Need Help With Som Poke-Chops

Ok, ladies and gents. I am the type who usually just reads the direction on the back of the box to make dinner.

Well, I want to make a real dinner tonight.

So I have some boneless pork chops. I have never made pork chops. So I have no clue what to do with them or what would be good sides. Now, just imagine the most basic kitchen and kitchen supplies in your head and that is my kitchen.

I don't have any cool spices. I don't even have fresh veggies. Yes, I am lame. I am also out of butter. Which for me is a big no no, because I usually cook everything with butter, Paula Deen style.

I just need to know how to cook these pork chops in the most basic way but in the end they will be delicious.

Go go go! Best idea wins and I will post pics of ending result Thanks in advance, people. Love you all!

I am a terrible cook, but I love pork chops, I will watch this thread with interest.

a reply to: PageLC14

No "cool" spices implies you have some, so what do you have? It's hard to suggest something to do with chops without knowing what you have to work with.

a reply to: PageLC14

Always fry an egg, sunnyside up, soft yoke and stick it on top. Pork chops can be dry if not done pretty much exactly right. The egg gives some additional texture, moisture and flavour.

Cheers - Dave

a reply to: PageLC14


Panfried them quarter-inch a oil in a pan in a pinch use bacon grease medium high heat about 5 minutes each side salt-and-pepper.

If you got milk and flour make a gravy to put over them. Pour out half the grease add flour till it gets a wet sand type texture remove from heat add milk boom you've got gravy.

My grandma always served them lightly breaded and pan fried, with crowder peas over rice, collard greens and cornbread.

a reply to: PageLC14

Do you have any brown sauce or barbecue sauce?

If you do, mix a little barbecue sauce with a pinch or two of sugar, coat the chops in the mixture, and bang them in the oven until they look done and until the smell is so strong and delicious that you are in danger of drowning yourself in your own saliva. Slow cooking is best, and results in ultimate tenderness!

Thaw.
Dip in flour.
Dip in egg.
Dip in breading of your choice. I use crushed up corn flakes seasoned with Italian seasoning.
Pan fry in light oil on medium heat for three to four minutes a side.

I pair it with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans or corn.

And bone in meat tastes so much better!

well then....
You can fry them in a pan. Bread them, use Extra Virgin pan spray "like PAM" and cook them in a pan. They will get a carmalized surface on either side as they cook, and don't use too high of heat. Probably less than half heat with an electric stove. In another pan peel and boil some russet potatoes, about 4-5 of them. Best if peeled, but not necessary. Once you have the potatoes boiled, stick them with a fork. If they stay on the fork, they need more boiling time, when they slide off their done. Make mashed potatoes out of them. When the pork chops are done and all the bleeding goo removed and the pan still hot, put in about two shot glasses worth of vegitable oil in the pan and and then put about a quarter cup of breading/flour in the pan and stir. This is called 'RUE', stir constantly until its all absorbed in the oil and then pour in a couple 2 or three cups of milk....... or water, or 50/50 milk/water, and continue stirring with a wisk. A wisk will prevent lumpy gravy. it will take three or four minutes stirring and it will thicken and bubble in the pan center area. Keep wisking until it gets to gravy consistency and remove from the heat... Your done..... Pork chops and mashed potatoes with gravy. IT IS Comfort food.....

O, so have some stuff.

I have oregano, cilantro leaves, thyme, nutmeg, seasoned salt, regular salt and pepper (of course0, chili powder, paprika, lemon pepper, tony's creole seasoning and garlic salt...But I never use any of these for anything. Except s&p, seasoned salt and garlic salt.


a reply to: ketsuko

I have eggs!! This will work for sure. I will use eggs.


a reply to: bobs_uruncle

I have box cornbread, the good kind. So I like this idea as well. Ty. Now, do I have to make bacon to get bacon grease?? Just seems like so much extra work -.-


a reply to: Greathouse

Next time get bone in if you want Them juicier. And for God sakes don't bread the things all your taste is breading.

originally posted by: PageLC14
O, so have some stuff.

I have oregano, cilantro leaves, thyme, nutmeg, seasoned salt, regular salt and pepper (of course0, chili powder, paprika, lemon pepper, tony's creole seasoning and garlic salt...But I never use any of these for anything. Except s&p, seasoned salt and garlic salt.


a reply to: ketsuko

Do you hate food??
any combination of these will make your breading extra delicious

Man! I do not have any bbq sauce. So this blows because that really sounds great. I can smell it just thinking of it. All I have is ketchup, mustard, mayo, ranch dressing an Caesar dressing :/


a reply to: TrueBrit

a reply to: PageLC14

For poke chops definitely stick with the Tony's over any of that other stuff. Otherwise, you'll just ruin them.

HAH! No I don't hate food! I just don't know how to cook!


a reply to: EyesOpenMouthShut

a reply to: PageLC14

Do you have any type of oil to fry them in?

Now I'm upset because I chose bone out....Grrrrr

Vegetable Oil is all I have


a reply to: Greathouse