Episode #3:
Ultimate Pork Chops

Perhaps the most iconic cut of pork – the chop – goes under this microscope. This week James and Sam feast with a few friends to help decide how best to eat these much maligned but much underappreciated slabs of deliciousness.

The Ultimate Pork Chop

Ingredients

• One large bone-in pork chop about 4cm thick with a good 3cm layer of fat
• Butter
• Salt and pepper

Method

• Pre-heat oven to 200c.
• Put a skillet or heavy bottomed frying pan on a medium high heat. Add a knob of butter and wait until it starts foaming.
• Using tongs, hold the pork chop fat side down in the pan to sear.
• When the fat is golden and crispy, fry the chop for three minutes on each side.
• Transfer the chop to the oven for six or seven minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 65c.
• Serve with hasselback potatoes and salad.