What Is The Cooking Temp For Pork Chops

The quickest way to cook pork chops is to pan-fry or griddle them. As the chops can be quite large this method is best when serving one or two people. If you lot're cooking for more y'all might desire to effort roasting or grilling.

Pork chop rarebit with chips, beans and peas

Pork chops shouldn't be served raw or rare and then it's a good idea to test the meat with a skewer before serving – the juices should run clear. Check this at the thickest office or, if the chop is on the bone, test as close to the bone equally you can equally that area can have longer for the heat to permeate.

Pan fried pork chops recipe

Serves 2

1 tsp oil (such as sunflower or light olive oil)
2 pork chops

Rub the oil on the chops and flavour well with salt and pepper.
Oestrus the pan over medium-loftier heat and so add the chops and pan-fry for about vii mins on each side until cooked through.
Make sure to brown fat on the border, likewise.
Take the pan off the rut and leave to rest for a few mins then pour the resting juices over the meat to serve.

Griddled pork chops topped with cooked lemons and herbs

How to melt pork chops in the oven

Serves 4

750g new potatoes
500g vine-ripened tomatoes
ii garlic cloves
3-iv rosemary sprigs
olive oil
4 pork chops

Estrus oven 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Launder the potatoes, just don't peel them. Cut into thickish slices so cook in boiling water for 6-8 minutes until most tender; drain. Slice the tomatoes to the aforementioned thickness. Chop the garlic, then strip the rosemary from the stalks and chop the leaves fairly finely.
Drizzle a fiddling olive oil in the base of a shallow ovenproof dish broad enough to take the chops in one layer. Adjust rows of potatoes and tomatoes across the dish, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go and sprinkling with half the rosemary and all the garlic.
Drizzle a couple more tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables and bake for 15 minutes, then sit the pork on top, season and sprinkle with the remaining rosemary. Return to the oven for 35-45 minutes, until the pork and potatoes are tender.

Roast pork chops with sweet potato wedges and rocket lettuce

Grilled pork chops recipe

Serves four

4 pork chops

Optional extras:

4 tbsp apple sauce
100-140g blue cheese

Turn on the grill. Season the chops on both sides with a good sprinkling of salt and pepper. Grill nether a moderate heat for 12-16 minutes, turning once, until just cooked (or 16-18 mins if non adding a topping).
Add the topping if using. Thinly slice the cheese (don't worry if it breaks up a flake). Spoon the apple sauce or chutney over the chops and top each one with a couple of slices of cheese. Slide back under the grill for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and tinged chocolate-brown. Serve with mashed potatoes and a greenish veg such as leeks or broccoli, and with whatever melted cheesy $.25 from the bottom of the pan.