French pork with tomatoes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare all the ingredients needed for the dish. You can use the pork as a whole piece (for example, ham, tenderloin or neck - depending on how fatty pieces you need) and cut it into the desired slices during the process. Or buy ready-made pork cutlets/entrecotes. You will need 5 slices. Usually, for meat in French, they use onions, cut into half rings. I'm not adding it, but you can add it.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat, dry it and cut it into slices about 5-7 mm thick. Beat each slice with a hammer until it is about the size of your palm. There is no need to beat it too hard - so that the meat retains its integrity and does not have through holes through which mayonnaise can leak.

3. STEP 3

   

   Salt and pepper the meat.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the tomatoes, cut them in half and cut into not very thick semicircles. For the recipe, it is advisable to choose strong, fleshy and not very watery tomatoes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Grate the cheese (such as “Russian”, “Poshekhonsky”) on a coarse grater.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the pork slices in a baking dish greased with vegetable oil or on a baking sheet lined with parchment. I advise you to use oiled parchment (mustard color) - the meat will not stick to it. I ran out of such parchment and had to use regular one. Lubricate the pork on top first with vegetable oil and then with mayonnaise. If you cook with onions, then cut them into half rings and place them on mayonnaise.

7. STEP 7

   

   Next, distribute the semicircles of tomatoes, laying them overlapping each other, like tiles.

8. STEP 8

   

   Sprinkle everything with grated cheese. Place the meat French-style in an oven preheated to 180°C on a medium level for about 40 minutes. The exact time depends on the features of your oven. The cheese on top should be browned.

9. STEP 9

   

   The degree of browning depends on your preference. I like it until it’s crispy, so I left the meat in the cooling oven for another 10 minutes. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Corason

18.11.2023

4.9

A very appetizing serving with herbs, I couldn’t remain indifferent and prepared French-style meat from pork with tomatoes, having all the ingredients at home. I had a piece of pork shoulder, I cut it myself into slices 1-1.5 cm thick. It seemed to me a very simple and quick way to cook meat in the oven. The process took me about 20 minutes. I beat it, salted it, laid it in layers, put it in the oven (I have it with a timer) and went for a walk with the child. I cooked the meat with onions, putting it under the tomatoes. The cheese was “Russian”, I grated it on a medium grater. I baked the pork in a pan, greased it with oil. The meat stood for 40 minutes at 180 C, and then until the oven cooled completely, as the author writes. It turned out to be a really crispy crust. The pork came out soft with juicy vegetables and a golden brown crust. The meat is absolutely not dry and very appetizing. This excellent dish can be served with any side dish. My husband was delighted! Thank you!

Maria

18.11.2023

4.5

I recommend another recipe of mine - pork with potatoes in the oven. I think you will like this dish too.