It's pork chop night

[VelmaD]

I'm making pork chops, red beans and rice, and spinach for dinner. Who all should I set a place for? :)

[arcane1]

1. count me in!

I haven't even had breakfast yet :evilfrown:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. poor baby

but i thought overate through the weekend anyway

[arcane1]

6. lmao

I'm ready for the other white meat now, lol

[freetobegay]

3. Sounds great!

For dinner, we had Pork ribs, sour kraut & potatos all cooked together served with corn muffins!

[Cuban_Liberal]

4. Pork chop night here, too!

We're having mashed potatoes, slaw and corn with them. Wanna make it a buffet, Velma? :)

[VelmaD]

15. Sounds like a plan

Sounds like it's pork chop night all over the place. I had no idea what I was starting. :)

[Rowdyboy]

5. We'd be there but its (blush)

KFC night. I can't help it-we're just men! We don't know any better...

They included the mashed potatoes/gravy and those delicious biscuits while I cooked a pot of purple-hull peas this afternoon as another side.

Yours sounds JUST as enticing, though. I love pork chops and spinach makes me weak-kneed. Sounds wonderful! Maybe next time!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. i love kfc!

its the best..and i am a girl and a good cook....

[Whitacre D_WI]

11. Blasphemer! The ONLY good fast food fried chicken is CHURCH'S!

Or Popeye's, if you're in a pinch (their spicy chicken po'boy is damn good).

[TacticalPeek]

13. Purple-hull peas go a long way to redeeming the KFC palate.

The juice, and a biscuit . . . er, ah . . . au jus I guess.

[Rowdyboy]

33. Whatever juice is left, WILL NOT be thrown away

I'm addicted to the stuff! Nearly as addictive is the pot likker you get from turnip greens!

[VelmaD]

17. Mmmm....

purple-hull peas. *drool*

Bring the pot o' peas and come on over.

[Rowdyboy]

32. They are so fine..I freeze a bushel of fresh purple hulls and

a bushel of speckled butterbeans...They're my two favorite things about southern food!

[trof]

21. 2 words: frozen biscuits

If you can get 'em.
Better than granny's.

[Parrcrow]

7. Pork Chops here too

with rice pilaf. I've been taking a mallet to the cashews. My arm is tired but the cashews sure know who's boss.

[Whitacre D_WI]

8. BREADED pork chops?

If so, I'm there.

[VelmaD]

22. Unfortunately no...

Sorry. :( I prefer 'em breaded myself but I'm dieting.

[Whitacre D_WI]

26. Oh, no!

:scared:

[TacticalPeek]

10. Set a place for Unka Dick. And let him have seconds and thirds. Got gravy?

(Just kidding, you Secret Service folks.)

:)

[Whitacre D_WI]

12. Agent Mike, is that You?

[TacticalPeek]

14. Whoops!

:evilgrin:

[trof]

16. Ho-made Philly Cheese Steak Night.

Little chopped garlic in with the sauteed onions.

[fudge stripe cookays]

18. What do you do to make yours moist?

Mine are usually pretty dry. So I don't make them very often.

[Whitacre D_WI]

19. Everything stays moist...

...when it's breaded and deep-fried!

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. Okay, erm, how about a method that won't cause my arteries to seize up

and harden on the spot?

[Whitacre D_WI]

37. If you deep-fry PROPERLY, it's not that unhealthy.

The oil has to be hot enough so that it sears the outside and seals it up good, so that extra fat doesn't permeate the whole thing. Of course, it can't be so hot that it burns....

Tricky thing, deep-frying.

[VelmaD]

23. Well, tonight's solution...

is to use the Smithfield pre-cooked pork chops and then follow the instructions for baking them. Pan-frying them works pretty well too (but I don't fry anymore because of my diet). The other solution is to bread 'em and either fry or bake them. Traps the moisture inside.

[arwalden]

20. Pork Chooops and Apple Sausssse!

[fudge stripe cookays]

29. I loved that episode.

:-)

[gpandas]

24. you're killin me, velma, i'm trying to drop a few pounds n/t

[VelmaD]

25. Hey...this whole meal only has...

340 calories. Swear to gawd. 130 for the pork chop. 180 for the red beans and rice. 30 for the spinach. GO ME!

[gpandas]

30. maybe i should come over

[VelmaD]

31. I was stunned personally...

when I figured out I could diet and eat pork chops at the same time. The Smithfield chops are really yummy.

[ronnykmarshall]

27. MMMMMMM! Pork chops!

That sounds great!

[The empressof all]

34. gotta have the sauerkraut

Here's the best ever way to do it

Get the best kraut you can get. The bagged kind in the fridge section is far better than the canned.

Rinse it well in a col lander. Rinse it again

slice and brown a large onion in butter (I like to use the sweet ones)

Add the drained kraut and a half a cup of white wine


Cook for at least a half an hour until very soft

(You can also cook the onion with some bacon for an even more sinful side dish)

Yum.

[DS1]

35. You like pork chops? I got some pork chops for ya!

Right where your knees should be!



YEEAAAAA!!! WASSA MATTER? DON'T YOU LIKE TONY CLIFTON?! DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP, I'LL PUSH YOUR FACE RIGHT IN YOUR SOUP! I'M TONY CLIFTON!

[bigbillhaywood]

36. Oooh, ooh. If you're w/in 20 miles of my location I'm there! n/t

[forgethell]

38. What are you messing

up perfectly good pork chops and red beans & rice with spinach for? It is edible raw, but that's it, in my experience. If you have a good recipe, I'd like to try it.