Pork Chop Dinner Recipes
Here we have assembled all the recipes for a Southern Pork Chop dinner all on one page. We suggest you proceed in the following manner:
1. Make the Cole Slaw, Ice Tea and Sweet Potato Pie ahead of time, even the day before and store in the refrigerator.
2. Then, start the okra frying since it takes the longest to cook.
3. Make the cornbread batter and place in the preheated oven.
4. Last, start frying the pork chops.
With any luck they will all come out cooked at nearly the same time. The okra should be served immediately upon removing from the pan.
Ingredients
* Pork Chops (Allow one large or two small chops per person)* Cooking oil (enough to submerge half the thickness of chops in oil)
* 1 egg
* 1 cup milk
* 2 cups cornmeal
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine egg, milk, salt and black pepper. Beat lightly to mix well.2. Spread cornmeal out on a flat plate.
3. Heat cooking oil in large frying pan over medium heat
4. While oil heats, dip chops in egg/milk bath, drain excess and coat with the cornmeal by turning over several times in the cornmeal mix.
5. Place breaded chops in hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides.
Variation: Use crushed corn flakes in place of the cornmeal.
Fried Okra
Ingredients
4 cups cut up okra (or one bag frozen)1 cup WHITE cornmeal
2 tablespoons flour
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Vegetable Cooking oil, enough to cover okra completely in frying pan
Directions
1. Heat oil in large frying pan on medium heat. Use a pan large enough not to crowd the okra.2. Chop okra into 1 inch pieces.
3. Beat egg lightly in a bowl and add the okra. Stir to coat okra with egg and let sit for 5 minutes.
4. Place the cornmeal, flour, salt and pepper in a separate large bowl and mix
5. Dredge the okra in the cornmeal mix to cover all sides of okra with mix.
6. Place one piece of okra in the hot oil and check that it immediately bubbles and sizzles. If not, the oil is not hot enough. Increase heat until you get the bubbles when adding one piece of okra.
7. If oil temperature is O.K., add all the okra
8. Cook the okra, stirring frequently, until it is one shade from burned! When done, the okra should not be bright green. It should be brown with a few black (burned) edges.
Cole Slaw
Ingredients
* 1 large head of cabbage, chopped fine (about 1/4 inch pieces).* 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 2 tablespoon celery seed (optional)
* 1 cup white vinegar
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 tablespoon olive oil or salad oil
* 2 tablespoons salt
* 1/4 tablespoon black pepper
* 1/4 cup mayonnaise
Directions
1. Mix chopped cabbage, bell peppers and onion, in a large bowl. Set aside.2. In a small saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar and salt to a boil, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Allow vinegar/sugar mix to cool 5 minutes then pour over cabbage mix.
4. Stir in black pepper, olive oil, celery seed and mayonnaise. Mix well.
5. Adjust ingredients to taste. If too sweet, add vinegar. If too much vinegar, add sugar and oil. If bland, add salt.
6. Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes. Pour off excess liquid before serving.
Cornbread
Ingredients
* 2 cups white cornmeal
* 2/3 cup flour
* 1-1/2 tablespoons baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon baking soda (omit if you use regular milk rather than buttermilk)
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* Dash of black pepper
* 1 and 2/3 cups buttermilk (more or less)
* 2-3 tablespoons of bacon drippings
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Prepare the skillet by placing the bacon drippings in the skillet and roll the skillet or use a paper towel to coat the interior sides of the skillet with the bacon grease. Place the skillet in the pre-heated oven while preparing the following batter.
3. In a medium size bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Add 3/4 of the buttermilk and stir.
Remove skillet from oven and slowly add about 1 tablespoon of the hot oil (bacon grease) from the skillet into the batter, stirring well.
5. Watching the consistency of the batter, carefully add remainder of buttermilk while stirring.
The consistency of the cornbread batter should look like a thick pancake mix. This may require a little more or less of the remaining buttermilk.
6. Lightly sprinkle the skillet bottom with dry corn meal and pour in the batter. Immediately, place skillet in pre-heated oven.
7. Bake at 400 degrees approximately 25 minutes. Watch the cornbread after about 20 minutes and cook until the top is golden brown.
Ice Tea
Ingredients
8 tea bags black tea1 1/2 cups sugar
1 qt water
Directions
1. Pour the sugar in a 2 quart pitcher. Sit aside2. Place 1 quart water in large pot on stove top burner set on medium-high heat.
3. Add tea bags to water
4. Bring water just to the point where small bubbles begin to form around edge of pot. Do not bring to a full boil.
5. Remove from heat and discard tea bags
6. Pour hot tea in pitcher containing sugar. Mix well until all sugar is dissolved.
7. Add one tray of ice. Stir
8. Add water from tap to bring water level to within 4 inches of top of pitcher
9. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup sugar* 1 and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp ground ginger
* 2 large eggs
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 4 oz butter (softened)
* 1 and 3/4 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
(or one 15 oz can sweet potato pie filling).
* 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk (do not substitute regular milk-it will not set properly)
* 2 uncooked pie shells
Note: This recipe will make two 9 inch pies using regular pie shells. If you use deep dish pie shells, you will not get two full pies.
Directions
1. Mix sugar, cinnamon and ginger in a large bowl2. Beat eggs in a separate bowl, add vanilla and butter, mix well.
3. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients while stirring.
4. Add sweet potatoes to mix and stir.
5. Add evaporated milk. Mix well.
6. Pour mixture into pie shell(s).
7. Bake in pre-heated 425 degree oven for 15 minutes
8. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 40-50 minutes or when a toothpick stuck into center of pie comes out dry.
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