RECIPES

Last week I was at a Kiwanis meeting with some great folks from Stillwater - and a lovely lady shared these great recipes with me - I thought you might enjoy them!

Grilling Pork Chops
4-6 pork chops, about 1/2 inch thick
liquid smoke
'Mrs. Dash' Original Blend seasoning
salt

Lay the chops on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle 2-4 drops of Liquid smoke on each. Sprinkle the Original seasoning on as heavily or lightly as you wish. Sprinkle with salt, as the Mrs. Dash does not have salt in it. Let stand for 20-30 minutes for the seasonings to 'soak' onto the meat. Grill about 6 minutes on each side. No need to season the other side of the meat, unless you want to do so.

Teriyaki Pork Chops
4 Pork chops, about 1/2 inch thick
soy sauce
brown sugar
minced garlic
black pepper, optional

Mix 1/4 cup of soy sauce and 1/4 cup of brown sugar together. Add 1 tablespoon of garlic and mix again. Put pork in a plastic bag, then pour mixture over the pork. Allow the sauce to marinate on the pork for about 30 minutes. Grill, turning once. You may sprinkle pepper on one or both sides if you like.


Thanks, Arlene, for sharing these great recipes!

Just a bit of grilling

Today I was at the new Crest Foods store on the south side of Oklahoma City giving away coupons and free pork chop sandwiches - but more importantly... I was learning how to COOK pork chop sandwiches!

Thanks to the boss man - I think I'll be able to grill them on my own from now on. Look at that set up - it's the calm before the storm.

We were cooking pork chops that were cut about 1" thick and then ran through the tenderizer machine. The tenderizer gives the meat a textured look & does what it says - tenderizes the meat. (Also, those are not my hairy arms - I'm the one behind the camera in this picture)

Because we were cooking a large quantity the meat department did this part for us. If you're only cooking a few at home you can use that hammer your grandma keeps in the drawer by the stove. You know, the square one. :-)

We used Dales Marinade, which can be purchased at your local grocery store - or a marinade of your choice is fine. We let the meat soak in the marinade for about 15 minutes total.

Prepare a medium-hot fire in charcoal or preheat gas grill to medium high. Pat chops dry and grill over a medium-hot fire, turning once, until just done, about 8 to 11 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 155 degrees F.

Just look at those chops! You're hungry now aren't you?

We gave away 450 sandwiches to very hungry customers - all who walked away with coupons to purchase their own Hormel pork chops.

We had a few fine folks stop by today.

These guys took a whole bag of chops back to the fire station!

Here's the recipe recap:

1. Tenderize your pork chops. Either at home, or at the meat counter when your purchase your pork.

2. Marinate pork chops in a marinade of your choosing.

3. Grill over a medium - high heat for 8 - 11 minutes, or until internal temperature is 155 degrees F.

4. Put between 2 slices of bread.

5. Enjoy