Greek lemon roasted pork chops

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 190* C (374* F) Fan.

Step 3

To make the marinade beat the olive oil, bouillon cubes, mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, and honey in a food processor, or in a mortar and pestle, until all of the ingredients are completely combined.

Step 4

Pour the marinade-sauce into a large baking pan.

Step 5

Chop the potatoes into pieces and add them to the baking pan.

Step 6

Place the pork chops on a cutting board to prep them.

Step 7

There is usually a thick layer of fat on the outer side of the central bone of the pork chops. A good tip to make sure they cook properly but also to give them a nice shape is to make slits along this part, vertically towards the central bone.

Step 8

Position the pork chops upright on the cutting board and using a sharp knife make 1 cm slits along the fat until your reach the central bone. This will help the fat shrink and cook nicely.

Step 9

Transfer to baking pan along with the oregano, thyme and pepper. Mix well and make sure the fat side is directly touching the pan all around the edges so that it can cook properly and become crunchy.

Step 10

If you have enough time cover with aluminum foil, refrigerate and let them marinate for 12 hours.

Step 11

When ready to cook, add the water, cover well with aluminum foil and roast for 1 hour.

Step 12

Remove the aluminum foil; mix and roast again for another ½ hour to 60 minutes, until most of the liquid has reduced to a nice lemony sauce and the pork chops are golden. After uncovering the pan and as soon as the pork chops are golden, flip them over until golden on the other side, too.

Step 13

When ready serve the lemony pork chops and potatoes with a generous amount of sauce.