Best way to cook pork chops?

4smiffy · 28-03-2012, 16:23

We've got pork chops for tea. How do you cook yours?

Victoria Sponge · 28-03-2012, 16:37

Salt, pepper, sage leaves, then fry (no oil needed as there's enough fat on the chops) for about 5 mins on each side, then transfer to warm plate (oooooh the juices!), while finishing off the accompaniments. Here's what I cooked a few weeks ago:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/1dcc8fb4.jpg

Not long prior to that, I did chops in the oven with sage and wine. It tasted nice but no golden colour and nice juices one gets from resting the chops after frying:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/85d14b05.jpg

4smiffy · 28-03-2012, 16:44

Pan fried with sage leaves sounds good.

big_hard_lad · 28-03-2012, 16:56

Make sure they are JUST cooked through....wonderfully moist.

I always thought pork chops were dry, then I cooked them myself!

Victoria Sponge · 28-03-2012, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4smiffy

Pan fried with sage leaves sounds good.

It really does taste yummy, I wouldn't want to cook pork chops without it now.

dodgygeeza · 28-03-2012, 17:10

Levi Roots has an amazing caribbean pork chops recipe that I'd highly recommend, it's in his book "Caribbean Food Made Easy" and you can probably find it online somewhere, I'd imagine.

degsyhufc · 28-03-2012, 17:13

Just for the actualy cooking process I fry them in a very hot pan for a minute each side then transfer to an oven for generally 8-10 minutes - depends on thickness though.

Croctacus · 28-03-2012, 17:14

Barbequed are best for pork.

grps3 · 28-03-2012, 17:15

4 large pork chops
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 can beer
½ cup sliced onions

Directions:

Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total.

Add beer and onions and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until chops are no longer pink and sauce is reduced, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve.

4smiffy · 28-03-2012, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by grps3

4 large pork chops
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 can beer
½ cup sliced onions

Directions:

Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total.

Add beer and onions and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until chops are no longer pink and sauce is reduced, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve.

I tend to think if you cook a pork chop for that long it will be over cooked.

grps3 · 28-03-2012, 17:19

buy bigger chops

4smiffy · 28-03-2012, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by grps3

buy bigger chops

They'd have to be huge!

K's Kitchen · 28-03-2012, 17:49

I like the taste of a plain grilled chop - with nothing added - my fave side dish with chops are french peas I think its called - I like it the way Jamie O does it - petite pois, gem lettuce and shallots - mmmmm

However since chops are a tad cheaper than other meats now - I have been researching recipes and ideas and am gonna try some - so will share at a later date

HazzaGrazza · 28-03-2012, 18:01

I like mine seasoned and grilled. Fat must be left on and it goes lovely and crispy. I do a gravy with the juices / cider and mustard sauce or a mushroom sauce.

4smiffy · 28-03-2012, 19:35

I did them pan fried, well seasoned with sage leaves, four minutes each side, delicious.

whoever,hey · 28-03-2012, 19:51

Pork chop, seasoned, sage leaf with slice of apple on top.

whoever,hey · 28-03-2012, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4smiffy

I tend to think if you cook a pork chop for that long it will be over cooked.

Wow, i agree.

4smiffy · 28-03-2012, 20:07

I once bought some sword fish from Sainsburys. The cooking instructions said to grill for 20 minutes, each side

I told them at customer's services that they were wrong, but they weren't interested. I pan fried it for two minutes each side, and it was just right.

5th Horseman · 28-03-2012, 20:11

Tenderised, then under the grill until the fat goes crispy, served with buttered peas and creamy mash, then I pour the juices out the grill pan onto the mash, mmmmmmmm.

DaisyBumbleroot · 28-03-2012, 20:23

Fried pork chip (I put all manner of spices in mine too) and mashed potato.... Mmmmm I feel inspire!

Victoria Sponge · 28-03-2012, 23:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4smiffy

I did them pan fried, well seasoned with sage leaves, four minutes each side, delicious.

Yay! I am the winner, you picked my idea

Do I get a prize for the winning entry?

4smiffy · 29-03-2012, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victoria Sponge

Yay! I am the winner, you picked my idea

Do I get a prize for the winning entry?

Yes, please accept a virtual bottle of wine. x

degsyhufc · 29-03-2012, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by grps3

4 large pork chops
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 can beer
½ cup sliced onions

Directions:

Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total.

Add beer and onions and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until chops are no longer pink and sauce is reduced, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4smiffy

I tend to think if you cook a pork chop for that long it will be over cooked.

Depends on the size and quality of the chops. Seeing as though they are being slowly braised they may turn out lovey moist and tender.

Sad_BB_Addict · 29-03-2012, 17:43

One of my favourites
http://www.porkchoprecipes.net/musta...ork-chops.html
Lots of other pork chop recipes there too.

4smiffy · 29-03-2012, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

Depends on the size and quality of the chops. Seeing as though they are being slowly braised they may turn out lovey moist and tender.

The chops will already be cooked after 8 minutes in the pan, give them another 30 minutes, even braised and they will be over cooked. All in my opinion, of course.

28-03-2012, 16:23	#1
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Best way to cook pork chops? We've got pork chops for tea. How do you cook yours?

28-03-2012, 16:37	#2
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	Salt, pepper, sage leaves, then fry (no oil needed as there's enough fat on the chops) for about 5 mins on each side, then transfer to warm plate (oooooh the juices!), while finishing off the accompaniments. Here's what I cooked a few weeks ago: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/1dcc8fb4.jpg Not long prior to that, I did chops in the oven with sage and wine. It tasted nice but no golden colour and nice juices one gets from resting the chops after frying: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/85d14b05.jpg

28-03-2012, 16:44	#3
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Pan fried with sage leaves sounds good.

28-03-2012, 16:56	#4
big_hard_lad Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 4,011	Make sure they are JUST cooked through....wonderfully moist. I always thought pork chops were dry, then I cooked them myself!

28-03-2012, 17:07	#5
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	Quote: Originally Posted by 4smiffy Pan fried with sage leaves sounds good. It really does taste yummy, I wouldn't want to cook pork chops without it now.

28-03-2012, 17:10	#6
dodgygeeza Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,151	Levi Roots has an amazing caribbean pork chops recipe that I'd highly recommend, it's in his book "Caribbean Food Made Easy" and you can probably find it online somewhere, I'd imagine.

28-03-2012, 17:13	#7
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Just for the actualy cooking process I fry them in a very hot pan for a minute each side then transfer to an oven for generally 8-10 minutes - depends on thickness though.

28-03-2012, 17:14	#8
Croctacus Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sarf London Posts: 13,302	Barbequed are best for pork.

28-03-2012, 17:15	#9
grps3 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,735	4 large pork chops Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 can beer ½ cup sliced onions Directions: Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total. Add beer and onions and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until chops are no longer pink and sauce is reduced, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve.

28-03-2012, 17:16	#10
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Quote: Originally Posted by grps3 4 large pork chops Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 can beer ½ cup sliced onions Directions: Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total. Add beer and onions and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until chops are no longer pink and sauce is reduced, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve. I tend to think if you cook a pork chop for that long it will be over cooked.

28-03-2012, 17:19	#11
grps3 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,735	buy bigger chops

28-03-2012, 17:23	#12
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Quote: Originally Posted by grps3 buy bigger chops They'd have to be huge!

28-03-2012, 17:49	#13
K's Kitchen Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 104	I like the taste of a plain grilled chop - with nothing added - my fave side dish with chops are french peas I think its called - I like it the way Jamie O does it - petite pois, gem lettuce and shallots - mmmmm However since chops are a tad cheaper than other meats now - I have been researching recipes and ideas and am gonna try some - so will share at a later date

28-03-2012, 18:01	#14
HazzaGrazza Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,412	I like mine seasoned and grilled. Fat must be left on and it goes lovely and crispy. I do a gravy with the juices / cider and mustard sauce or a mushroom sauce.

28-03-2012, 19:35	#15
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	I did them pan fried, well seasoned with sage leaves, four minutes each side, delicious.

28-03-2012, 19:51	#16
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	Pork chop, seasoned, sage leaf with slice of apple on top.

28-03-2012, 19:51	#17
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	Quote: Originally Posted by 4smiffy I tend to think if you cook a pork chop for that long it will be over cooked. Wow, i agree.

28-03-2012, 20:07	#18
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	I once bought some sword fish from Sainsburys. The cooking instructions said to grill for 20 minutes, each side I told them at customer's services that they were wrong, but they weren't interested. I pan fried it for two minutes each side, and it was just right.

28-03-2012, 20:11	#19
5th Horseman Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Freezing -20ºC wind chill Posts: 10,602	Tenderised, then under the grill until the fat goes crispy, served with buttered peas and creamy mash, then I pour the juices out the grill pan onto the mash, mmmmmmmm.

28-03-2012, 20:23	#20
DaisyBumbleroot Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 23,456	Fried pork chip (I put all manner of spices in mine too) and mashed potato.... Mmmmm I feel inspire!

28-03-2012, 23:19	#21
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	Quote: Originally Posted by 4smiffy I did them pan fried, well seasoned with sage leaves, four minutes each side, delicious. Yay! I am the winner, you picked my idea Do I get a prize for the winning entry?

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Best way to cook pork chops?

29-03-2012, 16:53	#22
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Quote: Originally Posted by Victoria Sponge Yay! I am the winner, you picked my idea Do I get a prize for the winning entry? Yes, please accept a virtual bottle of wine. x

29-03-2012, 17:41	#23
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Quote: Originally Posted by grps3 4 large pork chops Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 can beer ½ cup sliced onions Directions: Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add chops and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total. Add beer and onions and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until chops are no longer pink and sauce is reduced, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve. Quote: Originally Posted by 4smiffy I tend to think if you cook a pork chop for that long it will be over cooked. Depends on the size and quality of the chops. Seeing as though they are being slowly braised they may turn out lovey moist and tender.

29-03-2012, 17:43	#24
Sad_BB_Addict Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 86,769	One of my favourites http://www.porkchoprecipes.net/musta...ork-chops.html Lots of other pork chop recipes there too.

29-03-2012, 20:31	#25
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Quote: Originally Posted by degsyhufc Depends on the size and quality of the chops. Seeing as though they are being slowly braised they may turn out lovey moist and tender. The chops will already be cooked after 8 minutes in the pan, give them another 30 minutes, even braised and they will be over cooked. All in my opinion, of course.