I made Creamy Angel Pork Chop Skillet last night and in so doing, I broke a vow I re-make every time I break it. (That makes sense, you just have to think about it.)
Costco only carries the standard, somewhat-high-end pork chops. Giving in to the sin of sloth, I bought them there instead of making an extra stop at our local market to get the really cheap ones. The "good" chops almost invariably end up tough after cooking. They don't have enough fat to stay moist and tender. The only pork chops worth buying are the ultra-cheap blade cut chops, aka shoulder chops, which look like someone threw leftover pork at a bandsaw from 30' away.
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| Mmm, bone fragments embedded in the meat! |
Meanwhile, if you use blade chops, you can abuse them almost any way you please and they'll come out tender and delicious.
OK, this time I'm serious. I vow to never again buy any pork chops except the blade chops.
Hey, stop laughing!
2 comments:
Which kind of makes me wonder: what is "high end" about the Costco chops, if they are demonstrably inferior as food? Is it just that people have been so terrorized by the idea of fat in their diet that they will pay extra for low-fat, even if the lack of fat makes it practically inedible?
I think they are more attractive. Blade chops look like waste materials, things where the meat company had to weigh whether or not to grind them into dog food.
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