Lemon-Garlic Breaded Porkchops

Pork is the easiest meat to marinate.  Unlike beef and chicken, pork adheres to marinades pretty quickly and requires less overnight-time to saturate.  One of my favorite marinade for pork are the citrus and sugar base marinades.  However, for this dish, I was looking for something tangier and less on the sweet side, so I turned to the ever-so-useful garlic powder for a more savory outcome.

Ingredients:

1 lb pork chops (preferably with bone still attached)
1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (fresh squeezed is much more fragrant)
1 Tbsp garlic powder
2 cups bread crumbs
2 eggs
3 Tbsp milk or cream
salt & pepper
Parsley

Start by washing pork chops and patting them dry with paper towel.  The less moisture there is, the easier it will absorb the marinade.  Give pork chops a good salt rub, and dash with a bit of pepper.  After, rub the meat with garlic powder, pressing the garlic powder well into the meat fiber.  Set aside and let stand for 30 mins.  Take seasoned meat and place in a deep bowl.  Pour lime juice on meat.  Let it marinate for 2 hrs.  Meanwhile, beat eggs and milk, and set aside.  Prepare bread crumbs.  For this particular recipe, I used grated day old bread for bread crumbs.

After marinating the meat for 2 hours, take marinated meat and coat with egg mixture.  Next, lay on bread crumbs and coat each side well.  Place breaded pork chops on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 mins or until meat is thoroughly cooked. Sprinkle with parsley.