what are some great recipes and yes tips in cooking pork chops?

I like to pan sear my pork chops, quickly. And they're even better cooked outside on a propane burner. Get out your skillet and turn the heat to medium. Now take a stick of butter, cut off a good size chunk and melt the larger part in the microwave, remove when melted. Add the chunk of butter and melt it in the microwaved butter and this will cool down the melted butter. Season the pork chops with salt 'n pepper or seasoned salt and dip in the melted butter. Allow it to drip and when the dripping stops, lay the p/c in the medium hot skillet and sear on both sides. Do this with all your p/c until they are all cooked. The thickness of the p/c determines how long to cook them; smoked pork chops work best with this method. You may or may not need more than one skillet. I use an instant-read thermometer to probe the tip into my chops and give me an idea how long to sear them. (For me they are done at 140 - 145 degrees) It looks like this...

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Worth every penny I paid for it.
 
Stuff pork chops by making a pocket part way through. Mix apple cider or jiuce with chopped apples and stove top cornbread stuffing. Salt and pepper the outsides. Brown on both sides in a skillet with a little olive oil and then bake for about 15 minutes. Serve with broccolli or other green vegetable and applesauce.

I also like dipping mine in hot red pepper sauce ( like tabasco) and tghen coating in italian bread crumbs. Bake on tin foil sprayed with Pam for about 30 minutes at 350 F for 3/4 inch chops. Of course thicker or thinner chops will cook in different time.
 
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