It’s critical to this recipe to recognize that “1/2 inch” is an actual measurement. Chances are one of your fingers is 1/2 inch wide, which is a handy bit of information to know. I like these pork chops with mashed potatoes, green beans and something tart like a chutney. Chicken Fried Pork Chops 1/2 cup a/p flour 1 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. smoked paprika 1 Tbsp. milk 1 egg 2 1/2-inch thick bone-in center-cut pork chops 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 cup neutral oil* (1 cup of milk for gravy if desired) In a shallow bowl big enough to hold a pork chop (a pie plate works great) mix together flour, garlic powder and paprika. In another shallow bowl, beat egg until it’s uniform looking – no streaks of plain white, because those will make inferior coating. In a perfect world, put a rack big enough to hold both pork chops unstacked in a tray. In an imperfect world, a platter with chopsticks or foil snakes will work just fine. Dry pork chops and salt both sides. Dip bot
This is the un-sexy version of pizza at home: no fancy prep, no pizza stone, not even a little finicky. It's pizza for people who just want some dinner. It's also good enough that I wished I could have had dinner twice last night. You will need a 12" skillet with curved sides and a lid for this. You can buy pizza dough and sauce, but that seems harder than just making it, especially in Lockdown. Skillet Pizza Serves two adults generously 10* oz pizza dough OR 4 oz. warm water 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp./1 packet yeast 1 cup/6 oz AP flour plus a bit for kneading 2/3 cup pizza/pasta sauce OR 1 tsp. olive oil 1 clove garlic 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. aleppo pepper flakes 1/2 tsp. ground fennel 1/4 tsp. rosemary powder 2/3 cup crushed tomatoes 1 cup/4 ounces mozzarella (fresh or low moisture, your call) shredded 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan or other nice hard cheese 1/4 cup finely sliced onion of some kind other toppings as desired, but keep it scant If you're ma