I have a cooking question

[hickman1937]

My unemployed daughter just shopped my house today. I am out of eggs. I need to bread and fry some pork chops. Will milk work? My friend from Texas told me to dredge them in egg, then cracker crumbs. Fry on one side, then finish in the oven for 45 minutes. I'm from Michigan. I can make a meatloaf out of an old shoe and catsup, but pork chops stump me.

[Tektonik]

1. With pork, I've found I can use bread crumbs with no egg or liquid at all

just make sure you press the crumbs into your meat. I bet the milk would leave your breading a big mess.

[hickman1937]

3. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

[Erika]

2. You can use corn flakes

or potato chips. The barbecued hot and zingy chips are best with chops. No milk or egg is required.

[hickman1937]

5. I've got cracker crumbs, bread crumbs, but what will make

them stick? No egg, no glue.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Why do you have to bread them?

I never bread pork chops. Just grill 'em, fry 'em, bake 'em...

Usually, I sear them a bit and then just let 'em cook with sauerkraut in a big ol' covered frypan.

The only important thing is that they MUST be cooked thoroughly. The sort of braising in the sauerkraut leaves well-cooked, and sweet and tender.

[hickman1937]

7. I have only recently come to appreciate sauerkraut.

I don't have any in the house.

[TreasonousBastard]

14. Like LIW sez-- braise them in anything...

beef stock, chicken stock, or just plain water with whatever herbs and spices you have around that go with pork.

Slice up some onions if you have any around. Carrots and celery, too.

Or, bake them in a slow oven with a light tomato sauce with carrots, celery, onions and mushrooms. Waddever you got in the house that sounds good probably is good.

[Left Is Write]

8. Braising is a good idea.

They could be braised in some beef broth or ham bouillon or something similar, which could then be used to make gravy for the chops.

[Solly Mack]

6. Got milk or buttermilk?

Forget the crackers.

Take flour, about 1 cup. Add salt, pepper to taste. Mix.

Take a cup & a half of milk or buttermilks...add garlic powder or not(optional) stir

place chop in milk mixture and make sure it's coated all over
pick up, let excess drip off. People get an unholy mess when they don't let the excess drip off enough.

then dredge chop through flour mixture

place on a clean plate.

do this to each chop and don't allow them to stack

you can also get your frying pan ready with enough oil for number of chops and go from dredge to frying pan without placing on a plate

make sure oil is HOT

you want the chops to sizzle when they hit the skillet...you want that scald! :)...it helps keep the breading on and improves the taste

let them cook on one side, careful not to burn, then cook them on the other side...when the meat "bleeds" clear, they are done


or you could cook for 5 minutes on one side and then go to the oven for the finish...

if you cook on both sides for about 5 minutes per side (in skillet), then place chops in a baking dish and add a cup of water, some chopped celery and onion... then cook for about 30 minutes at 375, you'll get braised chops.

[hickman1937]

9. Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner. Thank you Solly Mack,

I'm giving it a try.

[Solly Mack]

10. Oh golly. Enjoy! It's what works for me

I'm from jawja and frying food is an art form for us.

Don't fry much anymore though...except chicken, that is..

[n2mark]

11. I never bread my pork chops,

just more calories.

But, I do have a suggestion,

brown chops, put in an oven dish, add sliced onions, cube a few potatoes, add tomato soup, allspice and pepper, bake at 350 until chops are tender. My mother called them deviled pork chops. I add a little milk to the sauce, you don't need to this but I like milk added.

[Solly Mack]

12. I don't always bread either but it is an option

and I wrote down your recipe. Sounds good! Thanks!

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Try adding sour cream or yogurt instead of the milk...

it's just that they should be added toward the end of the cooking time.

[hickman1937]

21. Sounds very good, but as I said in my op, my daughter striped

my fridge, and cupboards to the walls.

[hickman1937]

18. That sounds like Michigan cooking,

Please don't take offence, but thats cold weather cooking, and I wrote down the recipe. I love cold weather, and I love this recipe.

[ConcernedCanuk]

13. OMG! - Now I KNOW how Momma made our meatloaf!

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Six kids go through a lotta shoes

:silly:

[hickman1937]

19. Mash potato's hide a lot of flaws.

Did she have one of those cast iron grinders that could be bolted to the table?

[ConcernedCanuk]

24. "cast iron grinders"?? - yup yup - and all six of us were trained

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how to use it!

Wouldn't BELIEVE some of the stuff we put in there when noone was looking

:evilgrin:

(don't ask, I ain't tellin'!)

[hickman1937]

28. LOL, I won't ask, you had to eat it. n/t

[Floogeldy]

16. Yea, seasoned milk and flour

Put some salt, pepper and spices in the breading. Its gooooooooooooooooooood, like fried chicken!

B-)

[hickman1937]

23. You've done this before.

I haven't cooked pork chops in 15 years, because, after the first time, no one needed their shoe's resoled that bad.

[EC]

17. usually w/ pork chops you really don't need anything

or milk is fine, so is brushed on melted butter or oil, I usually use nothing and bread them in crumbled potato chips.

[China_cat]

20. All of what's been said sounds really good

but try ranch dressing to coat them and use crushed corn flakes for crumbs. (Works with chicken, too)

[hickman1937]

22. Sounds like something my son would love.

Anything with Ranch. He hates pork, but I'll remember this for chicken. Thanks.

[TreasonousBastard]

25. By now, I assume they are cooked and eaten, but...

here is my Plan B.

Boil up a mess of noodles, or just pasta if that's all that's around. Rice noodles are perfect for this, but who has those lying around?

Trim all the fat off of the chops and slice into thin strips.

Dig out whatever vegetables are around. Frozen, fresh, canned... whatever.

Wok is best, but any skillet will do. Stir fry the pork in hot peanut or olive oil, add veggies, then add drained noodles. Season with parsley, basil, pepper, a good dose of soy sauce, cayenne, ginger, and whatever else lying around that sounds good.

Eat your pork lo mein.

[hickman1937]

27. Can I do this with the leftovers?

Yes, cooked and eaten, but tons of leftovers. I've actually got rice noodles. As I'm typing this I'm reading the other ingredience. Yum. I think a hunk of bean sprouts too.

[TreasonousBastard]

29. Absolutely...

you're just not cooking the already cooked pork strips, so they can be added after the veggies.

Bean sprouts-- of course! And celery, mushrooms and scallions.

(I am now hungry, and I just happen to have some beef strips lying around...)

[hickman1937]

30. Can we cook, or can we cook!

I think I'm misquoting from the Wrath of Kahn.

[hickman1937]

26. Thank you everybody!

Solly Mack, they are unbelievably tender, and tasty. I wrote down the other recipe's, and with your permission, I'll PM the results. Who knew, I always thought pork chops were supposed to taste like your loafers.

[Solly Mack]

31. Glad you liked them that way!

I enjoy a nicely cooked pork chop.