JOYCE'S PORK CHOPS AND GRAVY
INGREDIENTS:
4 to 6 lean pork chops
1 cup flour
1 can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon salt - to taste
1 teaspoon pepper - to taste 1/2 cup Canola oil or Extra
Virgin Olive oil
In a bowl beat egg and milk together. Dip pork chop into egg/milk
mixture and allow excess to drain. Coat each pork chop with flour seasoned
with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet and fry pork chops
on each side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Leave two
tablespoons of oil along with the drippings in the skillet and add enough
plain flour to the oil to absorb most of it. Cook until a dark brown color
and add water and make a thick gravy. Cook on medium heat at least 10
minutes and add water as needed to get the gravy to the thickness desired.
Serve pork chops and gravy with mash potatoes or rice.
Note: This is a favorite of our son, William McKnight Porter, Jr.
Recipe from Joyce Ann Porter with comments by Mickey Porter 03-04-99
Alternate dredge and drench recipe for a little more "kick"
to the chops:
DREDGE (DRY) MIXTURE INGREDIENTS:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon Wild Bill's Dry Meat Rub
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon garlic
DRENCH (WET) MIXTURE INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Wild Bill's Dry Meat Rub
Prepare dredge (seasoned flour) mixture in a shallow flat pan. Prepare
drench (wet) mixture in a shallow flat pan. Dip pork chop into dredge
(flour) mixture first and shake off excess flour and dip into the drench
(wet) mixture and allow excess to drip off. Dip pork chop again into the
dredge (flour) mixture and coat evenly and shake off excess. Do this to all
pork chops and in the mean time, heat a large 13 inch cast iron skillet or
skillet of your choice with 1/4 inch deep peanut oil, Canola oil or oil of
your choice between 350 and 375 degrees F. I personally use a large
multi-laminated Townecraft 13 inch diameter skillet which heats evenly and
holds it's heat very well. Add pork chops to hot oil and fry until golden
brown on each side which will take around 5 minutes per side. Once
pork chops are done, remove from hot oil and place on a warming tray and place
in oven between 175 to 200 degrees F. while preparing the gravy and
other side dishes.
