I have two Instant Pots: a small one and a big one. I really haven't used them much, except for beef roasts, and sometimes a Chinese sesame chicken item... which I'd love to have today if I have all the ingredients!
I know we eat more meat than is healthy, but at our ages we really don't pay much attention to healthy eating. I buy whatever kind of meat is on sale, and we always have plenty of meat in our freezer. I buy more 80/20 ground beef than anything, because I can make so many different things with it. But a couple days ago I was wanted something different, and I dug out a package of six one-inch-thick, boneless pork chops. I must have felt very brave when I bought it, because I've never been good at pork chops; they always turned out tough! I tend to worry they won't be done so I cook them too long, knowing pork definitely needs to be cooked well. Realizing I was going to have to use them sometime, I looked up Instant Pot recipes, found one that looked weird to me, but decided to try it. I promised myself I would do it exactly as the recipe said, and was amazed at how good it was. It's called The Best Damn Instant Pot Boneless Pork Chops!
I only used three of the pork chops though, figuring I'd try a different recipe for the other three the next day. It was very good too, and very different from the other one. The only thing about it was that that first recipe said to brine the chops, which I did. It was fine for that recipe, but I brined all six of them and left the three I didn't use in the brine until the next day. Well, let's just say the gravy was very salty. I had never brined anything before, so what would I know! The chops were fine, but if we put more than a tablespoon of gravy on our mashed potatoes, it was too much, although the grandson came over and ate with us and thought it was great.
We are back in the single digits as far as the temperatures are going, so I'm reading a lot. There's snow on the ground again, too. We'll take the dog to Bed and Bones today for his haircut, but that's about all the excitement we can stand.
That's all, folks!
These cold snaps are zapping me, but your temps are even worse. h happy Valentine’s Day❤️
ReplyDeleteWe ignore Valentine's Day.
DeleteJohn made some pork chops with sauerkraut in his slow cooker once and they were delicious, if you like sauerkraut. I love it; I'm actually not a fan of pork chops although I loved these. What are you reading?
ReplyDeleteI have read a couple of books that really are average and I don't recall the names. The book I just finished is The Age of Miracles. Takes place in the future, and days are getting longer because of the way we have not been protecting our earth. I normally wouldn't have read it, but somehow it interested me all the way all the way through. Of course it doesn't have a good ending, but that really didn't bother me. I started Parable of the Sower but I didn't read much of it before I sent it back. It is also in the future and pretty gloomy; I don't want another downer on top of the last one. I am going to like the one I started yesterday: Miss Jane, by Brad Watson.
DeleteWe like our porkchops seasoned with rosemary and salt and pepper just about the best I think. The slow cooker makes them tender, if I have the sense to put them in early with some water and let them go for a few hours. Like Margaret, I'd love to know what you are reading. Gabe needs to have his photograph taken fresh from the groomer.
ReplyDeleteMost all crock pot recipes can be easily turned into Instant Pot recipes. I have no reason to go places for 8 hours, but I do use slow cookers too. In fact, I have a beef roast in one now.
DeleteRead my reply to Margaret to see what I'm reading. :D
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