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Cooking & Baking

Viva_La_Revolution

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13. My method seems to be the opposite of everyone elses..

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 04:44 PM

Jan 2012

First, you get chops with a little fat in them, most of it cooks out of the meat, but it's needed for flavor and tenderness.

Dredge chops in flour and spices, then sear on both sides in a hot buttered pan, very quickly. Add 1/4 inch of water, cover and simmer on low til tender (30 min - 1hr dep. on thickness). uncover for 10 more, to thicken 'gravy'.

It will not be a pretty pork chop, but it will be fork tender and juicy.

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cooking pork chops [View all] shireen Jan 2012 OP

I start off cooking mine slow, covered Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #1

Pork chops are best browned on one side only. msanthrope Jan 2012 #2

thanks ... shireen Jan 2012 #6

For thick chops, 10 minutes of med/slow simmer after the browning would be fine. msanthrope Jan 2012 #7

Thank you Irishonly Jan 2012 #18

When you cook pork chops, treat them the same as you would a steak Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #3

When Did The Rules Change On Cooking Pork? Paladin Jan 2012 #4

Yes, it has been. Here's a link to a Food Network article about it. Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #9

Trich is almost unheard of, now, in American-farmed pork. msanthrope Jan 2012 #11

how do you tell when it's safely cooked? shireen Jan 2012 #5

See my reply to Palladin, right above ^^^ Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #10

Use a meat thermometer Major Nikon Jan 2012 #21

I'm going to respectfully disagree with you, slightly, Stinky. msanthrope Jan 2012 #8

Well, to make an even finer point of it . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #12

I agree with everything you wrote in this post. If you brine, msanthrope Jan 2012 #14

My method seems to be the opposite of everyone elses.. Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2012 #13

That's a classic braise Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #15

huh. I'm a chef, and didn't even know it! Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2012 #16

Pork has light and dark meat, sort of like poultry pipoman Jan 2012 #17

thanks, everyone, for your replies shireen Jan 2012 #19

Here's my recipe for pork chops Major Nikon Jan 2012 #20