Easy Pork Chop Recipe for a 50-Year-Old Cook Who Can't Get It Right!
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billybob006
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First, brine them! Brining pork chops makes them edible!! I promise! Brine them no matter how you cook them!
Then make this, which is super easy and very fast, but tastes amazing!
Then make this, which is super easy and very fast, but tastes amazing!
Brine, sear, finish in a 350 degree oven to 140 degrees. Let rest.
For the brine I use a basic brine. 1 tbsp salt for every cup of water. You can use some apple juice too. I brine a minimum of 4 hours, but usually put them in the brine and into the fridge before work. Then I remove and pat dry. I heat a skillet with a little fat or oil, just a little. (I like duck fat or bacon grease). I use an oven-proof skillet, sear well on both sides and toss in a preheated oven. I cook to 140. (I use an instant-read thermometer) pull out and let rest while I finish plating the sides.
Done!
For the brine I use a basic brine. 1 tbsp salt for every cup of water. You can use some apple juice too. I brine a minimum of 4 hours, but usually put them in the brine and into the fridge before work. Then I remove and pat dry. I heat a skillet with a little fat or oil, just a little. (I like duck fat or bacon grease). I use an oven-proof skillet, sear well on both sides and toss in a preheated oven. I cook to 140. (I use an instant-read thermometer) pull out and let rest while I finish plating the sides.
Done!
No big secret - just don't overcook!!
** Just cook until the juices run clear **
Average pork chops thickness, about 1/2" thick, only need about 3-4 minutes PER SIDE to cook, NO MORE!
People have a tendency to over cook pork - like it's steak - it's more like chicken and only take a few minutes per side!!!
** Just cook until the juices run clear **
Average pork chops thickness, about 1/2" thick, only need about 3-4 minutes PER SIDE to cook, NO MORE!
People have a tendency to over cook pork - like it's steak - it's more like chicken and only take a few minutes per side!!!
jencitamaria
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I like cooking mine in a oven bag. 1, they turn out tender. 2, easy clean up.
I do this sometimes with pork steak.
I do this sometimes with pork steak.
As many others have said, season, sear to brown, then finish off in the oven. I season the chops with salt and pepper, a bit of thyme, and garlic powder. brown them in a cast iron skillet,, then remove them from the pan. In that same skillet whisk together about 3/4 cup apple, orange or pineapple juice, 1/2-ish cup chicken broth. Add a little soy or Worchestershire, a splash of balsamic vinegar, some chopped onion, and a little brown sugar. Simmer that sauce while scraping the browned bits off, then return the chops to the skillet, baste with the sauce, cover and bake at 325 for 30-45 minutes, depending on thickness. I buy a whole pork loin and cut my own chops pretty thick. Some people can braise them on the stovetop, but mine always end up tough or dried out when I do that. Oven-braising assures a moist, tender chop.
I skip allot of seasonings I want it to taste like meat / pork chops a little bbq . Citrus ( lemon pineapple oj even apple ) tenderizes pork. Depending on tart or sweet flavor I cook mine in crock pot or low & slow in roaster . Also home grown / fresh will be better than grocery store. We raise are own beef & pork & chickens .
mititelumarcel
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I marinate in sea salt, freshly ground pepper & olive oil at room temperature for 20 mins then fry on each side 5 mins each, never overcook or I season them then dip in egg mixed with milk then a mixture of flour, planko bread crumbs or Italian bread crumbs, salt & pepper & parmesan cheese then fry in Canola oil til golden brown
dsandoval12
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When I first started cooking I used to use a lot of shake n bake! I’ve always followed the oven method directions on there. Cook pork chops at 400* for 20 minutes. They come out so juicy!
Lay chops in baking dish. Mix cream of mushroom soup, splash of milk, pepper, mix. Cover chops. Take your favorite vegetable; broccoli, green beans, corn. Drain if canned, if frozen lay over chops. Take box of stove top mix with butter melted, water as directed. I add onion chopped and celery. Cover the chops. Cover with foil. Bake 350 one hour. Serve
The best place to learn how to make and to master biscuits is to go to Brenda Gantt cooking on Facebook and she teaches how to make all kinds of recipes but very much on the biscuit she wants Al cooks new and older to be able to make biscuits just like Grandma did!! Pork chops are simple too take your chops out and rinse them in the shallow bowl mixing bowl put about a half a cup of flour doesn’t matter if it’s self rising or plain season that flour with salt and pepper and sage and or poultry seasoning get a black iron skillet with just enough oil to coat the pan and give you enough in there that it moves around a little get that pan screaming hot put your pork chops in don’t overcrowd the pan cook them for three minutes on each side take them out of the skillet put them on a plate covered until you have cooked as many chops as you’re needing help meanwhile have your oven preheated to 400 or 450 if you’re using it for something else for 50 works as well now take your pork chops that are cooked put another plate covered if you want to make gravy now sometime drain the pan of all but a half a teaspoon of oil salt and pepper the pan before you put any flour and cook it in the grease you’ll know it’s right cause you’ll smell it and it’ll smell fantastic then pour the juices off the plate back into that pan and stir to loosen the bits on the bottom now you can make it with water or with milk which ever you prefer put a bow quarter to half a cup of flour sprinkled on the bottom of the pan start stirring until the flower has pretty much soaked up the liquid in the pan keeps keep stirring it around you can always add a little bit more grease to it if you need to make sure you cook it long enough to cook the flour or you’re gonna have grated taste like plain flour and when she gets that point start adding your liquid I always use milk but that’s just me if I don’t have milk waterworks fine as well!There you go super sub for chops and gravy recipe and a hint on where to get your biscuit know how lol I hope you have an awesome Thanksgiving and I hope that you’re going to be making and enjoying homemade biscuits from this point on!
josiahsin92
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Do you have an air fryer
marcktbrown
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Porkchop Casserole
4 porkchops seasoned & browned in a covered frying pan.
Add:
4 or 5 potatoes, chunked
3 carrots, sliced
1/2 diced onion
Mix:
1 can of cream of mushroom
1 soup can of milk or water.
Pour over the top. Add a bit more salt and pepper (measure with your heart).
Simmer covered until done. They turn out very tender! I use milk.
4 porkchops seasoned & browned in a covered frying pan.
Add:
4 or 5 potatoes, chunked
3 carrots, sliced
1/2 diced onion
Mix:
1 can of cream of mushroom
1 soup can of milk or water.
Pour over the top. Add a bit more salt and pepper (measure with your heart).
Simmer covered until done. They turn out very tender! I use milk.
Lots of neat recipes here! I think the key is to not overcook them. Use a meat thermometer. And depends on the cut as mentioned. The bone in chops with a bit more fat have more flavor and would maybe be less dry. Gokd luck.amd have fun trying some of these recipes. Maybe pork chops will become a new favorite. My hubby smokes then grills them and the thicker the better so they arent over.cooked byt the time he gets some char on them. We love our crispy fat edges.
When I do pork its a tenderloin with cranberry glaze in a baking dish.
When I do pork its a tenderloin with cranberry glaze in a baking dish.