Please help with porkchops?!!?!
Everytime I make porkchops they come out plain and dry!. Even when I try frying them!. When I eat them at the Puerto Rican resturaunt they are so yummy and soo tender!. How do I make mine like that!? Please be specific!. I am kind of a crappy cook but trying to get better!. Thanks?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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You are cooking them to long!. Try marinating them over night!. I sometimes use this wet adobo recipe, which I got from a Puerto Rican friend for the traditional Lechon (slow roasted pork) I have used it on all kinds of pork, from thin chops to ribs to roasts, it makes everything taste good!. You can fry or bake them!. The real key is letting them sit over night in it!. Honestly I don't use measuring spoons, so i'm giving you the basic ratio of ingredients!. You may want to use more or less depending on how much pork you are seasoning!. It should be a semi-thin paste!. If it is not thin enough add more vinegar
3 tablespoons of Adobo seasoning
2 tablespoons dried crushed oregano
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons white vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
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3 tablespoons of Adobo seasoning
2 tablespoons dried crushed oregano
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons white vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
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The reason they are turning out dry is because you are over cooking them!. Sorry to seem rude but that is the only reason why they would do that!. Every meat is the same, if you over cook them they will dry up and be not so pleasent to eat, everything from chicken to steak to pork is this way!.
Try cooking your porkchops how you did initially but for less time or on a lower heat!. That may do the trick!.
How I like to do most of my meats is in the oven at a lower tempreture!. Get a pan decently hot, so when you put the food into it it will start cooking imediately!. Season your meat with Salt and pepper, and whatever herbs you want (pork, rosemary is a good choice) and put it in the pan!. Cook for 30 seconds or so, just to start get some color on it!. Flip the meat over and then put it in the oven at 300 to 350!. It should take 15-25 minutes, just keep checking it!.
Don't depend on touch to tell if it is done, cut into the thickest part of it and look at it, if it still looks raw it needs more time, if it has changed color then it is done!. Remember though, the only TRUE way to tell if it is done is to get an instant read thermomater, but for an amature cook color works well enough!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try cooking your porkchops how you did initially but for less time or on a lower heat!. That may do the trick!.
How I like to do most of my meats is in the oven at a lower tempreture!. Get a pan decently hot, so when you put the food into it it will start cooking imediately!. Season your meat with Salt and pepper, and whatever herbs you want (pork, rosemary is a good choice) and put it in the pan!. Cook for 30 seconds or so, just to start get some color on it!. Flip the meat over and then put it in the oven at 300 to 350!. It should take 15-25 minutes, just keep checking it!.
Don't depend on touch to tell if it is done, cut into the thickest part of it and look at it, if it still looks raw it needs more time, if it has changed color then it is done!. Remember though, the only TRUE way to tell if it is done is to get an instant read thermomater, but for an amature cook color works well enough!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pork Chops and Gravy
4 pork chops
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tablespoons all purpose white flour
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees!.
Season chops with salt and pepper!. Lightly sprinkle with flour!. Spray teflon skillet with non stick spray and brown chops over medium high heat!. Place in baking dish!. Pour soup over chops, add 1 1/2 cans of water!. Cover tightly with foil and bake 1 hour!.
Mara's Pork Chops
Breaded, seasoned chops are pan fried then covered with a fragrant tomato sauce and slowly baked to tender, moist perfection!.
6 thick cut pork chops
2 eggs, beaten
1 ? cups bread crumbs
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups V-8 juice
? cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
? teaspoon ground cloves
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Dip chops into eggs then into the bread crumbs, coating evenly!. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat!. Place chops in skillet in single layer, cook until golden brown on each side, 3 -4 minutes per side!. Place browned chops in large baking dish in a single layer!.
In a saucepan, bring to a boil the juice, brown sugar, vinegar, cloves, salt and pepper!. Reduce to simmer and and cook 5 minutes!. Pour over chops!.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for one hour!.
Apple and Cranberry Stuffed Pork Chops
1 tablespoon butter
? cup apple, peeled, cored and chopped
? cup craisins (dried cranberries)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 splash lemon juice
2 thick cut pork chops, butterflied
? teaspoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons dry sherry
3 tablespoons heavy cream
? cup chicken broth
Preheat oven to 375 degrees!. In saucepan, combine butter, apples, craisins, sugar and lemon juice!. Sautee over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes!.
Lay pork chops flat and evenly distribute apple mixture between the chops!. Fold over and secure with toothpicks!. Place in lightly greased baking pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste!. Bake for 45 minutes!. Remove from oven and cover!.
Heat oil in sautee pan on medium high heat!. Sautee garlic for about one minute!. Add sherry and let simmer for about one minute!. Add cream and 1/4 cup chicken broth, stirring until well blended!. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and begins to caramelize!. Add remaining 1/4 cup of chicken broth, stir, and continue to allow sauce to reduce!. to about 1/2 cup of sauce!. Pour over pork chops, let sit 5 minutes before serving!.
This recipe is also very good prepared with chicken!.
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4 pork chops
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tablespoons all purpose white flour
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees!.
Season chops with salt and pepper!. Lightly sprinkle with flour!. Spray teflon skillet with non stick spray and brown chops over medium high heat!. Place in baking dish!. Pour soup over chops, add 1 1/2 cans of water!. Cover tightly with foil and bake 1 hour!.
Mara's Pork Chops
Breaded, seasoned chops are pan fried then covered with a fragrant tomato sauce and slowly baked to tender, moist perfection!.
6 thick cut pork chops
2 eggs, beaten
1 ? cups bread crumbs
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups V-8 juice
? cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
? teaspoon ground cloves
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Dip chops into eggs then into the bread crumbs, coating evenly!. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat!. Place chops in skillet in single layer, cook until golden brown on each side, 3 -4 minutes per side!. Place browned chops in large baking dish in a single layer!.
In a saucepan, bring to a boil the juice, brown sugar, vinegar, cloves, salt and pepper!. Reduce to simmer and and cook 5 minutes!. Pour over chops!.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for one hour!.
Apple and Cranberry Stuffed Pork Chops
1 tablespoon butter
? cup apple, peeled, cored and chopped
? cup craisins (dried cranberries)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 splash lemon juice
2 thick cut pork chops, butterflied
? teaspoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons dry sherry
3 tablespoons heavy cream
? cup chicken broth
Preheat oven to 375 degrees!. In saucepan, combine butter, apples, craisins, sugar and lemon juice!. Sautee over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes!.
Lay pork chops flat and evenly distribute apple mixture between the chops!. Fold over and secure with toothpicks!. Place in lightly greased baking pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste!. Bake for 45 minutes!. Remove from oven and cover!.
Heat oil in sautee pan on medium high heat!. Sautee garlic for about one minute!. Add sherry and let simmer for about one minute!. Add cream and 1/4 cup chicken broth, stirring until well blended!. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and begins to caramelize!. Add remaining 1/4 cup of chicken broth, stir, and continue to allow sauce to reduce!. to about 1/2 cup of sauce!. Pour over pork chops, let sit 5 minutes before serving!.
This recipe is also very good prepared with chicken!.
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you're cooking them too long!.!.!.Try this rub and Fruit salsa next time!.
Rub:
2 tsp Thyme
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
rub a small amount of olive oil on the chops, then rub the herbs on both sides!. Saute in a skillet over medium heat until browned on one side, flip once and continue cooking until done, if boneless shouldn't take longer than 20 minutes for a 1 inch chop!.
Top with:
1 apple
4 strawberries
2 sm boxes of raisins
1 Tbsp Honey
2 tsp lemon juice
throw in food process (except raisins) when chunky stir in raisins and toss over porkchops the last few minutes that you have them in the pan!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Rub:
2 tsp Thyme
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
rub a small amount of olive oil on the chops, then rub the herbs on both sides!. Saute in a skillet over medium heat until browned on one side, flip once and continue cooking until done, if boneless shouldn't take longer than 20 minutes for a 1 inch chop!.
Top with:
1 apple
4 strawberries
2 sm boxes of raisins
1 Tbsp Honey
2 tsp lemon juice
throw in food process (except raisins) when chunky stir in raisins and toss over porkchops the last few minutes that you have them in the pan!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here's how I make pork chops and they come out fall off the bone flavorful every time!.
Wash the pork chops with lime and rinse with water!.
Chop up an onion, a few cloves of garlic and a tomato!.
In a heavy skillet heat about 2 t!. spoon of oil, add a very small spoon of brown sugar about a teaspoon!. Brown the sugar, until it becomes almost burnt!. add pork chops but do not move them around!. Let them fry for a few minutes until they turn color!. Now turn them over, add the onion, garlic, let cok on a medium heat for a few minutes, add water or stock if you need to at this point!.!. just a bit at a time, to keep the skillet from burning!. Add the tomato, spices, I use thyme, black pepper, onion powder and a couple of splashes of soy!. Simmer all this until pork chops are tender serve over rice!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Wash the pork chops with lime and rinse with water!.
Chop up an onion, a few cloves of garlic and a tomato!.
In a heavy skillet heat about 2 t!. spoon of oil, add a very small spoon of brown sugar about a teaspoon!. Brown the sugar, until it becomes almost burnt!. add pork chops but do not move them around!. Let them fry for a few minutes until they turn color!. Now turn them over, add the onion, garlic, let cok on a medium heat for a few minutes, add water or stock if you need to at this point!.!. just a bit at a time, to keep the skillet from burning!. Add the tomato, spices, I use thyme, black pepper, onion powder and a couple of splashes of soy!. Simmer all this until pork chops are tender serve over rice!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Happy Cooker - perfect advice!. Another trick that I use for thick cut porterhouse pork chops, is to season like happy cooker does and then I sear them for 2 minutes on each side over medium-high heat, then I put the oven safe frying pan directly into a 480 degree oven for 6 minutes, remove and let rest 8 minutes to let juices re-distribute!. They are great every time!. also, let chops rest 20 minutes at room temperature before cooking!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
My husband and I were never big fans of pork chops until I started marinating and grilling them!.
In bowl or large measuring cup mix:
2 Tb!. olive oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, terriaky sauce
1/3 c!. water
1 Tb!. sugar!.
Place pork chops in a shallow dish and pour mixture over them!. Make sure to flip, so both sides get the marinade!. Marinade overnight or at least 4 hours and grill!.
You can also do them in a crock pot/slow cooker and this will make them very tender!. Try looking online for recipes - there are tons!Www@FoodAQ@Com
In bowl or large measuring cup mix:
2 Tb!. olive oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, terriaky sauce
1/3 c!. water
1 Tb!. sugar!.
Place pork chops in a shallow dish and pour mixture over them!. Make sure to flip, so both sides get the marinade!. Marinade overnight or at least 4 hours and grill!.
You can also do them in a crock pot/slow cooker and this will make them very tender!. Try looking online for recipes - there are tons!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Buy thick pork chops and not the wafer thin ones which tend to dry out!. Season the chops before you cook then with Lawry's season's salt and black pepper!. Dredge with italian bread crumbs!. Cook on high heat and cover the frying pan with a lid to retain the moisture!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Super Moist Pork Chops
1 tbsp!. vegetable oil
4 pork chops, 1/2" thick
1 can Mushroom Soup
1/4 cup water
HEAT oil in skillet!. Add chops and cook until browned!.
ADD soup and water!. Heat to a boil!. Cover and cook over low heat 10 min!. or until done!.
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1 tbsp!. vegetable oil
4 pork chops, 1/2" thick
1 can Mushroom Soup
1/4 cup water
HEAT oil in skillet!. Add chops and cook until browned!.
ADD soup and water!. Heat to a boil!. Cover and cook over low heat 10 min!. or until done!.
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Coat them with a rub of garlic, salt and pepper!. Fry in good olive oil with a little butter (for flavor) on medium heat!. Turn only once!. They should only take about 4-5 min!. on each side!. Don't use the fast fry ones, they are too thin!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You should try brining them overnight before cooking them!. That will fix the dryness!. Check out this link:
http://www!.foodnetwork!.com/recipes/alton!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.foodnetwork!.com/recipes/alton!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hello,
I found this website that might help you out!.!.!. http://www!.thepauperedchef!.com/2006/11/p!.!.!.
I have never tried the recipe but after reading through it, I think I will :-)
Enjoy!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I found this website that might help you out!.!.!. http://www!.thepauperedchef!.com/2006/11/p!.!.!.
I have never tried the recipe but after reading through it, I think I will :-)
Enjoy!Www@FoodAQ@Com
They may be slow cooking them in a liquid!. This will make them very soft!.
If you're frying them, keep in mind pork cooks rather quickly, and you've probably be over cooking them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you're frying them, keep in mind pork cooks rather quickly, and you've probably be over cooking them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
make sure you season it perfectly maybe garlic salt pepper Www@FoodAQ@Com