The best way to cook them.
Will try. Thanks tim.
Do you know ? ....That really makes sense ! Luv Rohaise :)
Thank you. Thought it was pretty clever. But it works!!
Iam getting quite hungry now ,so I will log off and go find something for my dinner ..Bye ! luv Rohaise x
Those chops must of cost you an arm & leg.....
And money!!
But at one each, they are a great meal. All from our very local butcher.
Must add that we had him do us a 3lb bacon joint last week. Local Old Spot - free range. And it was HUGELY better than Tesco's Finest Honey Smoked Pork Loin - & yes, cheaper!!
I'm thinking of starting to use the butcher for a better quality meat. That was the whole idea when we got the allotment as I would save money on veg to buy quality meat but it hasn't happened yet. Popped to the farmers market on Sunday had a shock how much they wanted for a chicken.
But was it a happy chicken?
Worth a bit more - for its sake?
And what about the taste - & the stock?
Yes - 50% more, but.........
Now those are what I call chops! I would have fed all of us on those two. The children have chops tomorrow for tea. Not crazy about chops - can't stand fat on meat - I'm on hogs pudding! :P
Gorgeous looking chops. Do you bake rather than grill then, Tim (or have I missed the point)?
Em! What's hog's pudding?
But Emma - all the fat's gone sweet & crispy??
And Jill - yes - having an AGA - & less smell in our live-in kitchen!
Lish, it is like haggis, but a Devon version. A sausage full of groats an in a natural casing. Takes me back to summer holidays with Grandma in Bideford. ;D
Tim, nope, the only fat I can stand is on streaky bacon when it is as crispy as a crispy thing.
I tried tesco's finest pork once. Not good. Suspect due to the water and sugar added "for extra tenderness" -always check the small print before buying for the first time. >:(
Pleased to say that after much pestering our butcher, who's had free range bacon for some time, has now added free range pork - not old spot but a step in the right direction :)
Wish we had a local butcher, ours closed down when the supermarkets moved in. We now have to drive a good few miles to a farm shop if we want the good stuff. :'( :'(
Tim, they look absolutely devine! :)
Forgot to say great tip :)
now I'm wondering about groats... :-[
A Granny goat?
Sorry.... ;D
Groats are the hulled and crushed grains of various cereals, such as oats, wheat, barley or buckwheat.
Porridge?
Bit dissappointed now with the butchers that I thought I might use. Brought some chicken wings for our animal food and opened the bag and they were starting to smell and one was surely going off little brown. I've cooked them as they aren't for me to eat but bang goes my thought for buying anything else from there.
Tim, I think it might only work really well if you have Aga ( as you do you lucky...) They took ages and ages and were quite nice but not worth wait. Sigh, back to grill.
Many years ago we used to give a lift to our local butchers son to playgroup. One morning he got in the car & proudly announced that his daddy had got a new machine for 'injecting water into the hams'.
Tim the chops look amazing & I can almost smell them sizzling in the Aga - however haven't eaten meat for nearly 20 years so probably too late to start again. Still miss the taste though.
Empathy, Emmy - I wouldn't put the oven on for 28min either.
But I find it difficult with grilling to get really crispy fat with just pink meat.