Southern Fried Pork Chops

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Southern Fried Pork Chop Dinner

Southern Fried Pork Chops
This is a perfect meal for a Sunday dinner. It is easy to make for 2 or for a Buffet. When I was growing up I got so excited when my Mom would make Pork Chops. They were so good. The funny thing is that now she is out of practice and can't make good pork chops and she always complains about them being too dry. Hopefully this will jog her memory. Mom this one is for you.  She always made it with mashed potatoes and canned corn. This is pretty close with a few updated ingredients. I think you are going to enjoy this meal...here is how I made it.
COST - $10 for 4 people 2 chops each
TIME - 30 minutes including prep
Level of DIFFICULTY - 2 on a scale of 1-5 

Flowering Pork Chop

To start you will need  a large skillet with 1/2 inch of vegetable oil [not olive oil] and preheat pan on medium high. While pan is preheating add to paper bag- 1 cup flour, 2 Tbsp Ginger, 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp Cayenne pepper and shake.
Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper to taste then put in bag with flour and shake. Remove Pork Chop from bag and make sure all is covered then shake off the excess.

Frying Pork Chops

Now put in fry pan for 4-5 minutes per side til internal temp reached 165 degrees. At this point you will need to monitor the heat keeping it between medium and medium high. If the oil is not hot enough you will end up with greasy chops. This is how I handle that. First don't over crowd the pan. Makes sure there is enough room around each chop to breath. I start with a preheated pan on Medium High then I add the chops and cook for 1 minute then lower it just a little bit to Medium. The pan will cool when you first put the chops in so this will counter act that and keep the pan and oil at the right temp. Perfecto !

Smashed Carrots and Potatoes

I always like to have one WOW side dish. The side dishes I served with this meal were corn, apple sauce and Smashed Carrots and Potatoes. This is a perfect way to trick your kids into eating more veggies not to mention a great way to mix it up and add a healthy touch. Wash and cut equal amount so of carrots and potatoes and cooked them in boiling water until fork tender. Make sure to cut carrots a bit smaller than the potatoes because they take a little longer to cook. Drain and add butter, milk, salt and pepper to taste then smash with a potato smasher. Do NOT over smash, you want them lumpy. They taste so yummy. The carrots add a little sweetness to the dish and brightens up your plate. Great for Pot-Lucks.
May I suggest an Iced Lemon and Mint Vodka to go with that.
Don't forget...you can always get on the tredmill tomorrow.
I hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
Til Later,
Your Gay Husband