The Married Guy Cook on Pork

Jeff, I miss your food blogging.

Okay, that aside, let’s talk pork.  Chops, specifically.

I can take chicken, do random things to it, and almost always come out with something good to excellent, and never, so far, less than acceptably edible.

I seem to have more trouble with pork.  Usually I use it to make fried rice, in which it’s better than chicken.  I follow a recipe for something different and it’s good.

But if I try to fry pork chops whole and spice them a bit, or try to make them come out with an impromptu saucy coating, it’s not often so great.  A few nights ago I fried four pork chops and somehow made them taste as if they’d been steeped in soy sauce… without any soy sauce and with virtually no salt involved.  They were okay, but I should be able to do better.

So the question… how do you cook pork chops or pork loin, bone-in or boneless, to make them come out particularly well?  Any interesting recipes?  Simple is especially good.

If I get some good ideas, next time I see a big pack of chops on sale for $1.56/lb as I did last night, maybe I’ll bring them home and try a few of them.

1. I use the recipe below all of the time.  It’s similar in taste to store bought shake and bake, but adds a little extra kick with the garlic herb bread crumbs.  It’s easy too, so that in and of itself makes it attractive.

   1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix
   1/3 cup Italian dressing
   1/2 cup Progresso® garlic herb bread crumbs
   4 pork boneless loin chops, 1/2 inch thick (1 1/2 pounds)
   2 tablespoons vegetable oil

   1.  Place Bisquick mix, dressing and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Coat pork chops with Bisquick mix. Dip coated pork chops into dressing, then coat with bread crumbs.
   2.  Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork in oil about 5 minutes or until golden brown; reduce heat to low. Carefully turn pork. Cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until pork is no longer pink in center. Serve immediately.

   Posted by Sharon  on  01/26  at  10:08 AM  from 

2. I love to chop up boneless pork chops for stir fry.
   I bake them with BBQ sauce on them. I grill them with some seasonings we got from a local place here.
   Jackie has a great way to cook a pork roast that I’m sure we could share.
   Nothing real interesting to do with pork chops beyond those things though.

   Posted by wayne  on  01/26  at  05:17 PM  from  ohio

3. It isn’t a real recipe more just an accidental throwing of things together that came out great. 

   Take your 4 pork chops and rub them with the following mixture of spices
   1/4 tsp ground cloves
   1/4 tsp cinnamon
   1/4 tsp ginger
   1/4 tsp nutmeg

   Place in baking pan and top with brown sugar and a drizzle of maple syrup.  Cook for 20-25 min at 350.

   Posted by  on  02/19  at  01:05 PM  from 
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