Pork Roulade with Braised Cabbage - Whole30 and Paleo Compliant
 
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This Braised Cabbage provides the family with a comforting warm winter dinner without a lot of effort. The cabbage can be made the day before and it's even better. To accompany the cabbage we're pairing it with a quick-cooking roulade made from pork chops and filled with fresh flavors.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Whole30
Serves: 5
Ingredients
  • Cabbage
  • 1 head cabbage, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons avocado or coconut oil (or other neutral oil)
  • Pork Roulade
  • 5 thin-cut pork chops
  • ¼ cup parsley, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons pistachios
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • grated zest of 1 lemon
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • dash of pepper
Instructions
  1. Cabbage
  2. In a large pot or dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons avocado oil on medium-high. Add cabbage a little at a time and allow to cook down.
  3. Pork Roulade
  4. On a cutting board or in a small food processor, chop parsley, pistachios, garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper together. Set aside.
  5. Place thin-cut pork chop between 2 pieces of cling wrap or a gallon-size ziplock bag that has been cut down the sides in order to open it up. With a kitchen mallet, pound to ⅛" thick working from the center of the pork chop to the outer edge. Set aside. Repeat with remaining pork chops.
  6. Working with one pork chop at a time, lay chop flat on cutting board and spread a thin, even layer of parsley mix on chop. Beginning at one end, tightly roll chop, tucking the edges in to prevent spillage. When rolled, secure the roll with 2 or 3 toothpicks. Repeat with remaining pork chops.
  7. In a medium skillet, heat a tablespoon of avocado oil until shimmering and gently place roulades in hot skillet. Cook until lightly browned and, using tongs, flip to the other side being careful not to knock out the toothpicks. Cook until browned and them place on top of the still simmering cabbage. Cover and cook 10 minutes.
  8. To serve, REMOVE TOOTHPICKS from pork chops! For best presentation, slice roulade with very sharp knife into 1" sections. Place roulade on top of cabbage.
Recipe by KnoxFoodie at https://knoxfoodie.com/2018/01/30/pork-roulade-with-braised-cabbage-whole30-and-paleo-compliant/