- 1 pound of pork cutlets
- Salt and pepper
- 1½ cups soft bread crumbs or panko.
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- ½ cup roughly chopped parsley
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon capers or kalamata olives, rinsed and roughly chopped
- Lard, tallow, coconut or avacado oil (all do well with high heat)
- With a meat mallet or rolling pin, pound pork cutlets to flatten slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle a shallow platter with bread crumbs (or Panko). Dust pork cutlets with flour on both sides, then coat with beaten egg, until thoroughly covered. Using a fork, moved pork cutlets from egg mixture to the bread crumbs. Coat both sides completely with breadcrumbs. These can be prepared up to this point an hour ahead and refrigerated, uncovered.
- Mix together parsley, lemon zest and capers (or olives) in a small bowl.
- Pour half inch of oil into a large cast-iron skillet or dutch oven. Turn heat to medium high. When oil looks wavy, carefully place cutlets in pan and fry for 2 minutes, until golden. (Reduce heat if necessary.) Turn and cook for 2 minutes on other side, then remove and drain on paper towel. Season fried cutlets lightly with salt and pepper.
- Arrange cutlets on a platter. Sprinkle with parsley mixture and a little more lemon juice.