Sometimes you want to impress your neighbors in the villa next door, but you just cannot get hold of wild boar. By marinating pork chops – according to this ancient recipe – you might be able to create a fake boar dish. I’ve added the red wine to the original recipe, as I find it is absolutely necessary to create the game effect. Good quality meat, not too lean, is essential to make this work.
You need: 2 lbs pork chops, ½ cup olive oil, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 1 cup red wine, 2 shallots, chopped, 2 bay leafs, 1 tsp each of peppercorns, rosemary, coriander seeds, thyme and lovage for the marinade, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp breadcrumbs, ground pepper & salt to taste
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