, you can then flip it over. This way you get the nicely brown crisp pork chop. =)











What you need for the tomato Spaghetti:

1. Spaghetti for two
2. Prego Italian Sauce (I go for garlic & mushroom)
3. Onions (slice)
4. Some sugar
5. Tomato Sauce
6. half a bowl of water

I used a sauce pan to fry the onion & garlic till they turned golden brown. Once ready, add the prego mushroon & garlic sauce (about 6 to 8 tablespoon) and the half bowl of water (the water is to help the sauce mix well - otherwise it will burn easily). I would usually add sugar and tomato sauce to enhance the taste. If you find the sauce too bland, you can always add more prego sauce for taste. Because I am cooking additional pork chops to go with the spaghetti I did not add any mince beef into the sauce. The end result is shown on the right... & is served with red wine =).