On tonight’s episode of the Coronavirus Cooking Diaries let’s talk about bone I. Pork Chops. These pork chops were nice and thick and only required a simple preparation. I heated some oil in a cast iron pan and an aluminum skillet. The two thicker chops I cooked in the cast iron and the smaller chops I cooked on the stove top on the skillet. I gave them a simple seasoning of salt, pepper, black pepper, and garlic salt. Initially I was going to start them in the pan by browning each side and finishing them in the oven but it was hot and they were 2 different thickness so to make things easy, I just cooked them on the stove top. I fried them on medium high heat for 4 minutes on one side and 6 minutes on the other to no a temperature of 150 degrees. I do not like overcooked and dry pork. Pork chops are not meant to@be dry and overcooked. Pigs used to be fed small amount arsenic to kill trichinosis but the FDA no longer approves this practice. It used to be that pork was routinely overcooked in order to avoid the food-trichinosis. For many years, nutritionists and the USDA had recommended cooking the meat until it reaches an internal temperature of about 160°F plus but now trichinosis is significantly less common and it is recommended to cook pork until it reaches 145 -150 degrees which can results in the center being slightly pink. It is also much juicier, tastier and not nearly as tough as an overcooked chop. I served these chops with some peas & carrots and some creamed corn. I also made some Italian style breaded cauliflower but that we will save that story for another day. Cook like a chef, eat like a chef. Who is still cooking? What’s for dinner? Who’s hungry? Let’s eat! . . . @food @nyc.food @saveurmag @bbqaoa @bbqloverss @bbqlovers.se @bbq.lovers @food52 #pork #americanclassic #americanfoodporn #porkchops #bonestastegood #coronaviruscookingdiaries #friedporkchops #ilovepork #food52 #porkporn #nycmanofmanytalents #delicious #ilovetocook #mancancook #outrageouslydelicious #chefswhorock #foodislove #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #washingtonheights #newyorker #newyorkcity #newyorkcitylife #212 #manhattan #foodlover (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDDJCQRp82f/?igshid=17rpv6r4ywzqv