Pork Chop Recipes, Anyone?

[Afra]

I was visiting another culinary website just now and looked at their post on pork chops. Reminded me of the fried pork chops that my mom taught me to make. This is the only way I know how to cook pork chops right now. Does anyone else have any recipes or ideas on how to cook pork chops? I will greatly appricate all responses to this topic!

[LoriB]

This one has been a standard in my household for as long as I can remember - really simple, but yummy!

Pork Chops Creole

Brown chops in skillet. Place one onion slice and one green pepper slice on each chop. Pour a can of tomatoes over. Cover and simmer approx 20 minutes till done. Black peper to taste. Serve over rice.

Here's one (nameless) recipe that my family has made for years, similar to Lori's:

Brown (about 4) chops in skillet, cover with half-inch thick rings from an entire Spanish onion. Add a little water and a few tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. Simmer until just cooked through and the onions are soft, turning from time to time.

The new "low fat" (low flavor, IMHO) pork loin chops can get a bit dry with this method, so I like to use sirloin cutlets instead or, better yet, what are sold in this part of the world as "country-style spareribs".

[Angel]

This is one of my favourite ways to prepare pork chops.

Brown pork chops in skillet then place in roasting pan.
Sprinkle each chop with brown sugar.
Mix equal quantities of tomato ketchup and Dr Pepper, about 1½ cups of each.
Pour over chops and bake in 180°C (350°F) oven for about 1 hour or until cooked and tender.
Turn about half-way through.

[ March 23, 2001: Message edited by: Angel ]

Brown pork chops quickly. In a casserole put a layer of sliced or diced raw potatoes, mix some packaged gravy according to directions and pour over potatoes. Mix in mushrooms, onions or whatever else you like, top with chops and bake until done.

[Isa]

I love the Japanese ways of doing pork chop, tonkatsu. In a bowl ightly beat a egg. Drop the chops in the egg then cover wth bread crumbs, use the Japanese kind, the name escape me right now. Cook in hot oil. Slice them and serve on a bed of lettuce with rice and tonkatsu sauce, you can find it in Asian market.

[PJ]

Iza....the bread crumbs you are trying to name is "Panko." It comes in regular and honey sweet. Recipe sounds great. PJ

[nella]

Here's one I tried last night that turned out great. Pound the pork chops thin, dust them in flour and brown them in a little butter and oil. Take them out and add garlic and shallots. Deglaze the pan with dry white wine. Add some pieces of prosciutto and spinach. Return the chops to the skillet and warm through. Serve with some pasta or garlic mashed potatoes.

[elakin]

i love to do pork with sweet flavors. that one with dr. pepper sounds interesting...my mom used to make baked ham basted with coke, which would caramelize and form a great crust on the ham.

i used to do a pork loin chop that we served with red cabbage, pears, and bacon. chop the bacon and render it slowly until crispy, remove it, then sautee the sliced pears and thin-sliced red cabbage in the bacon fat until it all wilts and gets a little brown. deglaze with cider vinegar and maybe a little apple juice if you have it, then add the bacon back in and season. we would grill the pork chops quickly--we brined them first, but that seems like a lot of trouble to go to at home--and glazed the pork with maple syrup in the last few minutes of cooking. delicious.

another thing i've done with pork is made a glaze with maple syrup (i love this flavor with pork!) and canned chipotle chiles. if you can get these, they are a great product. canned "en adobe", they're chipotles that are rehydrated and put into a tomato sauce. just puree the whole can with a little water and you have a great chipotle paste. mix with the maple syrup and season. delicious on pork, chicken, etc.

as most people have said, the most important thing to remember is not to dry out the pork chops by overcooking. use high heat or grill to sear the outside, then just barely through...maybe even with a little pink inside.

flavors pork loves: pears, apple, cabbage, sage, rosemary, bacon, brown sugar, molasses, figs, dates, raisins, pine nuts, caramelized onions....man, this is making me hungry.