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Fried Pork Chops

If you are a regular reader here, you know that I don’t fry food a lot.  Every once in a while, I get an urge for something fried and when I make it, the reason I don’t do it a lot comes right back to me.  These chops were really good, but my whole house smelled like grease after I made them.

I have to say they were worth it.  Check out the original recipe at Deep South Dish.

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4 bone-in pork chops

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 cup self rising flour

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

1/4 tsp. granulated sugar

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. seasoning of your choice (I used Penzey’s BBQ of the Americas.)

2 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  While the oil warms, combine all of the remaining ingredients except the chops in a pie pan.

Dredge the chops in the flour mixture to completely coat them.

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Carefully put the pork chops into the skillet.  Don’t overcrowd the pan, but you should be able to cook two at a time.  Fry until browned on the first side, about 3 to 5 minutes.  Flip the chop and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. 

Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to let the excess oil drain.

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My dad comes for supper every week and we all like pork chops, so I fix them quite often.  I found this recipe from The Kitchn on Pinterest and thought it was a nice change up from a basic baked pork.  The panko bread crumbs give the chops a really nice crunch and the Italian seasoning really shines.

This is definitely going into the regular meal rotation!

Panko Italian Pork Chops 1

3 tbsp. vegetable oil

3 bone-in pork chops

2/3 cup panko bread crumbs

2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

1 heaping tbsp. Italian seasoning

1/4 cup all purpose flour

2 eggs, lightly beaten

salt and pepper to taste

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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, spray with nonstick spray and set aside.  In a shallow pan (I used a cake pan), combine the panko crumbs, Parmesan and Italian seasoning.  In a second cake pan, lightly beat the eggs and set aside.  Put the flour in a third pan.  These will be your breading stations.

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Season the chops on both sides with salt and pepper.  Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Dredge the chops in the flour, then the eggs, and then coat with the bread crumb mixture.  Cook in the skillet for about 2 minutes on each side just to make a good crust.

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Place the browned pork chops on the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.  Allow the chops to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. 

Panko Italian Pork Chops 2

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Eat At Home Cooks is one of my favorite all time food blogs.  It doesn’t hurt that she hails from my home state of Kentucky and her recipes are tasty and use normal ingredients that most of us will have on hand. 

Her Apple BBQ pork chop recipe is all that and more.  These beauties can be grilled, baked or made in the slow cooker like I did.  You can change out the type of sauce you use to suit your taste as well.  These made a great Sunday dinner.

Apple BBQ Pork Chops 2

6 bone in pork chops

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

salt & pepper to taste

1 cup BBQ sauce (I used honey BBQ.)

1/2 cup apple jelly

2 or 3 drops of liquid smoke (Optional, but it does add great flavor.)

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Heat a large skillet over medium heat and pour in about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.  Season the chops with salt and pepper and brown them on each side in the heated skillet.

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Put the apple jelly in a small bowl and warm in the microwave for 30 seconds.  Stir the BBQ and liquid smoke into the warmed jelly to complete the sauce.

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Layer the chops with the sauce in a slow cooker.  Cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.  That’s all there is to it.

Apple BBQ Pork Chops 1

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Here is yet another slow cooker recipe.  Dear readers, I hope I am not burning you out on these, but I LOVE a good main dish that I don’t have to fuss with.  So…enter the slow cooker!  This is another successful Taste of Home recipe that I will definitely be making again. 

Slow Cooker Saucy Pork Chops

6 pork chops (Bone in would be best, but I used boneless.)

1 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

2 cups ketchup

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 tsp. liquid smoke (Optional, but it adds great flavor.)

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Sprinkle the chops with garlic powder, salt & pepper.  Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Brown the chops on both sides.

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In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients to make the sauce.  Pour a little of the sauce in the bottom of a small slow cooker.  Then add a layer of the browned pork chops and another layer of sauce.  Continue this until all of the chops are in the crock and covered with sauce.

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Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until the meat is tender.

Slow Cooker Saucy Pork Chops

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Who doesn’t love a tender pork chop smothered in a tasty sauce?  No one that I know!  Real Mom Kitchen has found anyone either so she posted this delicious and simple recipe on her blog.  I can’t recommend this enough!

Fall Apart Pork Chops

6 bone-in pork chops

garlic salt to taste

black pepper to taste

1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce (I used Kroger honey BBQ sauce.)

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(I didn’t have garlic salt so I Just used garlic powder and salt separately.) Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and spray a 13×9” baking dish with non-stick spray. 

Season the chops on both sides with the salt, pepper & garlic powder.  Place the chops in the baking dish no more that 2 chops high.  Pour the sauce over the chops making sure all of them are covered in sauce.

Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.  You will know that they are done because they will literally fall off the bone.  Yumm!!!

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Taste of Home is a great resource for all different kinds of recipes from desserts to salads to main dishes such as this one.  We love pork chops around here and when I saw this recipe using taco flavors, I knew it would be right down our alley. 

The original recipe makes four chops, but I just cut it down to two for C and myself.  It would also be easy to scale up if you have more mouths to feed.

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2 pork chops (I used bone-in because that is what I had in the freezer.)

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

8 oz. can tomato sauce

1 cup water

1/4 cup medium onion, chopped

2 tbsp. taco seasoning

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In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the chops in the oil for about 3 minutes on each side until they are nicely browned.

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In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, water, onion and seasoning.  Pour this over the chops and bring to a boil.

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Reduce the heat to low and cover the skillet.  Simmer for about 5 minutes or until the chops are cooked through.  Let them stand for about 5 minutes before serving. 

These pork chops were great with oven baked fries and a tossed salad.  These are definitely husband friendly and I think kids would love them as well.

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This recipe is one of the first I pinned to my Recipes to Try board on Pinterest and I finally took the time to try it.  I am so glad I did because the taste is really outstanding.  I usually don’t marinate meats that much, but the pineapple juice and soy sauce really give the chops loads of extra flavor and helps to keep them moist.  The grilled pineapple slices weren’t too shabby either.  This recipe is from Allrecipes.com which is one of my go-to sites when I am looking for something new.

Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops

3 bone-in pork chops

8 oz. can pineapple rings

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

pinch of ground black pepper

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Drain the pineapple rings, catching the juice into a bowl.  Keep the pineapple itself for later.  Combine the reserved juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder and black pepper in a zip top bag.  Knead the bag with your hands a few times to mix the ingredients completely.  Add the chops and shake to coat.  Refrigerate for several hours.

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Oil the grates of your grill and heat to medium.  Removed the chops from the marinade and shake off the excess.  Grill until the chops are cooked thoroughly and have nice grill marks on both sides, about 5 to 7 minutes on each side.  Test with a meat thermometer to make sure they are done.  Brush on a little of the marinade while the chops are cooking and discard the remainder.  Put the pineapple slices on the grill and cook until they are hot and show grill marks as well.  Serve on the side with the pork chops.

Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops

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