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Mustard Fried Pork Chops

Mustard Fried Pork Chops

Mustard Fried Pork Chops are a Southern dish. There are no eggs in this breading. You can vary the spices according to your taste but be sure to use thin pork chops and yellow mustard.
Mustard Fried Pork ChopsIngredients:
  • 2 thin cut pork chops
  • Salt and black pepper
  • ½ tsp. Cajun Spice
  • ½ tsp. paprika (hot or sweet)
  • ½ tsp. garlic salt
  • ¼ cup yellow mustard
  • ½ cup flour
  • Vegetable oil for frying
Mustard Fried Pork ChopsMustard Fried Pork ChopsSeason the chops with the spices, coat with mustard and dredge in flour. Let them sit for 30 minutes. Cook until the crust is golden brown either by pan frying or deep frying.
Mustard Fried Pork Chops

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Sweet and Sour Pork Chops

Sweet and Sour Pork Chops

This quick and easy recipe for sweet and sour pork chops is adapted from one I found in Bon Appetit. If you’d like it more ‘sour’ double the amount of vinegar.

 

Sweet and Sour PorkchopsIngredients:
  • 2 thick pork chops
  • Salt
  • 1 ½ sugar divided
  • 2 tbs. olive oil divided
  • 1 large, chopped shallot
  • 4 thinly sliced garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 1 tbs. capers
  • 2 tbs. butter
Season both sides of the chops with salt and sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of sugar on one side of each. Allow them to come to room temperature. Hold them with tongs and sear the fat cap in a dry, very hot frying pan until browned. Sweet and Sour Porkchops
Sweet and Sour Porkchops
Add one tablespoon of oil to the pan and cook one side for 3 – 4 minutes until browned. Turn and cook the 2nd, sugared side for 1 – 2 minutes on a lower heat so the sugar doesn’t burn. Remove the chops to a plate.

Sweet and Sour Porkchops
Put the remaining tablespoon of oil in the pan, add the shallots, and cook until they begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and remaining teaspoon of sugar to the pan and stir until some of the vinegar burns away.
Add the rosemary, capers, and one cup of water and bring to a simmer. Add the butter and whisk until the sauce is smooth. Sweet and Sour PorkchopsReturn the chops, spoon some sauce over them and simmer for 5 minutes, turning once, until done.
Transfer the chops to plates, pour the sauce over them, and serve.

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Pork Chops with Pan Sauce

Pork Chops with Pan Sauce

Here’s a simple method for making an elegant sauce. It’s perfect for pork chops but you should also try it with other types of meat.
Pork Chops with Pan Sauce
Ingredients:
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 pork chops
  • 1/3 cup meat stock or broth
  • 2 tbsp. Dijon or any brown mustard
  • 1/3 cup half & half
  • 2 pats of butter
Bring the chops to room temperature and season with salt and black pepper. Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the pork chops until done to your liking.Pork Chops with Pan Sauce
Pork Chops with Pan Sauce
Remove them to a warm dish, add the stock to the pan and deglaze. Add the mustard, half & half, and butter, and whisk for a few minutes. until the sauce is creamy. Pour it over the pork chops and serve.

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Pork Chops and Vinegar Peppers

Pork Chops and Vinegar Peppers

I used to order Pork Chops and Vinegar Peppers every time I went to Patrici’s on Kenmare St. in Manhattan.  I got this recipe from my sister Nicki when they closed.

Pork Chops and Vinegar Peppers alla Nicki

pork chops

Season pork chops and bring to room temperature. Fry them in a little oil and remove from pan when browned. (If you want, you can also use boneless and cut into bit size pieces). Fry the potatoes, season and remove from pan. Fry the onion and add the peppers.

Put the cooked chops back in the pan and the potatoes, onions and peppers back on top of the chops. Add the red wine vinegar and liquid from the pepper jar. Sprinkle oregano on top. Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes more.

SOME SWEETIf you can’t get vinegar peppers locally, they’re available on line.

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