I am planning a nice supper, I hope / myLot

United States

March 26, 2022 2:02pm CST

The last pork loin chops I cooked were dry and tough. Not sure what I did wrong. I am marinating some today. I will make a sauce with peppers and pineapples and serve the pork with rice. I am, in fact, cooking up rice to portion and freeze. Having meals on hand or parts of meals on hand in the freezer really help with meals on work nights. My younger sister used to marinate pork chops, but I do not remember what she used. My first husband said it made him feel nauseous to smell it, but I know it was nothing horrible. My sister is deceased, so I cannot ask what was in it. I am just making up my dish as I go along. Really, that is about all I have done so far today, besides take an early morning nap and be online. Unfortunately so much of what I read online is depressing. I would rather come talk to you guys. It is healthier for me.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Mar 22

I made some in the slow cooker last week with a gravy and they fell off the bone.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

I love gravy. My dish turned out good as well.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

2 Apr 22

@GardenGerty Good to hear that.

Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Mar 22

It’s been a long time since I cooked pork chops but I used to pour mushroom soup over them and bake in the oven.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

I always liked them that way.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Apr 22

@GardenGerty They cooked good and tender.

Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

26 Mar 22

One of my daughter's father in law loves to make jelly and jams. He made satsuma jelly one year and nobody liked it. Of course, we ended up with several jars of it and one of the things I used it for was marinating pork chops! They were very good and different from the norm!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

I am not sure what satsuma is, but yes, a jelly sounds like it would make a tasty marinade.

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

2 Apr 22

@GardenGerty A satsuma is a small citrus fruit that is similar to an orange. Only they are usually a sweet-sour flavor.

bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

26 Mar 22

thanks we appreciate your joining in of course. Here my daughter has a meat pounding thing she uses like is used on steak to make it tender. She uses that on pork chops too and it helps.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

I probably have a meat mallet somewhere.

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bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

2 Apr 22

@GardenGerty it does a great job for pork chops. I hope you can find it. oh and I hope your meal came out good

Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

26 Mar 22

Yes, the news are so depressing globally, it's nice to come here and forget about them.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

So much sadness and meanness.

@DaddyEvil (174405)

• United States

26 Mar 22

I marinate pork chops in beef or chicken broth and then bake them with potatoes and green beans. I like to put spices over the top of everything, add a can of Campbell's Cheese soup, portioned out over everything, put foil over the pan and bake at 350 for an hour. It comes out tender and delicious!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

A whole meal all in one pan.

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@DaddyEvil (174405)

• United States

2 Apr 22

@GardenGerty Yup! And cleanup is easy, too!

celticeagle

@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

26 Mar 22

I always cook mine in the oven. This sounds delicious.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

Do you do anything special to them?

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

3 Apr 22

@GardenGerty ......I like mine almost crispy. I use Spike.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135733)

• Marion, Ohio

27 Mar 22

Hope they are good this time

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

The meal was good, kind of "fake Asian" with soy and other things in the sauce and served over rice.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98005)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Mar 22

Best of luck with the pork chops, I cannot cook pork chops so I do not have them, My mom used to take pork chops and dip them in egg and then coat them with bread crumbs and sauteed them in a pan, Her chops were so tender and delicious, I just cannot figure out how she did it probably standing over the pan,

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

Breaded pork chops do sound good.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 22

Vince often uses fish sauce and that doesn't smell the best. I do know he uses it in a marinade though.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

I have made recipes with fish sauce but I do not remember what.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Apr 22

@GardenGerty I meant to say he does use it in marinades. Usually my fingers do the opposite - make things I want negative into positives.

Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17039)

• United States

27 Mar 22

I hope your pork chops come out tender for you. Your meal sounds delicious. It is always good to have things ready to heat through the week. It does make it easier with work.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

2 Apr 22

The meat was very tender. We had two meals from this dish.

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