Pork chop

A pork chop.

A pork chop is a loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig carcass and is usually a rib cut or part of a vertebra cut. In the United States, pork chops constitute about 10% of total pork consumption and are the most common meat cut taken from the pork loin.

Quotes

• I stopped eating meat some 50 years ago when I looked at the pork chop on my plate and thought: this represents fear, pain, death. That did it, and I went plant-based instantly. Other people will eat only the flesh of free range animals that live on farms, where they are well treated and know a quick death.
  • Jane Goodall, Why I sent plant-based (and why we should all eat less meat). Jane Goodall's Good for All News (news.janegoodall.org} (April 28, 2017).

• A pork chop is a cut of meat obtained from the backbone of the pork. An adult pork chop usually contains part of a vertebra and part of its corresponding rib, and is generally large enough to be served as an individual portion for a person. ...
  Pork chops can be sold marinated to give them more flavors. As the pork needs to be cooked longer than the veal, and therefore there is a risk of drying the meat too much, the pork chops can be seasoned in brine to retain moisture. These chops can be sold both fresh and smoked.
  It is one of the most prized meat cut of this animal. With a good price, tasty and tender, it allows to prepare dishes consistent and very easy to cook. Many people enjoy simply with a good chop of fried or grilled pork, but also it is worth to take into account more complete recipes, like the cooked encebollada, with mango sauce, sautéed cabbage, or with bacon and cheese. In addition, the marinated pork chop and red wine sauce is a really exquisite dish.
  • Sharon Guzman, "Introduction". Pork Chop Recipes : 50 Delicious of Pork Chop. published by Sharon Guzman. 2023.  (42 pages)

• It's a sandwich that's almost too easy to prepare: the bone-in pork chop is griddled and dropped on a bun, squirted with a swirl of mustard, loaded with cooked onions, maybe some sport peppers, and boom, that's it.
  Though a seemingly low-effort production, the pork chop sandwich is delicious, and it is a quintessential workingman's food.
  The first documented serving of the bone-in pork chop sandwich was at Jim's Original street-side stand that has operated in the Maxwell Street area since the middle of the last century.
  • "Chapter 3. Bone-In Pork Chop Sandwich by David Hammond". Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites. University of Illinois Press. 2023. pp. 13–16. ISBN 9780252054068.  (168 pages; coauthored by Monica Eng and David Hammond; quote from p. 14)

• A good pork chop is a thing of beauty. When handled properly — with a nicely caramelized crust encasing moist, flavorful meat — it can give even your favorite cut of steak a run for its money. But anyone who has eaten this cut of meat often has likely encountered at least one tough, dry chop, compelling them to try to choke it down anyway to save face or avoid food waste.
  The oven is one avenue for avoiding dried-out pork chops, but that can take more time than I am willing to devote on a weeknight. When I'm hungry, cooking pork chops on the stove can get them onto my plate in minutes, but without the right care these weeknight warriors can easily turn into shoe leather.
  • Aaron Hutcherson, (October 7, 2022) "5 tips for cooking juicy pork chops quickly.". The Washington Post.

• Fiery Sweet Pork Chops
  The refreshing Cucumber Sauce, that can be served on the side, will cool
          your palate. It makes the perfect complement to these hot chops.
             Adjust the amount of vindaloo curry paste to suite your taste.
  • Jean Paré, The Pork Book. Company's Coming Publishing Ltd. 2003. p. 75. ISBN 9781895455939.  (158 pages)

See also

• Bacon
• Pork

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Pork chop on Wikipedia