Kitchen

[Effie54]

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@Carmie wrote:

I made pork chops last night my husbands favorite way.  I seared them in a pan with chopped onions and bell peppers with garlic and a little salt. Then I added canned crushed tomatoes and rice, I cooked separately, and seasoned them with fresh basil.

I added a little water and placed a lid on the pan and simmered them  so the chops got tender and the basil released its great flavor.  

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Wow, that sounds very good! 

[Danky2]

If you try the Rastelli prime rib chops, they are unbelievably tender and tasty....

[Carmie]

@Effie54   I occasionally change the spices for a different taste by using a southwest spice blend  or whatever I am in the mood for.

It is good and easy.

[kate2357]

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@PA Mom-mom wrote:

@ECBG  My favorite way is to brine them in a salt brine for 24 hours and then rinse and pat dry and rub with with our favorite pork BBQ rub, and then grill them. 

Second favorite is to bread and fry and bake them in sauerkraut.

I also like to buy thin sliced pork chops, pound them, bread them and make schnitzel. Can't do it like they do in Austria, but pretty close.

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@PA Mom-mom 

Ditto....I brine all pork for 4 -24 hours in a salt/sugar brine. 1/4 kosher salt + 1/4 sugar to 8 cupss of water. You can cut proportion in half if you need less water to cover pork.

If I grill it's 5 minutes each side, rest for 2 minutes.

If I put in sauce, it's 4 minutes each side, place on plate, make sauce, put chops and any juices into sauce to warm thru.

I pound and make schnitzel....so good.

I occasionally will bake in oven...usually if I am doing stuffed pork chops and gravy.

[Sooner]

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@Foxxee wrote:

Pork loin, too.

We are plain eaters, nothing on top of our meat.  I put the chops in the oven, and bake until done and browned.

Served with mashed or baked sweet potatoes with a salad, and another vegetable.  

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@Foxxee That's us too, but we go for pork tenderloins.  I can't remember when we've had pork chops. 

[PA Mom-mom]

@kate2357  Yeah, I add sugar to the brine too. I forgot that part. DH does the grilling, and he works magic with those pork chops. He can't tell me how long on each side, because he just goes by sight and feel. 

[kate2357]

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@PA Mom-mom wrote:

@kate2357  Yeah, I add sugar to the brine too. I forgot that part. DH does the grilling, and he works magic with those pork chops. He can't tell me how long on each side, because he just goes by sight and feel. 

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@PA Mom-mom 

Yeah...it depends on thickness, etc. But that range is pretty good for avg thickness. That brine works great on pork and poultry. It's made my dishes turn out so much better.

[PinkyPetunia]

I made some recently like a stew, adding carrots, onion and celery.  I used an envelope of reduced sodium brown gravy and it turned out pretty good.  I boiled potatoes separately to go with it.

I never had any luck with searing or frying.  Always had tough meat that way.  

[SurferWife]

Batter & fry them!  Make cream gravy, mashed taters and a green veggie (usually broccoli or asparagus) and if I'm lucky some homemade biscuits!

[Chessa35]

Shake and bake , baby !