My Special Pork Chops Recipes

SPECIAL PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, brown the pork chops in oil; drain any fat. Pour salsa over chops. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until a thermometer reads 145°, 20-25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

MY " SPECIAL " PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Pound chops with textured end of meat mallet until 1/4 inch thick.
• In a medium sized bowl, add buttermilk and chops, coating each chop well.
• Marinate for at least 2 hours or more hours (overnight is best), turning occasionally.
• Put flour on a piece of foil or a plate.
• Remove chops from buttermilk.
• Cover both sides of chops with flour, pressing flour into chops with the palm of your hand.
• In medium sized skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add chops 2 at a time.
• Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper, and paprika (optional).
• Cook until light golden brown on each side about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Drain on paper towels if needed.
• Enjoy.

SOUS VIDE PORK CHOP

Steps:

• For the dry rub: Combine the brown sugar, cumin, granulated garlic, oregano, smoked paprika, pepper and salt in a bowl and mix well.
• For the hotel butter: Combine the butter, garlic, shallots and parsley in a bowl and mix well. Using deli or wax paper, make the mixture into a log and freeze. Slice the frozen hotel butter log into 2-ounce rounds.
• For the sweet tea: Combine the tea bags, granulated sugar and 2 cups water in a pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then let cool. Pour into an ice cube container and freeze.
• For the roasted red potatoes: Boil the potatoes in salted water until cooked to fork-tender. Rinse with cold water and cut into quarters.
• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Toss the potatoes with the olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in a pie pan until golden brown.
• For the roasted Brussels sprouts: Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Toss the Brussels sprouts with the olive oil, salt and pepper in a pie tin and roast for approximately 25 minutes.
• For the pork chops: Pat the pork chops dry and apply 6 ounces of the Dry Rub to both sides; place in a vacuum bag, along with the rosemary sprigs, 6 ounces of the Hotel Butter and 6 ounces of the Sweet Tea. Vacuum-seal the contents in the bag. Refrigerate the bag for at least 24 hours or up to 48 hours.
• Set up a sous vide machine for 135 degrees F and cook the bag for 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Remove the pork chops from the bag, apply more dry rub and place in a pie tin. Season and sear the pork chops in the oil in the oven (see Cook's Note), 4 minutes per side.
• Plate the potatoes, Brussels sprouts and pork chops, topping the chops with the Pineapple Curry Chutney.
• Preheat a 6-quart pan, adding the oil, garlic, onion, bell pepper and poblano pepper and brown lightly. Add the vinegar, pineapple juice, brown sugar and ginger. Reduce by half, then add the fresh pineapple. Cook until the chutney starts to thicken, then set aside.

SPECIAL PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place pork chops in a long, shallow pan. Do not stack or overlap. Do not brown chops.
• Mix all other ingredients together in a bowl to make a paste. Spread paste over chops evenly.
• Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour at 300 degrees. After they have baked 45 minutes, turn chops once. Spoon some of the mixture in the bottom of the pan over each chop and finish baking.

CHEF JOHN'S SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with poultry seasoning, salt, and black pepper on both sides. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown pork chops well on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Discard excess grease from the pan and melt butter in the same skillet. Reduce heat to medium and stir onion in the hot skillet with a pinch of salt until onion is very browned and caramelized, about 15 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the skillet and stir, dissolving browned bits of food in the bottom of the skillet. Pour juices that have accumulated on the plate containing pork chops into the sauce. Mix in buttermilk until smooth. Add water. Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until onions begin to break down and sauce is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place pork chops into sauce, spooning sauce over meat to coat. Turn heat to low and simmer until chops are tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Adjust levels of salt and pepper and serve chops with gravy on top.