Pork loin in a Tomato Fresh Basil vegetable sauce Mediterranean food

pork loin

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Heat olive oil in a pan.

Season pork loin chops with sea salt, black pepper, and garlic.

Place pork loin chops face down in the pan and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Remove pork loin chops from the pan and set aside.

Add more garlic to the same oil in the pan.

Add chopped white onion, celery, and capsicum (bell peppers) to the pan.

Add broken black and green olives to the pan.

Toss the vegetables and cook for 3-4 minutes until they sweat down but remain crunchy.

Add a tin of plum tomatoes to the pan and mix well.

Season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes.

Place the pork loin chops on top of the vegetable mixture.

Add whole leaves of fresh basil on top.

Cover the pan and simmer for 5 more minutes.

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